Anthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever as CEO warns of AI's existential risk to humanity
Summary
Anthropic filed to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker ANT, with a possible debut next month. The offering could raise as much as $100 billion, but its size and valuation are not set; the filing reports rapid revenue growth alongside large losses and outlines plans to fund expansion.Key Facts
- Anthropic filed a 335-page registration document for an initial public offering.
- The company plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol ANT.
- Reports cited in the article say the IPO could raise as much as $100 billion, potentially exceeding SpaceX’s reported $86 billion offering earlier this year.
- Anthropic’s valuation and the IPO’s final offering price and proceeds have not been established.
- The filing says Anthropic’s net loss was $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, compared with $13 billion in the same period a year earlier.
- Anthropic said it may use IPO proceeds to acquire businesses and technology and invest in infrastructure.
- CEO Dario Amodei recently argued in an essay for slowing development of the most advanced AI models.
- Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI leaders and competes with OpenAI and other AI companies.
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