Anthropic files for Nasdaq initial public offering

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic submitted an S-1 registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 26 to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq, according to CryptoSlate, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph. CryptoSlate reported that the company filed under the ticker symbol ANT, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley leading the offering. Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, and CryptoSlate reported that the initial public offering could occur as early as mid-November. [1][2][4]

Outlets provided details on the company's financial performance for the first half of 2026. CryptoSlate, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph all reported that Anthropic generated $16.3 billion in first-half revenue. CoinDesk and Cointelegraph both reported a net loss of approximately $80 billion for the period, with CoinDesk specifying an $80.7 billion net loss. CryptoSlate noted that the filing showed a quarterly operating profit. The proposed share count and offering price range remain undisclosed. [1][2][4]

CoinDesk reported that previous reports suggested Anthropic could raise as much as $100 billion at a valuation of $2 trillion, while CryptoSlate reported that crypto markets valued the developer near $2 trillion. Protos reported that seven individuals will control the majority voting power over the entity following the offering. [1][2][5]

The company operates under a governance model that features an independent Long-Term Benefit Trust empowered to elect directors, and it trains its Claude AI models using a technique known as Constitutional AI, 13. Market movements followed the filing, with TradingView, Yahoo Finance, and Invezz reporting that major stock indexes rose on the news. Meanwhile, CoinDesk reported that Bitcoin dipped below $80,000 as equities rallied. [2][6][8][9][10][13]