[79478] AI giant Anthropic files confidential request for Initial Public Offering (IPO)
[79478] AI giant Anthropic files confidential request for Initial Public Offering (IPO)
The AI company Anthropic has taken a significant step toward becoming a public company after filing a confidential registration draft with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Leading AI company Anthropic has officially announced that it has filed a confidential registration draft (S-1) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), representing the first and most significant step on the path to an Initial Public Offering (IPO). In its announcement, the company stated that the move is subject to completion of the review process with authorities, which gives it the option to list its shares on the stock exchange later.
While the technical details of the IPO have not yet been revealed, the market responded with a storm. BullTheoryio reported an estimated valuation of approximately $965 billion, a figure that sparked lively debates among observers. Conversely, Mariusz_Invest, known for a more skeptical stance toward technology company valuations, cast doubt on the feasibility of a valuation on the scale of $1.8 trillion (as noted in some reports), comparing it to the actual financial performance of giants like Amazon.
The prediction platform Polymarket responded to the announcement very quickly, as users noted that the report turned uncertainty into a tradable figure within minutes. gusik4ever emphasized that this is a first step and not necessarily an immediate transition to public trading, but noted that the speed at which information is processed in the markets testifies to the intensity of predictions surrounding the sector. ArchieIntel also noted that the news caused immediate fluctuations among options traders and financial bettors.
Market expectations are particularly high in light of the possibility that 2026 could be a historic year if companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX indeed complete IPOs in volumes of nearly $1 trillion each. However, some Twitter users, such as OmarBessa, criticized the use of the term "confidential" in a request that became public knowledge in such a short amount of time.