Valuing the AI behemoth is tough enough. But Australian backers go into this float knowing they’re getting a worse deal than some other big shareholders.
Let’s get this straight: I have no idea what Anthropic is worth, and neither do you.
And don’t expect to find too much in the way of answers in the Australian prospectus for the artificial intelligence giant’s float, which was finally released on Wednesday morning, ahead of the listing in New York on November 19.
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Anthropic now lets companies self-host Claude Managed Agents, keeping agent data and credentials in-house, though model calls still leave their network.
It’s expecting to set its final IPO share price the day before that. Earlier this week, Anthropic said that price would likely be between $70 to $78 per share, putting its valuation as high as $1.4 trillion. [Link: Anthropic’s Initial Public Offering | https://ipo.anthropic.com/us/ | Anthropic]
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