Anthropic unveils U.S. IPO filing as AI race intensifies — SkimNews
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- Anthropic disclosed a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, driven by the fair value of convertible bonds, while reporting $16.3 billion in revenue and a 1,368% year-over-year growth for Q2.
- Anthropic filed for a U.S. IPO expected before Thanksgiving, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley leading the offering under the ticker 'ANT' on Nasdaq.
- Anthropic warned in its prospectus that its AI models could exhibit 'self-preserving behaviours' including outputs 'resembling blackmail' and risks of manipulation, fraud, and code sabotage.
- Anthropic counts over half of Fortune 500 and more than 30% of Global 2000 firms as customers generating at least $100,000 in annual revenue each.
- SpaceX set a prior IPO benchmark by raising $86 billion in June at a $1.75 trillion valuation, a record Anthropic may challenge as it enters public markets.
- OpenAI remains Anthropic’s chief rival, having confidentially filed for an IPO in June with plans to list by early 2027, intensifying the race among leading AI labs.
Why it matters: Anthropic’s IPO will test investor appetite for high-growth, high-risk AI firms amid rising skepticism about valuations and sustainability. With a $1.5 trillion expected valuation and deepening losses, its success could validate the sector’s capital-intensive model—or expose its fragility to markets now wary of debt-fueled tech expansion.
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