Anthropic Sets $70 to $78 Range for Up to $64.4 Billion IPO
Anthropic outlines an IPO of up to $64.35 billion alongside a separate $26 billion placement with technology investors. Photo: Rafael Minguet Delgado / Pexels
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Anthropic Sets $70 to $78 Range for Up to $64.4 Billion IPO

Anthropic’s new filing outlines an 825 million-share IPO and a separate $26 billion placement, led by Google and NVIDIA with $10 billion each.

By Daniel Mercer • 3 mins read Edited by Samantha Reed Published: Updated:

Key Notes

  • Anthropic’s November 10 filing proposes 825 million IPO shares at $70 to $78 each, including 801.35 million new shares and 23.65 million sold by existing holders.
  • The company’s own gross IPO proceeds would be about $56.1 billion to $62.5 billion, with a separate $26 billion private placement conditional on the offering closing.
  • Google and NVIDIA each account for $10 billion of that placement, while Anthropic estimates $84.6 billion in combined net funding at the $74 midpoint before any underwriter option is exercised.

Anthropic has set an estimated IPO price range of $70 to $78 a share, outlining a public offering worth $57.75 billion to $64.35 billion before fees. Its November 10 amended prospectus specifies 825 million shares in total, alongside a separate $26 billion investment from seven technology companies.

The public offering comprises 801,351,354 new shares sold by Anthropic and 23,648,646 shares sold by existing stockholders. Anthropic’s own gross proceeds would therefore be about $56.1 billion to $62.5 billion. The remaining proceeds go to selling holders, a distinction that matters when assessing how much capital the IPO brings into the Claude developer.

Google and NVIDIA lead the $26 billion placement

Google and NVIDIA have each agreed to invest approximately $10 billion. AMD accounts for $2.5 billion, while Broadcom, Micron and Microsoft account for $1 billion each. TSMC Partners is buying approximately $500 million.

Those purchases are for nonvoting Class N shares at the IPO price. The placement is conditional on the public offering closing and other requirements being met, and is scheduled to close immediately afterward. Google’s purchase funds part of previously committed investment obligations, according to the filing.

Offering size, company funding and valuation

At the $74 midpoint, Anthropic estimates net proceeds of $84.6 billion from its new public shares and the private placement combined, after estimated fees and expenses. Underwriters can buy another 123.75 million new shares; exercising that option in full would increase the midpoint net estimate to $93.7 billion. The company has applied to list on Nasdaq under ANT.

The filing’s adjusted capitalization table also implies a fully diluted valuation of roughly $1.33 trillion at the $74 midpoint, based on AIstify’s calculation. That calculation includes adjusted Class A and Class N shares, options under the treasury-stock method and restricted stock units. The share-price range remains preliminary, and headline valuations depend on the share-count basis used.

The published terms give investors a firmer basis for assessing the deal after a pricing document circulated and was withdrawn on November 9. Reuters reported that the earlier document showed a different share count and a $70 to $80 range, which Anthropic subsequently called inaccurate. The new SEC amendment sets out the current proposal.

Anthropic plans to use the funding for operations, computing infrastructure, capital expenditure and hiring, among other purposes. It enters this stage after a reported target of November 19 or 20 for its trading debut and plans for an investor livestream with Dario Amodei and Jamie Dimon. Final pricing and completion are still ahead.

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