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  "id": 17761152,
  "title": "Anthropic plans to sell $3.5 billion of shares to Japan investors in IPO, filing shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/anthropic-plans-to-sell-3-5-billion-of-shares-to-japan-investors-in-17761152",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-02T06:25:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
    "slug": "cna-business",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/anthropic-plans-sell-35-billion-shares-japan-investors-in-ipo-filing-shows-6512356"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tokyo, November 2 - AI research company Anthropic is set to list on US stock markets, with a portion of its shares being sold to Japanese investors, according to a recently filed statement. The company plans to issue up to 552.9 billion yen, equivalent to $3.5 billion, as part of its initial public offering. The funds raised from these Japanese shares will be allocated towards working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures, as per the filing. The IPO's exact valuation or size has not been disclosed by Anthropic. Reports suggest that some investors speculate the company could be valued at approximately $1.5 trillion. The filing did not specify the size or valuation of the IPO. While the exact figures are undisclosed, the company's planned sale of shares to Japanese investors highlights its international expansion strategy.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Anthropic eyes up to 3.5b from Japanese investors in IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/anthropic-eyes-up-to-3-5b-from-japanese-investors-in-ipo",
        "published": "2026-11-02T06:50:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Anthropic plans to sell US$3.5 billion of shares to Japan investors in IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/anthropic-plans-to-sell-us-3-5-billion-of-shares-to-japan-investors",
        "published": "2026-11-02T07:13:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Anthropic plans to sell $3.5 billion of shares to Japan investors in IPO, filing shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/anthropic-plans-to-sell-3-5-billion-of-shares-to-japan-investors-in-17773730",
        "published": "2026-11-02T08:16:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Filing: Anthropic plans to raise up to $3.5B from Japanese investors as part of its IPO, joining Australia, Canada, and parts of Europe in having direct access (Yasutaka Tamura/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/filing-anthropic-plans-to-raise-up-to-3-5b-from-japanese-investors-as",
        "published": "2026-11-02T10:40:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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