Anthropic files for Nasdaq IPO under ticker ANT

Anthropic has filed for an initial public offering on the Nasdaq under the ticker ANT, positioning itself as the first company focused primarily on advanced AI models to go public. The IPO is led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, with formal procedures expected to begin within two weeks. The AI company behind Claude aims to match or exceed the record set by SpaceX in June, which raised $85.7 billion and was valued at $1.77 trillion. Anthropic's valuation could reach $2 trillion, though it reported a net loss of $80.7 billion on revenue of $16.3 billion for the first half of 2026. Anthropic seeks to leverage capital markets to maintain its competitive edge as AI firms invest heavily in model development. However, the company faces growing public scrutiny over AI dangers following high-profile security incidents, and its filing warns investors that AI may pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity."