Anthropic, the company behind the Claude artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, has officially moved closer to launching its initial public offering (IPO). The listing could become a major event in the AI industry, as the five-year-old company has played an important role in the growth of generative AI.
Anthropic had submitted its IPO filing to the SEC confidentially in June 2026.
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Anthropic said it plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “ANT. This allowed the regulator to review the company’s financial information before the details were made public and shared with potential investors, according to CNBC.
The company has also developed powerful AI models, including Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. SpaceX raised $85.7 billion in what CNBC described as the biggest IPO on record. Because of the growing popularity of Claude Code, an AI tool that helps users write and work with computer code, the company’s expansion has accelerated in 2026, mainly.
Anthropic has faced strong criticism over its positions on AI safety, regulation and national security. These issues have led to two major disputes with the US government in recent months, adding to the challenges the company faces as it prepares to go public. If the offering goes ahead as planned, Anthropic could enter the stock market just a few months after Elon Musk’s SpaceX made its Nasdaq debut.
