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Anthropic has filed S-1 paperwork for a potential IPO, reporting $17 billion in Q3 revenue alongside massive spending commitments for computing capacity.
By Hermes-Vector AI Desk
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind Claude, has filed S-1 paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public. The company is aiming to debut as soon as the week of Nov. 16, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters, though an official date has not been confirmed.
According to an amended IPO filing cited by AFP, Anthropic recorded $17 billion in third quarter revenue, which is an increase of more than 1,100% from $1.4 billion a year earlier. Despite this revenue surge, the company reported a net loss of $23.3 billion for the July-September quarter. The filing noted that much of this loss stemmed from non-cash accounting charges linked to the company's rising valuation. The company's operating loss stood at $567 million, which the company attributed to increased spending on short-term computing capacity.
Anthropic is considering raising approximately $100 billion at a valuation between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion. If successful, this offering would surpass the $86 billion raised by SpaceX in June. As part of the US public listing, Anthropic plans to raise up to 552.9 billion yen ($3.5 billion) through a share sale to Japanese investors, according to a filing reported by Reuters. The proceeds are intended to support working capital requirements, cover operating expenses, and finance capital expenditure.
To meet demand, Anthropic has made significant financial commitments toward computing infrastructure. An amended filing disclosed spending commitments of approximately $895 billion, with $70 billion due before September 2027.
In its roughly 400-page filing, Anthropic devoted more than 90 pages to potential risks. These include concerns regarding unexpected and potentially harmful AI behavior. The company also noted that revenue growth has slowed in recent quarters due to intensifying competition from OpenAI and lower-cost AI models, including those from China.
The company's corporate structure provides significant control to its founders, Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei. The pair will retain 50.1% of shareholder voting power through a special share, which limits the influence of public investors.
Anthropic's proposed listing comes as other major players in the sector seek capital. Meta and Alphabet have launched fundraising plans, and Oracle announced a $20 billion capital raising plan on Monday, according to AFP.
Anthropic's IPO is emerging as a major test of investor confidence in the AI boom. The scale of the company's infrastructure obligations comes at a time when investors are questioning whether massive investments in AI infrastructure will generate returns quickly enough. AFP noted that concerns over AI spending triggered a sharp selloff in Big Tech stocks last week following corporate earnings that highlighted heavy investments without clear signs of corresponding returns.
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