8 Publicly Traded Companies Giving Retail Investors a Backdoor into Anthropic's IPO
Anthropics highly anticipated IPO is just around the corner, with investors and bankers reportedly targeting a valuation near $2 trillion and a raise exceeding $86 billion. However, retail investors will not be able to buy Anthropic stock directly.
The good news for those who want in on the action is that several publicly traded companies already hold direct equity stakes in Anthropic. These companies include Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), Zoom Communications (NASDAQ:ZM), SK Telecom Co Ltd (NYSE:SKM), and ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW).
The stakes in Anthropic held by these companies range from $5.1 billion to up to $40 billion, with Amazon being the largest backer committed up to $33 billion total. The investment is part of a broader push for diversification and growth.