Anthropic files for Nasdaq IPO while posting $80 billion loss

On October 26 Anthropic submitted its S-1 filing to the SEC and aims to list Class A shares on Nasdaq under the ticker ANT in mid-November. Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI executives, the company behind Claude is preparing one of the largest IPOs on record.

In the first half of 2026 the firm reported more than $16 billion in revenue against an $80 billion net loss. Cash and equivalents stood at $112 billion on June 30, with another $19 billion in short-term investments.

Saudi Aramco raised $25.6 billion in 2019; Anthropic hopes to gather up to $100 billion at a roughly $2 trillion valuation. Rival OpenAI has postponed its own listing, with CEO Sam Altman calling 2026 a poor window for going public.

Based on information from cryptonews.net