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Anthropic is preparing for what could be the largest IPO in history. According to CNBC, the company plans to release third-quarter financial data for the first time at a meeting with potential investors on Wednesday; the data will be disclosed only to a group of institutional investors, and Anthropic declined to comment. Subsequently, according to the Financial Times, Anthropic told investors before its IPO that third-quarter revenue grew nearly 50% to $16.8 billion, up from $11.5 billion in the three months through June, but the growth rate was slower than the more than doubling from about $4.8 billion between the first and second quarters; on an adjusted basis, it was profitable for a second consecutive quarter, with positive cash flow in the third quarter, $1.70 in revenue for every $1 spent on compute, and an operating margin of 11%. Nearly a third of the draft S-1 circulated to a small group of investors last month consisted of risk factors.

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    Anthropic disclosed quarterly revenue of $16.8 billion to investors
    Financial Times · 人工智能:Anthropic tells investors before IPO that quarterly revenue grew nearly 50% to $16.8 billion
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    Anthropic discloses Q3 financial data for the first time, preparing for IPO
    CNBC · Technology:Anthropic to disclose new revenue figures, AI lab finances become focus of tech markets

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Oct 15
  1. Financial Times · 人工智能Selected
    Anthropic tells investors before IPO that quarterly revenue grew nearly 50% to $16.8 billion

    Anthropic told investors before its IPO that third-quarter revenue grew 50% to $16.8 billion and was profitable for the second consecutive quarter on an adjusted basis. Revenue is higher than the $11.5 billion in the three months through June, but the growth rate is lower than the more than doubling of revenue from about $4.8 billion between the first and second quarters of this year. The company said cash flow was positive in the third quarter, with $1.70 in revenue for every $1 spent on compute, and an operating margin of 11%. Nearly one-third of the draft S-1 circulated to a small group of investors last month consisted of risk factors, including that AI models may exhibit unpredictable and malicious behavior, with Anthropic warning that its technology could pose an existential risk to humanity. The company plans to go public in November, and its listing is widely expected to be the highest-valued IPO in history.

Oct 13
  1. CNBC · Technology
    Anthropic to disclose new revenue figures, AI lab finances become focus of tech markets

    Anthropic plans to disclose third-quarter financial data for the first time at a meeting with potential investors on Wednesday, as the company prepares for what could be the largest IPO in history. According to sources familiar with the matter, the data will be shared only with a group of institutional investors; Bloomberg first reported the meeting, and Anthropic declined to comment. Last week, OpenAI gave existing investors an updated revenue figure of $50 billion, lower than the widely reported $70 billion; that figure excludes cloud partner revenue and, according to sources, does not represent a change in demand. Confusion from related reports briefly dragged down semiconductor stocks and the Nasdaq. Based on the latest revenue figures, Anthropic's public valuation could reach $2 trillion, with year-end revenue possibly exceeding $100 billion; the company confidentially filed with the SEC earlier this year but has not yet publicly released S-1 financial data. According to Reuters, Anthropic will go public in November, though sources could not confirm the listing date.

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