待翻译：Report: Anthropic hopes to surpass SpaceX’s record IPO raise when it finally floats

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Anthropic PBC is privately hoping its upcoming initial public offering will match or even surpass the size of SpaceX Corp.’s record-breaking IPO as it doubles-down on its bid to go public ahead of its rival OpenAI Group PBC. Anonymous sources who are familiar with the artificial intelligence model maker’s plans told Bloomberg that it’s hoping to file for its IPO by the end of this month. But in recent investor briefings led by its chief financial officer Krisha Rao, executives refused to be drawn on questions of a valuation. SpaceX raised an incredible $75 billion when it went public in June, becoming the biggest public share sales of all time. However, the true number is expected to reach $86.2 billion due to a so-called overallotment option, which can be executed if shares rise shortly after trading begins. Discussions around Anthropic’s IPO, including the size of the offering, are still ongoing and the company’s plans could change, the sources told Bloomberg. But privately, senior executives are hopeful that the company can outperform SpaceX. Anthropic’s target underlines the immense amount of capital that has been poured into the company and the wider AI industry. The Claude model maker last raised $65 billion in May at a valuation of $965 billion, surpassing OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation, which came in March when it raised $122 billion. Despite its lofty ambitions, there’s a lot of ambiguity over the state of Anthropic’s finances. Although it recently leaked some numbers suggesting it had managed to squeeze out a small operating profit in the second quarter, Anthropic posted a net loss of nearly $42 billion in 2025, up from $8.3 billion in the year before. But demand for Anthropic’s products has been growing at an impressive rate, as demonstrated by its rapidly growing revenue. In the second quarter, it generated more than $11.5 billion in sales, up from just $787 million in the same period one year earlier. Meanwhile, its revenue run rate, which predicts annual sales based on recent performance, topped $65 billion at the end of July. The concern for those considering investing in Anthropic, and also OpenAI, is that the companies have made enormous commitments regarding the infrastructure needed to run their AI models. The task of training and running frontier models is extremely expensive, and both Anthropic and OpenAI spend billions of dollars on compute each month. In a recent deal, Anthropic agreed a three-year deal to buy computing resources from SpaceX that could be worth tens of billions of dollars. Nonetheless, the report suggests that Anthropic is now in the lead as it strives to beat OpenAI to the public market. Both companies have already filed confidentially for their respective listings, but Anthropic is pushing to get it done much sooner, while OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman is reportedly now considering holding off until 2027 due to his insistence on a $1 trillion valuation, which is not yet feasible. Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic is looking to finalize a revolving credit facility that would raise more than its target of roughly $10 billion, Bloomberg’s sources said. The company is working with banks including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. on its IPO. As part of their preparations for the listing, Anthropic CEO and his fellow co-founders are reportedly also considering giving themselves “super-voting” shares that would ensure they retain control over the company, Bloomberg’s sources said. SpaceX founder Elon Musk issued himself the same kind of shares to ensure he remains in overall control of his company. Photo: World Economic Forum/YouTube A message from John Furrier, co-founder of SiliconANGLE: Support our mission to keep content open and free by engaging with theCUBE community. Join theCUBE’s Alumni Trust Network, where technology leaders connect, share intelligence and create opportunities. 15M+ viewers of theCUBE videos, powering conversations across AI, cloud, cybersecurity and more 11.4k+ theCUBE alumni — Connect with more than 11,400 tech and business leaders shaping the future through a unique trusted-based network Are you an AWS customer? Support SiliconANGLE financially by buying your AWS services from our Marketplace portal page and links: https://siliconangle.com/aws-marketplace/ About SiliconANGLE Media