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Anthropic files for IPO in potential record-breaking market debut
October 26, 2026 at 02:01 PM · Updated 43m ago
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Anthropic has filed for an initial public offering to list on the Nasdaq, in what could be the largest stock market debut in history.
- Anthropic filed for the IPO with the SEC on Monday under the symbol ANT; the share count and price range remain undisclosed.
- Anthropic's initial valuation is expected to exceed SpaceX's roughly $1.8 trillion listing this summer.
- In its filing, Anthropic reported revenue of $16.3 billion for the first half of 2026, up 1,300% year-on-year, alongside a net loss of over $80 billion.
- CEO Dario Amodei last month called for an industry-wide slowdown to allow time for safety research and regulation.
- Anthropic disclosed an operating loss of $693 million, attributing its $80.7 billion net loss to noncash convertible-debt adjustments.
- The filing showed the seven co-founders will control 50.1% of shareholder voting power through a 'Founder LLC' to preserve the AI safety mission.



