Market Chatter: Amazon-Backed Anthropic Could Seek to Raise Over $100 Billion in Blockbuster IPO

06:37 AM EDT, 08/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic could seek to raise more than $100 billion in an initial public offering that could value the AI firm at about $2 trillion, The New York Times reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The report said the IPO could become the largest-ever public offering, surpassing SpaceX's $85.7 billion listing in June at a $1.77 trillion valuation, if successful. Anthropic was valued at $900 billion in a private funding round earlier this year and filed to go public in June, it added. Anthropic did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)