Anthropic Gears Up for October IPO as Bankers Kickstart $965B Investor Roadshow
Artificial intelligence titan, Anthropic, renowned for its Claude range of AI models, is fast-tracking its journey towards a landmark public debut. As per CNBC and Bloomberg reports, banking giants Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan Chase have begun organizing meetings between institutional investors and Anthropic’s top-tier leadership. This is a definitive indication of an impending formal IPO roadshow.
The valuation of the Claude creator skyrocketed to a staggering $965 billion following the close of a $65 billion Series H funding round in May 2026. This valuation momentarily outshone its competitor, OpenAI’s $852 billion mark. Anthropic confidentially submitted its IPO prospectus to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 1. Bloomberg reports suggest the company is eyeing a public debut as early as October 2026.
Anthropic’s successful listing would make it the first frontier AI lab to go public, outpacing its rival OpenAI, which also confidentially filed with the SEC in June. Anthropic has gained substantial enterprise traction through its Claude Code coding assistant and extensive AI deployment tools. The investment community and market analysts are keenly observing, as Anthropic’s IPO could potentially be one of the largest technology offerings in U.S. history.
📌 Source: CNBC – Anthropic moves closer to mega-IPO as bankers line up investor meetings