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Anthropic is pursuing an IPO to secure long-term capital for high-cost model training and inference, signaling confidence that frontier AI development requires sustained public market funding. Despite industry concerns over diminishing returns and budget cuts from enterprise clients like Uber, the company maintains that widespread adoption will eventually unlock significant value across key sectors. This strategic pivot highlights a critical shift where top-tier model makers may increasingly rely on public equity rather than private funding to sustain their growth trajectories.
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Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI’s returns

TechCrunch3 min read

Anthropic has been growing at a breakneck pace. The company announced that annualized revenue crossed $47 billion in May, up dramatically from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025. That trajectory faces a real test, though.

Private investors have been falling over themselves to get a piece of Anthropic, given the AI model maker is growing at a dizzying pace. Multiple investors told TechCrunch that the company’s $65 billion fundraise at a $965 billion valuation, announced last week, was greatly oversubscribed. Now, with that private demand still…

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