Anthropic valuation surge
Private market interest has pushed Anthropic discussions to roughly an $800 billion valuation in recent investor offers, a figure that accompanies reported annualized revenue of about $30 billion. That private enthusiasm comes amid reports that public sentiment on AI and data centres is worsening, which could complicate eventual IPO plans (The Next Web) ((cnbc.com)).
Anthropic is fielding investor offers that would value the company at about $800 billion, barely two months after it raised money at a $380 billion post-money valuation. (thenextweb.com) Anthropic said on February 12, 2026 that it raised $30 billion in Series G funding led by GIC and Coatue at a $380 billion post-money valuation. The company said Amazon has invested $8 billion in total. (anthropic.com) The new private-market offers come with reported annualized revenue of about $30 billion, according to The Next Web, which said Anthropic has started initial public offering discussions with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. Mercury News separately reported that Anthropic has resisted the latest funding overtures so far. (thenextweb.com) (mercurynews.com) Anthropic is the company behind Claude, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot that sells subscriptions, developer access, and business tools. The company told investors in February that the new cash would fund research, product development, and more computing infrastructure. (anthropic.com) The valuation jump lands as public attitudes toward artificial intelligence and the data centers that power it are getting worse. CNBC reported on April 15 that opposition to data centers helped delay or cancel at least $156 billion in projects in 2025, citing Data Center Watch. (cnbc.com) CNBC said that backlash could weigh on eventual stock market debuts for Anthropic and OpenAI, even as private investors keep bidding up both companies. The same report said artificial intelligence is likely to become a midterm-election issue in the United States. (cnbc.com) The split is stark: private buyers are pricing Anthropic like one of the world’s most valuable companies, while public-facing risks are building around energy use, land fights, and hostility toward artificial intelligence. Anthropic has not announced an initial public offering filing or pricing date. (thenextweb.com) (cnbc.com) For now, Anthropic’s next test is whether the momentum in private markets holds long enough to carry into a public listing. The latest offers show investors still want in, but they do not settle what public shareholders will pay. (thenextweb.com) (cnbc.com)
