Anthropic is launching IPO preparations and may go public as early as 2026

BlockBeats News, December 3rd, According to the Financial Times, artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has hired law firm Wilson Sonsini to begin preparations for one of the largest IPOs in history, potentially as early as 2026. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the company is in negotiations for a private funding round that would value it at over $300 billion. Multiple sources also disclosed that the company has been in discussions with several major investment banks regarding a potential IPO plan.

However, these discussions are still at a preliminary and informal stage, and the company has not yet narrowed down its choice of IPO underwriters. A spokesperson for Anthropic stated: "For a company of our scale and revenue level, operating effectively like a public company is a fairly standard practice." "We have not made any decisions yet on when or even if we will go public, and there is currently no news to share."