Anthropic IPO Imminent: Alphabet and Amazon Stake Owners May See Huge Gains

The AI company Anthropic is on track to go public soon, potentially in October or early November. While individual investors can't directly buy shares ahead of the IPO, they may already own a piece of the stock indirectly through investments from major tech companies Alphabet and Amazon.

To fund its massive investments in AI research, Anthropic has secured funding from these two companies. In return, Anthropic has committed to spending tens of billions on Alphabet's Google Cloud and Amazon's AWS.

Analysts estimate that Amazon may own a 15-20% stake in Anthropic, while Alphabet could have a 10-15% share. If accurate, these stakes would be worth hundreds of billions of dollars at Anthropic's estimated $2 trillion valuation.