Anthropic "accidentally" leaks IPO filing! Plans to raise US$69.3 billion, valuation shrinks from US$2 trillion to US$1.3 trillion

Anthropic PBC sent out and then withdrew a document that appeared to show it plans to raise up to US$69.3 billion through an initial public offering (IPO). According to people familiar with the matter, the AI lab first sent bankers a copy of the document showing it planned to offer approximately 867 million shares at a price range of US$70 to US$80 per share, but then sent another email saying those details were not accurate. The AI lab is preparing to push its shares toward listing at a time when the market is digesting the potential impact of the US midterm elections, with tech stocks seeing heightened volatility and trillions of dollars in market value wiped out in a single day. Potential investors are weighing a valuation of US$1.1 trillion to US$1.3 trillion for the creator of the Claude chatbot Siasun Robot&Automation, down from an estimated fair value of as much as US$2 trillion in early October. A Democratic sweep of Congress, beyond concerns about rising debt levels and safety issues in the AI sector, has also prompted a reassessment of the pace of data center expansion.