Anthropic Prepares IPO That Could Exceed $86 Billion

Anthropic PBC is preparing to file for an initial public offering that could raise as much as or more than the record $86.2 billion debut of SpaceX. The anticipated scale of the listing is creating a scheduling bottleneck for other companies seeking to go public in the United States before the November mid-term elections.

Other firms, including Nscale, Oura Health Oy, Aggreko Plc, and CoVolt Power Inc., are attempting to list their shares in the windows between the September 7 Labor Day holiday and the elections to avoid competing for investor attention. Financial analysts indicate that while AI-themed IPOs are attracting significant capital, smaller or non-thematic issuers are finding it increasingly difficult to garner buy-side focus in a market dominated by mega-deals.