Anthropic IPO May Top SpaceX Record: Will It Raise $100 Billion?
Anthropic expects its stock market debut to match or beat the largest listing in history, according to people familiar with the matter. The bar is SpaceX, and it sits at $85.7 billion. The Claude developer could file publicly for the offering as soon as the end of August. Chief Financial Officer Krishna Rao sidestepped valuation questions during recent investor briefings, the people said. Sponsored Sponsored The Anthropic IPO Bar Sits at $85.7 Billion SpaceX sold shares at $135 each in June and raised $75 billion. Underwriters then exercised an option on 83.3 million more shares on June 15. That lifted the total to $85.7 billion. The scale is historic. Saudi Aramco had held the record since 2019 with $25.6 billion. Visas $17.9 billion in 2008 was the biggest US listing. SpaceX beat the three largest IPOs in history combined. Bloomberg first reported Anthropics ambition on Thursday. Beating SpaceX means clearing $85.7 billion. A $100 billion raise would sit roughly 17% above that line. No source has named a target. Anthropic expects to match or beat the size of SpaceX‘s record-setting initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as preparations for the artificial intelligence firm’s debut pick up speed https://t.co/PJibk0Y1U7 — Bloomberg (@business) August 20, 2026 Anthropic Already