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OpenAI and Anthropic bankers chase top credit ratings to open the bond market
Bankers steering OpenAI and Anthropic toward stock-market listings are pushing for both companies to secure investment-grade credit ratings soon after they go public, according to the Financial Times. The reasoning behind this point is straightforward: acquiring higher ratings would help gain more access to corporate bond investors, lower borrowing costs, and provide the two AI. . .
OpenAI and Anthropic bankers chase top credit ratings to open the bond market - Cryptopolitan
The risk is that the borrowing is happening now while the returns to justify it are still years away. Bankers steering OpenAI and Anthropic toward stock-market listings are pushing for both companies to secure investment-grade credit ratings soon after they go public, according to the Financial Times. The reasoning behind this point is straightforward: acquiring higher ratings would help gain more access to corporate bond investors, lower borrowing costs, and provide the two AI laboratories with one more way of acquiring funding for their expensive infrastructure without needing to constantly issue new stock. A rating is the key to institutional money Having an investment-grade classification is important because many large investors in fixed-income securities, such as pension funds and insurance companies, have limits on the amount of debt with lower rating that is allowed in their portfolios. Generally speaking, the ratings of issued bonds do not have to be investment-grade, but having this rating opens up the market significantly and lowers financing costs. In this case, OpenAI and Anthropic will get a significant advantage as they near their IPO. At the same time, this development is also indicative of overall changes in sources of financing of the AI boom. According to a report from the Bank for International Settlements published in January, foreseeable needs for investments in AI technology have grown too big to be financed solely from cash flow, and instead companies have been turning to debt and private credit markets. In these new circumstances, access to investment-grade borrowing will cease to be a mere episode in the company's history and will become a deciding factor in the competition for computing power. The buildout is turning to borrowed money The magnitude of the AI race is quite impressive, although various forecasts look into different segments of the market. Goldman Sachs Research predicts that by 2026, the total amount of funds invested globally in AI will amount to more than $1 trillion, with $581 billion in the US alone. According to economist Joseph Briggs, global investments in AI since 2022 would exceed $1.8 trillion by the end of 2026. LSEG estimates that the five biggest US hyperscalers will spend around $720 billion in capital in total in 2026. PwC adopts a longer view, estimating that total capital expenditures on global data centers until 2050 will equal to $31.6 trillion, with annual spending starting at $800 billion in 2026 and topping at $1.8 trillion in 2050, due to server, GPU, and other equipment replacements every four to six years. This provides context for the importance of bond-market access. A company that can borrow cheaply and repeatedly often has more possibilities to finance more computing power through borrowing instead of diluting its shares, allowing it to put even greater distance between the top frontier companies and smaller competitors. Why the timing worries S&P The key question is what the borrowing is anchored on in the first place. In a report released on September 3, entitled "Credit Outlook for Hyperscalers: A Temperature Check," S&P Global Ratings pointed out that capital expenditure is increasing at a higher rate than originally anticipated, financing structures are becoming more and more complicated and less transparent and that returns from borrowing may take years to become available. S&P estimates the six largest U.S. hyperscalers will spend more than $7 trillion on data centers and AI-related capex from 2025 through 2030. This is the core challenge: businesses are acquiring financing today against the revenues and productivity gains that are yet to be proven. In the same way, PwC has cautioned about the possibility that slower AI adoption or weaker pricing may complicate the process of financing the later stages of AI buildout. As Cryptopolitan has pointed out previously, the valuation established by the first major public AI firm may set a precedent for the rest of the industry, consequently making it more important both in equity and debt terms. Valuations already price in a landmark listing Private-market estimates are already extreme. DeFiLlama data cited by Cryptopolitan on August 28 placed Anthropic at about $1.38 trillion and OpenAI at roughly $900 billion. Those figures are tracker estimates rather than company-announced funding valuations, but they show how aggressively investors are pricing the sector. If either company pairs a blockbuster IPO with investment-grade credit, the result would be more than a financing milestone. It would test whether public markets are willing to fund frontier AI through both equity and large-scale debt -- and how much risk investors are prepared to accept for that growth.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM.
Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO could test the limits of AI mania
Anthropic might soon test how much Wall Street actually believes in the artificial-intelligence boom. The Claude maker is nearing decisions on key banking roles for an IPO that investors expect to value the company at $2 trillion or more, according to the Financial Times. Morgan Stanley (MS) seems likely to take the "lead left" position, while Goldman Sachs (GS) will oversee stabilization after trading. That would be an amazing price, even by AI norms. Anthropic raised $65 billion in additional cash in May, when it was valued at $965 billion. That would mean a public value of $2 trillion, a gain of almost 107% in a few months. And that's the whole tale. Anthropic isn't only getting ready for an IPO. It may be asking public investors to bless one of the quickest valuation increases in business history. Anthropic's $2 trillion number changes the IPO stakes Morgan Stanley has been discussing share prices with potential Anthropic investors, according to the Financial Times, but its lead role is still unclear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Barclays (BCS) should also gain significant positions after financing Anthropic. The "lead left" position is important because the bank in the position often has considerable influence on the price, the allocation of investors, and the overall marketing of the offering. But the banks are vying for more than status. Anthropic's $2 trillion valuation would beat the $1.77 trillion value SpaceX obtained when it went public in June, establishing a new record for the IPO market. SpaceX priced its initial offering at $75 billion, but that later grew to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercised their overallotment option. Anthropic itself has moved with surprising speed. The corporation raised $30 billion at a value of $380 billion in February, Reuters reported. A $65 billion round in May put its valuation at $965 billion. At the time, Anthropic estimated its run-rate revenue at more than $47 billion. That implies Anthropic's private value has tripled more than three times since February. Wall Street is betting AI can support another historic IPO The IPO would come at a crucial time for equities in artificial intelligence. SpaceX's blockbuster launch demonstrated investors' appetite to sustain a huge value partially based on aspirations for AI. Anthropic could now be able to take that excitement even further. There's a second award for Wall Street, too. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are also seen vying for top spots in OpenAI's eventual IPO, the Financial Times said. Landing a high berth on Anthropic might bolster either bank's status as one of the major advisors to the nascent generation of trillion-dollar AI startups. But Anthropic's value is a hard bar to clear. It's been just a few months, yet investors would be paying more than double the company's May value of $2 trillion. That means growth forecasts matter. Anthropic's revenue in July was at an annualized pace of approximately $65 billion, below some investors' more bullish estimates of nearly $80 billion. The competition is heating up, too, as OpenAI has unveiled a new flagship model, with both businesses racing to snatch corporate and developer clients. Bloomberg / Getty Images Anthropic's IPO timeline is already shifting One significant element has changed since the Financial Times first reported the story. The FT indicated Anthropic might publish its prospectus as early as September and begin trading around late September or early October, but Reuters later reported that the timing had slipped. Anthropic is now scheduled to file its prospectus in late September, start promoting the offering around mid-October, and perhaps finish the listing just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The corporation is also closing on an around $15 billion revolving credit facility that includes Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup, according to Reuters. It provides the banks with additional financial ties to Anthropic even before the IPO begins. Anthropic could become Wall Street's biggest AI test yet The temptation is to see Anthropic's IPO as another marker of the AI boom. That's what makes the value something other than that. The $2 trillion price tag would require public market investors to back a corporation that was valued at $380 billion in February and $965 billion in May. But that doesn't mean investors will pass it up. Anthropic's revenue growth, its technology being adopted by companies like Amazon's AI unit, and the fact that it is able to raise huge sums of cash all point to unusually high demand for its technology. But an IPO transforms the crowd. The private investors are counting on years of growth ahead and can pay high prices. At some point, public investors want to see on a quarterly basis that those expectations are being fulfilled. That's why Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could be pushing so hard for the top spots. Anthropic may be one of Wall Street's most renowned transactions. It might also be the most transparent test yet of how far investors will drive the AI boom until pricing itself becomes the danger. The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM.
Interactive Brokers Earns Interest on $182 Billion of Its Clients' Idle Cash. Will Anthropic's IPO Drain It? - AOL
Interactive Brokers(NASDAQ:IBKR) ended June with $182.4 billion of uninvested client cash, up 27% year over year. Not only did the pile grow, but it was bigger still two months after the quarter closed, reaching $185.6 billion at the end of August. And until clients put that money to work, the automated global broker collects interest on it. They may soon get a big occasion to put some of it to work. Anthropic's initial public offering (IPO) prospectus could arrive as soon as this week. In late August, The Information reported that the artificial intelligence (AI) company planned to release it just after Labor Day, with a market debut following as soon as the end of this month. