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Anthropic's Meteoric Rise: From Startup to Industry-Defining IPO
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CNBC TV18•29-09-2026, 07:19
Anthropic's Meteoric Rise: From Startup to Industry-Defining IPO
- •Anthropic, led by siblings Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, began its journey in May 2021, securing $124 million in Series A funding.
- •The company launched its Claude large language model in March 2023, directly competing with OpenAI's offerings.
- •Anthropic attracted significant investments, including up to $4 billion from Amazon.com and up to $2 billion from Alphabet's Google.
- •Despite facing a class-action lawsuit in August 2024 regarding misuse of copyrighted books, Anthropic continued to secure massive funding rounds, reaching a $965 billion post-money valuation by May 2026.
- •Anthropic confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO in June 2026, positioning itself ahead of rival OpenAI in the race to public markets, with projected 2028 revenues of $190 billion to $200 billion.
Key Questions Answered
Anthropic took its first step toward an initial public offering by confidentially submitting a draft Form S-1 registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Anthropic raised $65 billion during its May 2026 funding round, achieving a post-money valuation of $965 billion.
According to documents seen by Bloomberg News, Anthropic recorded a net loss of almost $42 billion in 2025, which marked a roughly five-fold increase from about $8.3 billion the previous year.
