Anthropic Files Confidentially for Initial Public Offering Anthropic has moved a step closer to Wall Street, quietly triggering an IPO process that will test both investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and the company’s rivalry with OpenAI.

On June 1, Anthropic disclosed that it had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, giving it “the option to go public after the SEC completes its review.” The company emphasized that the number of shares and pricing have not yet been set and that the move is not an offer to sell securities.

Shortly after the company blog post, technology outlets framed the announcement as the formal start of Anthropic’s IPO journey. TechCrunch reported that “Anthropic, the AI lab behind Claude, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering”, noting that the proposed deal will depend on “market conditions and other factors.” The Verge similarly highlighted that, after months of speculation over which lab would go public first, “Anthropic on Monday reached a key milestone: filing to kick off the process with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.”

Financial media quickly zoomed out to the broader market context. The Financial Times described the move as “Anthropic files for blockbuster initial public offering,” saying it sets up a race with OpenAI and coincides with a high-profile SpaceX listing that will test “Wall Street’s appetite for the AI boom.” Coverage also stressed scale: TechCrunch and The Verge both pointed to Anthropic’s recent $65 billion Series H round, which valued the company at about $965 billion, making it the world’s most valuable startup and putting it ahead of OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation.

Investors are already seeing dramatic paper gains. The Next Web reported that Salesforce’s stake in Anthropic is now worth approximately $5 billion, representing roughly two-thirds of its entire strategic investment portfolio, after backing the startup since early 2023 as both investor and major customer.

As the SEC review proceeds and markets weigh the filing, analysts see Anthropic’s confidential S-1 as a pivotal moment: it offers the company flexibility and privacy now, while setting up what could become one of the defining IPOs of the AI era.

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