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summary: "The AI developer intends to reveal its initial public offering prospectus after Labor Day, targeting a listing in late September or early October. Anthropic is leaning toward allowing existing shareholders to sell stock in the debut, a decision that departs from restrictions seen in other high valuation private companies. Bankers have discussed a valuation around $1.5 trillion for the company. To limit volatility following the listing, the firm is considering longer than usual lockup periods and expects to host an investor day in mid-September."
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# Anthropic Plans $1\.5 Trillion IPO and May Let Shareholders Sell Shares

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**Published:** 2026-08-27T20:55:33.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** anthropic, funding

## Summary

The AI developer intends to reveal its initial public offering prospectus after Labor Day, targeting a listing in late September or early October\. Anthropic is leaning toward allowing existing shareholders to sell stock in the debut, a decision that departs from restrictions seen in other high valuation private companies\. Bankers have discussed a valuation around $1\.5 trillion for the company\. To limit volatility following the listing, the firm is considering longer than usual lockup periods and expects to host an investor day in mid\-September\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/anthropic-plans-15-trillion-ipo-and-may-let-shareholders-sell-shares-7150e951>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/2093040882144755760>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/2093040895868416137>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/amir/status/2093040475846697375>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2093040713143615645>)