Anthropic seeking to raise about $64 billion in IPO

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US AI development company Anthropic says it is aiming to raise up to 64 billion dollars in its upcoming initial public offering.

US AI development company Anthropic says it is aiming to raise up to 64 billion dollars in its upcoming initial public offering.

Anthropic announced on Tuesday that it will offer 825 million shares at a price range from 70 to 78 dollars apiece.

The company is seeking to obtain up to around 64.3 billion dollars. The amount is below the roughly 75 billion dollars, a record high, secured by SpaceX when it went public in June.

Anthropic said it also plans to raise a further 26 billion dollars through a private placement agreement with chip giant Nvidia and other firms.

Some US news outlets say Anthropic is seeking a valuation of about 1.4 trillion dollars in its IPO. That is far below the initially reported goal of 2 trillion dollars.

Analysts say the steep drop reflects growing investor concern that the Democratic Party's huge victory in the midterm elections may spur tougher regulations on AI and data centers.

Anthropic is reportedly planning to launch its IPO as early as next week. It intends to earmark obtained funds for AI development and data-center expansion, among other projects.

Attention is focused on whether the company will be able to chart a roadmap for its future growth.

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