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  "id": 19335604,
  "title": "Anthropic targets $1 trillion valuation with record IPO and placement plans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/anthropic-targets-1-trillion-valuation-with-record-ipo-and-placement",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-10T12:38:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/anthropic-targets-1-trillion-valuation-with-record-ipo-plans/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, is aiming to raise up to $90.4 billion in its highly anticipated IPO and private placement, potentially setting a record for the first-time share sale of AI stocks. In its initial public offering, the company plans to issue approximately 801.4 million shares at a price range of $70 to $78 per share, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Backers of Anthropic, including technology giants like Advanced Micro Devices, Broadcom, Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, will also participate in a private placement worth $26 billion. If successful, Anthropic's valuation could reach a staggering $1 trillion, surpassing SpaceX's $75 billion offering in June. Despite a recent downturn in AI-related stocks worth around $2.5 trillion, Anthropic has defied investor concerns with its ambitious target, driven by a surge in sales. The company's third-quarter revenue reached nearly $17 billion, up from $1.4 billion the previous year, thanks to new versions of its Mythos and Fable models.",
  "summary": "Anthropic and some of its shareholders are seeking to raise as much as $90.4bn in its hotly anticipated IPO and private placement, in a potentially record-breaking first-time share sale that will test the market’s appetite for AI stocks after a major sell-off last week. The Claude chatbot maker is seeking as much as $64.4bn (£47.9bn) [...]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Filing: Anthropic's IPO could give it an up to $1.405T valuation on a fully diluted basis, up from the $965B valuation during its $65B Series H announced in May (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/filing-anthropics-ipo-could-give-it-an-up-to-1-405t-valuation-on-a",
        "published": "2026-11-10T12:07:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Anthropic targets $1 trillion IPO valuation in key test for AI market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/anthropic-targets-1-trillion-ipo-valuation-in-key-test-for-ai-market",
        "published": "2026-11-10T12:17:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Anthropic seeks valuation of about $1.3 trillion when it becomes a publicly traded company",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/anthropic-seeks-valuation-of-about-1-3-trillion-when-it-becomes-a",
        "published": "2026-11-10T13:02:46.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Anthropic targets valuation of up to $1.4tn in IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/anthropic-targets-valuation-of-up-to-1-4tn-in-ipo",
        "published": "2026-11-10T13:07:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Anthropic values itself at nearly $1.3 trillion, according to new IPO filing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/anthropic-values-itself-at-nearly-1-3-trillion-according-to-new-ipo",
        "published": "2026-11-10T13:13:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Anthropic targets $1.3 trillion valuation in potentially record-breaking IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/anthropic-targets-1-3-trillion-valuation-in-potentially-record",
        "published": "2026-11-10T13:23:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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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