Anthropic Launches Office Suite as IPO Looms

Anthropic unveiled a suite of workplace applications on Tuesday, integrating its AI into tools like a video call assistant and Claude Sheets, a spreadsheet program, to expand beyond software engineering into broader business use. The new tools, available in beta for paid subscribers, include a data dashboard service and functionality letting vendors like Adobe and HubSpot embed their apps within Claude. Anthropic’s product leader called Claude Sheets “fairly basic,” noting third-party plug-ins remain better for complex financial modeling. The launch follows Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate of $81 billion as of Oct. 31, with an IPO valuation target of about $1.4 trillion. However, a $2.5 trillion Nasdaq sell-off has sparked investor skepticism, with some suggesting the valuation could settle near $1 trillion or face delays.