Anthropic files for one of the largest IPOs in history

Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has confidentially filed IPO documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The event could become one of the largest public listings in history.

Record scale

Anthropic is valued at tens of billions of dollars, reflecting the company's rapid growth in recent years. The IPO is expected to potentially raise record sums and draw attention from the world's largest investors, from funds to sovereign wealth funds.

The company grew quickly thanks to the popularity of Claude, its flagship AI assistant, which has won the trust of millions of users. A confidential filing lets the company avoid excess media attention in the early stages and secure more flexible terms in negotiations with potential investors.

A wave of public listings

Anthropic's announcement came a few weeks after SpaceX's high-profile statement about its plans to go public. It points to growing interest in private companies in strategic sectors:

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Space industry and satellite technology
• Renewable energy and future technologies
• Biotechnology and innovative pharmaceuticals

The timing is no accident: major AI companies and tech startups are actively preparing to go public after years of staying private.

What it means for the industry

Anthropic's stock market debut will confirm that the AI sector is mature and ready for public financing on a huge scale. A successful IPO will open the way for other large AI startups and may lead to a revaluation of the entire industry.

"This is a turning point: AI is moving from an experimental stage into

the category of a strategic industry," say technology market analysts.

What this means

Anthropic's move to go public signals that the era of exclusively private AI companies is coming to an end. The market is ready to finance ambitious AI projects at scale. For investors, it is a chance to gain access to the growing AI sector; for Anthropic, it is an opportunity to speed up development and compete harder with OpenAI.