By Bailey Lipschultz and Natasha Mascarenhas
Publication Date: 2026-03-27 01:05:00
(Bloomberg) — Anthropic PBC is considering an initial public offering as early as October, according to people familiar with the matter, as the artificial intelligence company vies with rival OpenAI Inc. for an initial public offering.
The maker of the popular Claude chatbot had early discussions with Wall Street banks about taking a lead role in a potential stock market listing, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is not public.
Some of the people said Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley are expected to be considered for key roles in Anthropic and OpenAI’s listings.
The Information previously reported on the timing of Anthropic’s IPO. A public listing could raise more than $60 billion, according to the report.
Deliberations are ongoing and no final decisions have been made, the people said. Representatives for Anthropic, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan declined to comment. Spokesperson from OpenAI and Morgan Stanley…
