Major Investors Are Skeptical Anthropic IPO Can Achieve $1.5 Trillion Valuation: WSJ
Prospective buyers are discussing a $1.2 trillion to $1.3 trillion range as a steep AI stock selloff pressures the offering.
- On Nov 5, The Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported that investors are skeptical about Anthropic's $1.5 trillion IPO valuation, raising doubts about the AI-related startup's public listing path.
- Wall Street and Silicon Valley were uncertain on Nov 5 following a two-day selloff in AI-related assets triggered by Tuesday's midterm elections and broader market anxiety.
- Investors are awaiting Anthropic's October revenue figure, which the company left blank in its updated S-1 filing, to assess whether growth has recovered after a recent slowdown.
- Potential investors are raising doubts about whether Anthropic can proceed with its roadshow scheduled for next week, with some suggesting the company may need to offer a bigger discount.
- Some analysts suggest Anthropic may mirror SpaceX's trajectory, noting that strong retail demand could eventually bolster the offering despite current skepticism regarding the $1.5 trillion valuation.
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Market turmoil saps enthusiasm for the buzziest IPO of the year
By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Anthropic couldn’t have picked a worse time to pull off the biggest IPO the world has ever seen. Thursday marked one of the sharpest sell-offs on Wall Street in years. Tech stocks bore the brunt, but almost no equities were spared as fears of an AI slowdown
Watch Anthropic IPO Valuation Under Pressure After Tech Rout
The selloff in tech stocks could hurt Anthropic. Potential buyers are discussing a valuation range of $1.2 trillion to $1.3 trillion for the company, which could go public before Thanksgiving. Mandeep Singh of Bloomberg Intelligence has more.
The global price slip in tech and chip values raises doubts as to whether the high AI investments pay off. At the same time, resistance to the trillion-dollar valuation of Anthropic is growing before the planned IPO. By Melanie Böff.
Big Investors Now Doubt Anthropic Can IPO at $1.5 Trillion After the AI Crash
Anthropic's record-setting IPO was supposed to be a victory lap, but three investors are quietly pushing back on price while one blank line in the filing worries them even more. Who absorbs the hit if the deal shrinks or slips?
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