Reuters: Some investors are considering lowering the Anthropic IPO valuation expectation to approximately 1500000000000 USD
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Some investors discussed lowering Anthropic IPO the valuation expectation to approximately 1500000000000 USD, but this is not the final pricing.
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Reuters: Some investors are considering lowering the Anthropic IPO valuation expectation to approximately 1500000000000 USD
PANews October 17 According to Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter,Anthropic after the disclosure of the latest financial data, some existing and potential IPO investors are considering lowering their valuation expectations. At a October 14 San Francisco investor event, some investors discussed a valuation of approximately 1500000000000 USD, lower than their previous expectation of November IPO approximately 2000000000000 USD.Anthropic disclosed to investors that third-quarter revenue increased quarter over quarter by 45%to 16800000000 USD, and it achieved adjusted profitability. However, second-quarter revenue had previously more than doubled quarter over quarter to 11600000000 USD, and the slowdown in growth disappointed some investors. The above valuation was discussed by investors and is not the final IPO pricing;Anthropic did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
PANews said that Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, reported the relevant news.
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At October 14 a San Francisco investor event, some investors discussed a valuation of approximately 1500000000000 USD。
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This valuation was lower than the previous expectation of November IPO approximately 2000000000000 USD.
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Anthropic disclosed to investors that third-quarter revenue increased quarter over quarter by 45%to 16800000000 USD, and it achieved adjusted profitability.
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Second-quarter revenue had previously more than doubled quarter over quarter to 11600000000 USD。
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The relevant valuation remains a discussion among investors and is not the final IPO pricing.
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Anthropic did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
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Investors are reassessing Anthropic's IPO valuation. Although its third-quarter revenue continued to grow and it achieved adjusted profitability, the article stated that growth slowed from the second quarter, disappointing some investors. Therefore, the valuation discussed at the event was lower than previously expected. However, this was only a discussion among some investors, not the formal offering price.
Why it matters to readers
This reflects that, when assessing IPO, some investors focus not only on whether revenue is growing but also on the growth rate. The discussed valuation falling from approximately 2000000000000 USD to approximately 1500000000000 USD means that its valuation expectations may have been affected by changes in the growth rate, but there is currently no final pricing.
Beginners should distinguish between “the valuation expectation discussed by investors” and “final IPO pricing.” The former may continue to change and cannot be directly regarded as meaning that the company has gone public at that valuation.
Risks and unknowns
The news was reported by Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter; the identities of those people were not disclosed.
Approximately 1500000000000 USD was the valuation discussed by some investors, not the final IPO pricing.
Anthropic did not immediately respond to the request for comment.
The article did not provide formal IPO offering terms.
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