Claude operator has filed paperwork with US authorities to make an initial public offering (IPO).
Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has unveiled plans to go public in the US, which would enable consumers to buy shares in the company.
The company said the share price and number of shares to be offered “have not yet been set”. The Claude operator confirmed it has filed paperwork to make an initial public offering (IPO) this year.
Anthropic is said to have picked Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group to lead its initial public offering, and has submitted a draft registration statement for an IPO with US market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
“This gives us the option to go public after the SEC completes its review,” Anthropic said. “The proposed initial public offering will depend on market conditions and other factors.”
Anthropic, founded in 2021, raised $65bn in May from private investor that had valued the company at more than $965bn. The near $1trn valuation put the firm ahead of rival OpenAI – also considering going public – whose most recent valuation stood at $852bn a firm that has also considered going public later this year.
As part of its move to go public, Anthropic will have to offer greater transparency over its finances, and will be legally obliged to publish financial information to give a much clearer insight into whether the company is profitable or not.
This comes as AI firms are under intense scrutiny following extensive rounds of fundraising, raising money and pouring billions into AI infrastructure to support the LLM functions that are so far yet to turn a profit.
Anthropic expects to see a 130% surge in revenue to $10.9bn in Q2 2026, which would translate to its first operating profit of roughly $559m.
This time last year Anthropic shared financial figures with investors, which suggested it didn’t expect to turn a profit until 2028 – although its important to note that profitability is unlikely to be linear given the vast amount of infrastructure investment needed to keep the AI firm operating.
