{"id":165449,"date":"2025-12-03T04:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165449\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T04:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:40:12","slug":"claude-ai-chatbot-maker-anthropic-planning-ipo-in-2026-says-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165449\/","title":{"rendered":"Claude AI chatbot maker Anthropic planning IPO in 2026, says report"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenAI rival and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Claude maker Anthropic <\/a>is reportedly planning an initial public offering (IPO) in 2026, the Financial Times reported on 2 December.<\/p>\n

The AI startup, backed by Amazon and Alphabet’s Google<\/a>, has hired law firm Wilson Sonsini to prepare for the listing, it added.<\/p>\n

Responding to Reuters queries, a spokesperson for Anthropic said the company has not decided when or even if it will go public.<\/p>\n

Anthropic has previously engaged Wilson Sonsini for other corporate matters. The law form did not respond to Reuters’ queries till time of writing.<\/p>\n

Why is Anthropic going for an IPO?<\/p>\n

The listing is likely a measure for the company to raise funds and gain leverage for bigger acquisitions through public stock, a Reuters report noted. The move comes as AI adoption gains pace, driven by higher enterprise tech spending and growing investor appetite, it added. <\/p>\n

Anthropic could be prepared to list in 2026, according to the report. The startup has also discussed with major investment banks about a potential IPO, the newspaper said, citing sources.<\/p>\n

The FT report said, however, that the talks are in early stages and informal, indicating the company is still far from selecting its IPO underwriters.<\/p>\n

Anthropic is negotiating a private funding round that could give the startup a valuation exceeding $300 billion, the report added.<\/p>\n

Dario Amodei-led Anthropic is projecting to more than double and potentially nearly triple its annualized revenue run rate to around $26 billion next year. It has more than 300,000 business and enterprise customers.<\/p>\n

Microsoft-backed OpenAI, a major rival, is preparing for what could rank among the largest IPO ever, with a potential valuation of up to $1 trillion. The firm is laying the groundwork to go public and may file with securities regulators as early as the second half of 2026, Reuters has reported.<\/p>\n

OpenAI’s chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, said later in November that a listing is not in the startup’s near-term plans.<\/p>\n

Last month, Microsoft and Nvidia announced plans to invest up to $15 billion in Anthropic as the AI firm made a $30 billion commitment to use Microsoft’s cloud services.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI staff, Anthropic was recently valued at $183 billion.<\/p>\n

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