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Anthropic’s IPO is said to be multiple times oversubscribed

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In short

Anthropic and its co-founders are targeting an unprecedented haul of up to $90.4 billion in combined public and private funding to secure a $1.4 trillion fully diluted valuation. Financial filings show the company expanded its annualized revenue run rate to $81 billion by the end of October, up from $65 billion recorded in July. To build momentum, the company is staging high-profile investor roadshow events, including an appearance alongside JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon. Meanwhile, existing stakeholders are utilizing special purpose vehicles and reallocating commitments to capture fees and minimize opening-day volatility.

Key points

  • The planned Nasdaq debut under ticker ANT targets an unprecedented fully diluted market v…: The planned Nasdaq debut under ticker ANT targets an unprecedented fully diluted market valuation of roughly $1.4 trillion.
  • Surge in demand for the offering is helping restore broader investor confidence across th…: Surge in demand for the offering is helping restore broader investor confidence across the artificial intelligence equity landscape.
  • Early backers are offloading allocation portions and deploying special purpose vehicles t…: Early backers are offloading allocation portions and deploying special purpose vehicles to mitigate exposure ahead of the trading debut.

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The demand was driven by so-called anchor-size indications of interest, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public.

The Claude chatbot maker and its co-founders are seeking to raise as much as $90.4 billion in the IPO and a private placement, its filings show. Taken together, the offerings would be bigger than SpaceX’s IPO, making it the biggest listing of all time.

Details of the IPO could change, said the people. A representative for Anthropic didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Anthropic is looking to bolster demand for the IPO with a campaign of events for prospective investors, including a live-streamed event with its Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei and JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon on Friday, a person familiar with the matter has said.

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