CNBC December 2, 2025
Dylan Butts

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– Anthropic is weighing a massive IPO while also exploring fresh private funding over the $300 billion mark, per the FT.

– The AI firm has reportedly engaged Wilson Sonsini and major banks as the startup races OpenAI for a public listing.

– The potential listings would test investor appetite for high-burn AI firms amid bubble fears and surging valuations.

Anthropic, the AI startup behind the popular Claude chatbot, is in early talks to launch one of the largest initial public offerings as early as next year, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.

For the potential IPO, Anthropic has engaged law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, which has previously worked on high-profile tech IPOs such as Google,...

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