Anthropic Reportedly Plans IPO Investor Meeting, Could List as Soon as This October

Tradingkey - According to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, Anthropic is advancing preparations for a blockbuster IPO, with an official listing possible as early as October this year. Lead underwriters for this offering have already begun scheduling investor meetings for the coming weeks, following the company's previous confidential filing for the listing.

Source: Bloomberg

People familiar with the matter said that Anthropic is working with Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase to move forward with its IPO. Following a funding round in May this year, the company's valuation reached $965 billion, making it one of the world's largest private companies and surpassing OpenAI's valuation for the first time.

If the October listing goes smoothly, Anthropic will beat its two key rivals to the public market. U.S. peer OpenAI has postponed its IPO plans from the fall of 2026 to 2027. While Chinese AI company DeepSeek is also preparing for an IPO and may submit its application as early as this year, its listing timeline is expected to be later. Currently, preparations for all parties are still ongoing, and the final listing schedules are subject to change.

Anthropic's listing confidence stems from its robust revenue growth, driven by the stellar commercial performance of its Claude large model and coding assistant tools. Just yesterday, Anthropic announced the launch of Claude for Teachers, offering its advanced AI capabilities free of charge to K-12 educators in the U.S. This move directly challenges the core business of education technology company Stride, sparking market concerns about the latter's competitive standing.

According to details released by Anthropic, Claude for Teachers will allow all U.S. K-12 educators to access the premium version of Claude, which includes evidence-based curricula and a comprehensive library of instructional resources aligned with the academic standards of all 50 U.S. states.

However, the company still faces policy uncertainties, as the Trump administration had briefly restricted overseas access to its two core models.