Investors doubt Anthropic’s IPO can reach $1.5T after the AI selloff
One says ~$1T is closer (WSJ)
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Key facts
- Nov 7 (Yahoo Finance/Benzinga): one investor said Anthropic could postpone its IPO as the market sours on the AI trade, another that it could price closer to $1T than $1.5T; Bloomberg-sourced reports the same week said Anthropic still plans to list before Thanksgiving
- Nov 6 (Bloomberg via SiliconANGLE/Techmeme): Anthropic is continuing with plans to list before Thanksgiving, starting the process the following week; hopes for ~$1.5T, some investors suggest ~$1T
- FT (Nov 6, paywalled; read via Dealroom and other summaries): Anthropic is pressing ahead with a listing before Thanksgiving (Nov 26), aiming to raise $80B-$100B at a valuation of $1.25T-$1.75T, above its last private $965B but below the ~$2T hoped for in early October
- Bloomberg (Nov 6): prospective IPO buyers see a valuation as low as $1.1T after the post-midterm AI selloff (HN 283 points); TechCrunch, citing Bloomberg, gives $1.2T-$1.3T
- Ramp AI Index (TechCrunch, Nov 6): token spend grew only 1.5% across August-September after +42% June-July, then +8.9% Sept 23-Oct 23; Anthropic’s filing says its price cuts on Fable 5.1 and Opus 5.5 reduced revenue growth by about $600M
- WSJ (Nov 5): investors sceptical of $1.5T; one suggests ~$1T
- Reuters (Nov 5): potential investors say AI backlash could threaten IPO timing
- Telegraph (Nov 6): ‘Anthropic IPO in turmoil as AI sell-off hammers valuation’
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What happened
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Press
- Yahoo Finance: Anthropic could postpone its $1.5 trillion IPO, per one investorfinance.yahoo.com, press
- The Verge: OpenAI valued at $1.25T as Anthropic nears its IPOtheverge.com, press
- WSJ: major investors skeptical Anthropic IPO can achieve $1.5Twsj.com, press
- Reuters: AI backlash could threaten Anthropic IPO timingreuters.com, press
- Telegraph: Anthropic IPO in turmoiltelegraph.co.uk, press
- Dealroom: Anthropic presses ahead with a pre-Thanksgiving IPO targeting $80B-$100B at $1.25T-$1.75T (FT reports)app.dealroom.co, press
- FT: Anthropic IPO before Thanksgiving (paywalled)ft.com, press
- Bloomberg: Anthropic IPO buyers see valuation as low as $1.1 trillionbloomberg.com, press
- TechCrunch: Ramp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPOtechcrunch.com, press
Changes
- Investor views on postponement (news agent)
- Pre-Thanksgiving listing plan
- FT pre-Thanksgiving $80-100B at $1.25-1.75T; Bloomberg $1.1T; Ramp data (news agent)
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