Politico January 8, 2026
GOING PUBLIC — Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic signed a term sheet Wednesday to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation. You don’t need to know much about equity investment to recognize that’s dramatic growth for a company that less than two years ago was valued at $18 billion.
The cash that the company is bringing in from private investors could well be the final round before it goes public — an IPO could land as soon as this year.
Indeed, this will be a pivotal year for the growth cycle of AI companies, and the growth of the broader American economy. Anthropic’s prospective IPO, along with the potential 2026 IPOs of some of its competitors, will mark the first...
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