Anthropic PBC is reportedly considering a listing as soon as October, sparking a high-stakes IPO race with rival OpenAI Inc.
The maker of the popular Claude AI chatbot has had early discussions with Wall Street banks, with Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Morgan Stanley likely under consideration for key roles.
A listing could raise more than $60 billion, according to The Information, which reported on the timing of Anthropic's IPO earlier.
Anthropic was valued at $380 billion in a $30 billion funding round co-led by MGX that closed in February, with partnerships with Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Nvidia Corp.
Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI staffers, Anthropic aims to be a more responsible AI steward than its competitors, with Claude and its underlying technology gaining traction with enterprise customers and developers.
However, the company has faced challenges, including a ban on government use of its technology by the Pentagon, which was later blocked by a court order.
