Anthropic is targeting a US stock market debut as soon as this autumn that could raise more than $100 billion and value the artificial intelligence start-up at up to $2 trillion, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the IPO preparations. The figure would potentially eclipse SpaceX's record initial public offering.
The Claude developer has spent the past two years shifting from a niche, safety-focused AI lab into one of the most closely watched companies in global tech. The five-year-old firm, founded in 2021 by former OpenAI executives Dario and Daniela Amodei, has become a central player in the AI race alongside OpenAI, Google and Meta.
