Anthropic Plans IPO Roadshow Next Week, Aims to List Before Thanksgiving
Anthropic plans to launch its IPO roadshow next week, targeting a listing in the week of Nov 16 and completion before Thanksgiving. Earlier expectations pointed to a ~$1.5 trillion valuation and over $80 billion raise, but tech-stock volatility and concerns over AI capex have some investors balking at the price, potentially forcing a lower valuation.
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IT之家 November 7 news, according to a report by The Information today, the U.S. artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is accelerating its plans for an initial public offering (IPO).
Sources say Anthropic plans to launch its formal IPO roadshow next week to introduce its business and listing plans to potential investors, and aims to list on the U.S. capital market in the week of November 16, seeking to complete the listing before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday (November 26).
However, U.S. tech stock market volatility has intensified recently, and investors' concerns about the massive capital expenditures and commercial returns of AI companies are also growing, which may affect the valuation and fundraising size of this IPO.
The market previously expected Anthropic's IPO valuation to be about $1.5 trillion (IT之家 note: approximately 10.03 trillion yuan at current exchange rates), with fundraising expected to exceed $80 billion (approximately 534.889 billion yuan at current exchange rates). As market conditions change, Anthropic may need to accept a lower valuation to attract investor subscriptions.
Reuters reported on November 5 that some potential investors have already raised doubts about Anthropic listing at a $1.5 trillion valuation, believing that this valuation is at the high end of the expected range and hoping the company will offer a more attractive subscription price. People familiar with the matter said that the recent sharp decline in tech stocks and geopolitical uncertainty have also affected investors' attitudes toward new share offerings.