Anthropic has initiated its IPO preparations. On Monday, the company disclosed on its blog that it has confidentially submitted its initial public offering filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, aiming to proceed with an IPO, though it has not yet disclosed the number of shares or the price range.
The company has disclosed that it has submitted a draft.
The company disclosed that this filing is a draft registration statement for an IPO, submitted under a confidential filing process. Whether to proceed formally with the offering will depend on market conditions and other factors.
Based on current information, Anthropic has not specified the exact fundraising amount or provided an estimated timeline for its IPO.
We just completed a new round of funding last week.
This filing comes less than a week after the company’s most recent funding round. Anthropic previously completed its H-round financing, raising $65 billion and achieving a post-money valuation of $965 billion.
Investors in this funding round include Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital, Capital Group, Coatue, and D1 Capital Partners, among others. The report noted that the round attracted multiple institutional and strategic investors, with some capital positioned ahead of its potential IPO.
The IPO window for AI companies is warming up.
As Anthropic submits its application, the U.S. tech IPO market remains hot. The report notes that SpaceX is also advancing its initial public offering, with a target valuation of approximately $2 trillion and plans to raise over $750 million.
Meanwhile, Anthropic’s main competitor, OpenAI, continues to raise funds, having completed a $122 billion funding round in March, bringing its post-money valuation to approximately $852 billion.
Anthropic's confidential filing indicates that the AI company behind Claude has officially entered the preparatory stage for its IPO. The market will now focus on its formal prospectus, fundraising size, and IPO timeline.
Additional information: In the U.S. market, confidential submission of an IPO application typically means the company first submits a draft to regulators and only publicly discloses the full prospectus after further communication and progress.