Anthropic Sends IPO Invitations Ahead of Potential Thanksgiving Debut

AI developer Anthropic is reportedly sending out IPO invitations to investors ahead of its potential Thanksgiving debut. The company plans to host an investor day on October 14 at its San Francisco headquarters, where it will field questions from major institutional investors. This move keeps Anthropic on track for a tentative November stock listing, with formal marketing efforts for the IPO potentially launching as early as the week of November 9.

Anthropic's flagship product, Claude AI assistant, lacks broad consumer brand awareness compared to OpenAI's ChatGPT, but it has built significant momentum with corporate clients and software development teams. The company has strategic partnerships with major software providers like Salesforce Inc., and integration across hedge funds and financial institutions is also underway.

The valuation of Anthropic is estimated by investors to be between $1.8 trillion and $2 trillion, with expectations that the deal could match or exceed the scale of SpaceX's initial public offering. However, OpenAI has postponed its own listing plans in favor of a fresh funding round targeting at least $30 billion, aiming for a valuation near $1.4 trillion.