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Anthropic Aims to Match or Top SpaceX IPO

Bloomberg Technology Friday 21 August 2026, 19:12 UTC 1 min read
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Anthropic is aiming for an IPO that could make history, expecting to match or even top SpaceX's record-setting debut, according to sources. The maker of Claude could file publicly by the end of this month. The company raised $65 billion in May at a $965 billion valuation.

Anthropic is aiming for an IPO that could make history, expecting to match or even top SpaceX's record-setting debut, according to sources. The maker of Claude could file publicly by the end of this month. The company raised $65 billion in May at a $965 billion valuation. Bloomberg's Shirin Ghaffary, who leads coverage of Anthropic, and Bloomberg's Liana Baker, who leads the deals team, join Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
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