Anthropic sets IPO price range of $70 to $78 per share to reach an implied valuation of $1.404 trillion
Anthropic sets IPO price range of $70 to $78 per share to reach an implied valuation of $1.404 trillion
Anthropic announced in updated IPO filings that it will issue 825 million Class A shares, priced at $70 to $78 per share, expecting to raise $57.75 billion to $64.35 billion, which implies a fully diluted valuation of up to $1.404 trillion at the top of the range — higher than the $965 billion from its May funding round but below the previously rumored $2 trillion target.
The article compiles the price range, private placement targets, and latest financial figures, letting readers compare Anthropic's valuation and fundraising scale with OpenAI's.
Anthropic intends to push ahead with its IPO despite shakier markets and the broader pullback from AI investing.
The Claude-maker said in an updated IPO filing on Tuesday that it would be offering a total of 825 million Class A shares at an estimated price range of $70 to $78 per share. The sale is expected to raise anywhere from $57.75 billion to $64.35 billion.
The company could end up being worth a hefty $1.404 trillion if its shares list at the top of the price range, on a fully diluted basis. That would represent a significant jump up from the $965 billion valuation Anthropic reached in a May fundraise, but it’s still lower than the $2 trillion the company was reportedly targeting a couple months ago.
Separately, Anthropic said it had struck a deal to privately sell $26 billion of non-voting Class N stock at the IPO price to AMD, Broadcom, Google, Micron, Microsoft, Nvidia and TSMC. Google and Nvidia are investing $10 billion apiece.
All up, Anthropic estimates net proceeds to reach somewhere between $84.6 billion and $93.7 billion (the latter if the IPO underwriters exercise their option to buy additional shares).
Underwriters, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, will have the option to buy up to 123.75 million more shares from Anthropic at the IPO price.
As a public benefit corporation, the founders hold a Class F share with 50.1% of the voting power. The Long-Term Benefit Trust will also elect a board majority, so Class A buyers will have limited influence.
Anthropic intends to start trading on the Nasdaq close to November 19, per reporting from CNBC, under the ticker symbol “ANT”. The company expects up to 20% of its IPO shares to be allocated to retail investors.
Anthropic also gave out a few new details in the updated filing. The company said its run-rate revenue reached $81 billion by the end of October, about $10 billion more than at the end of September.
The company’s third-quarter revenue came in at $17 billion, and nine-month revenue was $33.2 billion. The company reported a nine-month net loss of $104 billion, with compute and infrastructure commitments hitting $900.9 billion. It has nearly $132 billion in cash and short-term investments.
OpenAI, Anthropic’s biggest rival, was reportedly valued at $1.25 trillion last week after it raised $11 billion, nearly half the $20 billion it had first tried to raise.
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