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AI giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for 1st time

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AI giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for 1st time. (2026, October 26). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/anthropic-ipo-9.7395986?cmp=rss

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Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, has filed papers for what could be the largest initial public offering ever, potentially raising up to $100 billion. This would surpass SpaceX’s record-breaking $86 billion IPO earlier this year and make Anthropic one of the world's most valuable companies with a valuation possibly reaching $2 trillion. Despite significant losses—$80.7 billion in the first half of 2026—the company is poised for rapid growth, although it has yet to turn a profit.
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On October 26, Anthropic, the maker of AI chatbot Claude, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the US stock market, potentially raising up to $100 billion. The filing outlines both opportunities and risks associated with its technology, including the potential to cure diseases like cancer but also posing existential threats to humanity due to advanced AI's unpredictability. Anthropic’s IPO will be open to Australian investors as well, providing direct exposure to a company at the forefront of artificial intelligence development. However, the company’s 92-page risk document highlights concerns about AI dangers and societal impacts, which contrasts with typical investment prospectuses focused on financial rewards.

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Anthropic Claude OpenAI San Francisco SpaceX

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Anthropic ORG · 9× SpaceX ORG · 2× Amodei ORG · 1× Daniela PERSON · 1× Dario Amodei PERSON · 1× Musk PERSON · 1× OpenAI ORG · 1× San Francisco GPE · 1× Tesla ORG · 1× the Nasdaq Global Select Market ORG · 1×

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The amount the company ultimately raises remains uncertain, as do its final valuation and offering price, but even at lower estimates, it would turn the five-year-old startup into one of the world's most valuable companies and potentially boost the wealth of Amodei and his sister and co-founder, Daniela, by billions of dollars.
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🔮 AI giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for 1st time Anthropic could be the biggest-ever initial public sale of stock, raising as much as $100B US, reports say Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic filed papers on Monday for what could be the biggest initial public offering of stock ever, even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity.

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AI giant Anthropic files papers to sell shares to the public for 1st time Anthropic could be the biggest-ever initial public sale of stock, raising as much as $100B US, reports say Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic filed papers on Monday for what could be the biggest initial public offering of stock ever, even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. uncertain
AI → file → humanity
The filing sets up the San Francisco company for a Wall Street debut next month, potentially eclipsing the SpaceX initial public offering in June that raised a record $86 billion US. asserted
that → set → US
An Anthropic IPO would also put the company ahead of OpenAI in going public in what is expected to be a pair of blockbuster stock debuts for the rival AI labs. asserted
what → put → labs
The filing comes weeks after CEO Dario Amodei argued in an essay for slowing the development of the most advanced AI models. asserted
Amodei → come → models
An IPO could provide Anthropic with enormous resources to accelerate its expansion. uncertain
IPO → provide → expansion
The amount the company ultimately raises remains uncertain, as do its final valuation and offering price, but even at lower estimates, it would turn the five-year-old startup into one of the world's most valuable companies and potentially boost the wealth of Amodei and his sister and co-founder, Daniela, by billions of dollars. asserted
it → raise → dollars
The 335-page document showed Anthropic's revenue is growing rapidly, but like many other tech companies going public, it has yet to turn a profit. asserted
it → show → profit
The company behind the chatbot Claude reported a net loss of $80.7 billion US in the first half of 2026. asserted
company → report → 2026
That compares to a loss of $13 billion US in the same period a year earlier. asserted
That → compare → period
Despite the losses, Anthropic, valued earlier this year at $965 billion US by private investors, is reportedly set to see that value rise to $1.5 trillion or possibly $2 trillion, although its final valuation has not been established. uncertain
valuation → value → trillion
At $1.5 trillion US, Anthropic would rank among the world's most valuable public companies, alongside Tesla. asserted
Anthropic → rank → Tesla
As for money raised, the offering could raise as much as $100 billion US, according to reports, surpassing the current record set by another one of Musk's companies, SpaceX, earlier this year. uncertain
offering → raise → companies
In a regulatory filing, Anthropic said it will list its stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "ANT." asserted
it → say → symbol
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