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue " Investors project the Claude maker's valuation could land at about $2 trillion, CNBC has reported. They also expect the offering itself could top the largest on record -- the $85.7 billion SpaceX(NASDAQ:SPCX) raised in its June debut. Anthropic's timing is a plan, not a scheduled event. There's no public prospectus, no price, and no share count yet. But I think the setup is worth examining, because the broker just lived through a version of it. What does a huge listing do to this business? A cash pile that pays Interactive Brokers earns money on client cash in a straightforward way. It segregates customer cash as regulators require and invests the majority of that segregated cash in short-term U.S. government securities and related instruments. Clients earn interest on qualifying U.S. dollar balances, and the company keeps a spread for itself: half a percentage point below the benchmark federal funds rate. At today's scale, net interest income is the company's biggest revenue line. It rose 23% year over year to $1.06 billion in the second quarter, helped by growing customer credit balances and a 67% jump in customer margin loans. That was more than half of the quarter's $1.9 billion of total net revenues. Notably, the growth came from bigger balances. The company's net interest margin narrowed to 1.93% from 2.07% a year earlier as interest rates declined, yet net interest income climbed anyway. In other words, the cash isn't idle from the broker's perspective. Every uninvested dollar earns the company a little interest, and clients added about $39 billion of those dollars over the past year. SpaceX's debut didn't drain the pile If a giant IPO were going to pull client cash out of the business for good, the second quarter was the test. SpaceX went public on June 12, and Interactive Brokers participated directly. "In Europe, we directly offered the SpaceX IPO to eligible U.K. and European retail clients, providing access across multiple countries," said Nancy Stuebe, the company's director of investor relations, on the July earnings call. The trading side delivered. Commission revenue hit a record $673 million in the second quarter, up 30% year over year and accelerating from 19% growth in the first quarter. But the cash pile grew anyway. Client equity climbed to $962.8 billion in August, up 35% year over year, and customers traded more too -- daily average revenue trades rose 23%. And a big reason the cash keeps pace is that new customers keep arriving. Client accounts reached 5.46 million in August, up 35% from a year earlier. Will Anthropic be a repeat? Two things would have to happen first. The offering has to arrive at all. Anthropic's June filing was a confidential draft registration statement, and the company has said the proposed offering will depend on market conditions. Interactive Brokers would also need access to the shares. The company hasn't said anything about distributing Anthropic's offering, and its SpaceX access was limited to eligible retail clients in the U.K. and Europe. I wouldn't assume a repeat until the company announces one. Still, the second quarter suggests shareholders don't need one. Heavier customer trading can lift commissions, while account growth keeps refilling the interest-earning cash pile. Ultimately, I view an Anthropic debut as a potential bonus for this business rather than a swing factor. Even at a record $673 million, commissions remain the smaller of the company's two big revenue lines. The stock, meanwhile, sits near $92 as of this writing, about 6% short of its 52-week high. And it trades at about 29 times what analysts expect it to earn next year -- arguably a rich price for a brokerage, although one attached to 28% net revenue growth and a pretax profit margin that expanded to 77% last quarter. 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Anthropic Said to Walk Away From $6 Billion Decart Acquisition
Anthropic PBC has decided against pursuing an acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Decart AI, people familiar with the matter said. Anthropic had been exploring a deal and performed due diligence on Decart, but ultimately walked away, according to the people, who asked not to be ...
Anthropic walks away from $6B Decart acquisition talks
The Claude maker's biggest-ever deal collapse raises questions about its IPO timeline and strategic priorities Anthropic has pulled out of negotiations to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart in a deal valued at roughly $6 billion, ending what would have been the company's largest acquisition by a wide margin. The withdrawal, which surfaced on September 8, 2026, leaves one of the AI industry's most closely watched deals on the cutting room floor. And it comes at a particularly awkward moment for Anthropic, which is reportedly eyeing an IPO as soon as this fall. What Decart brings to the table Decart is not your typical AI startup chasing the next chatbot or image generator. Founded in September 2023, the company builds chip-optimization software designed to make AI inference, the process of actually running trained models, significantly more efficient. The startup's focus areas span generative video, robotics simulation, and autonomous systems. All three are compute-hungry domains where shaving even small percentages off processing costs can translate into massive savings at scale. Decart's fundraising trajectory reflects how seriously the industry takes its technology. The company raised approximately $450 million in total, with a $300 million round closing in May 2026 that pegged its valuation at around $4 billion. Nvidia was among the prominent backers in that round, a detail that becomes especially interesting given what reportedly happened behind the scenes during acquisition talks. Perhaps most striking: Decart's three founders still retain roughly 64% ownership of the company. That kind of founder control is unusual for a startup that has raised nearly half a billion dollars, and it gave them significant leverage in deal negotiations. A deal that almost wasn't, then really wasn't The acquisition talks had progressed to an advanced stage by mid-August 2026. Anthropic's offer was structured primarily in stock rather than cash, valuing Decart at approximately $6 billion. That represented a roughly 50% premium over Decart's most recent private valuation. Reports indicate that Nvidia, already an investor in Decart, had put forward its own offer that was considered more financially attractive. But Decart's founders reportedly chose to pursue the Anthropic deal instead, passing on Nvidia's bid. But then Anthropic walked away. The specific reasons for the withdrawal remain undisclosed. Why Anthropic might have gotten cold feet The most obvious factor is the IPO. Anthropic has been preparing for a public listing potentially as early as September or October 2026. Closing a $6 billion stock-based acquisition right before going public would create significant complexity. It could dilute existing shareholders, complicate the company's financial narrative for prospective public market investors, and introduce integration risk at precisely the wrong moment. A $6 billion price tag also deserves scrutiny on its own terms. That's a 50% premium over a valuation set just three months earlier. For Decart, the situation is complicated but not catastrophic. The company sits on a fresh $300 million in funding, retains majority founder control, and operates in a market segment where demand for inference efficiency is only growing. The more pressing question is what happens with Nvidia's interest. If that offer is still on the table, or can be revived, Decart's founders face a different calculus now. The Anthropic path they preferred is closed.
