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US intelligence giant Anthropic said on Monday it has filed for a US initial public offering (IPO), marking what could be a critical moment for AI on Wall Street.
Claude’s interviewers provided few details in Monday’s announcement, but said they had filed a confidential letter with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. with a proposed IPO of its common stock.
The move sets up a high-stakes test of whether investor appetite for the AI revolution that has reshaped white-collar work around the world can match the high expectations surrounding the booming sector.
Anthropic, which is headquartered in California and uses AI chatbot Claude, did not disclose the size or terms of the offering. It last raised $65 billion in the US at a $965 billion valuation in late May, putting it ahead of rival OpenAI.
The landmark listing move comes on the heels of SpaceX’s mega-IPO, which will rewrite the record books as the Elon Musk-led company pursues a $75-billion offering at a $1.75-trillion valuation.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has revealed plans to go public in what is expected to be the largest initial public offering in Wall Street history. Like most shareholders, the world’s richest person could, with a donation, become the first billionaire.
OpenAI and Anthropic have become the face of an AI boom that has reshaped corporate strategy, sparked a global arms race for computing power and talent, and transformed AI-connected companies into some of the most important companies in the market.
Anthropic’s valuation more than doubled from $380 billion in February, when it raised $30 billion in a funding round.
The company’s rapid growth at the beginning of 2026 in shaky markets, causing a sharp sell-off in software and IT stocks as investors worry that its growing AI tools could upend traditional business models and accelerate disruption across industries.
OpenAI is also secretly preparing to file for a US IPO in the coming weeks, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters in late May, adding to the wave of blockbuster deals expected next year.
Market milestone
As a string of giants rush to the public markets, companies from SpaceX to AI giants are vying for plenty of investor cash.
The listing would represent one of the most significant stock market divestments in years, potentially reshaping benchmark indices, investor sentiment and the broader story driving US stocks.
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Approaching a $1 billion valuation, Anthropic will move into the top tier of the S&P 500, alongside a handful of top companies that dominate global markets.
Anthropic’s startup could be a major boost to the long-sluggish IPO market, although experts and bankers warn such a scaled offering could erode the solvency and attention of small-cap investors.
