Anthropic confidentially submits draft S-1 to the SEC

Anthropic, PBC has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock, which allows the company the option to go public after the SEC's review. The decision to proceed with the IPO will depend on market conditions and other factors, with details on the number of shares and pricing yet to be determined. This announcement, made under Rule 135 of the Securities Act of 1933, clarifies that it is not an offer or solicitation to buy or sell securities. Recently, Anthropic has also raised $65 billion in Series H funding, achieving a post-money valuation of $965 billion, with participation from investors like Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital. Additionally, the company unveiled Claude Opus 4.8, an upgraded model with improved performance in coding, agentic tasks, and professional work, and opened a new office in Milan to support the Italian enterprise, research, and development sectors.