Anthropic CEO Vows to 'Underpromise and Overdeliver' as IPO Demand Points to Bigger Deal
Summary
Dario Amodei told JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon at a livestreamed fireside chat Friday that he wants the IPO to 'underpromise and overdeliver,' and said the company isn't fixated on timing or market conditions. The offering is already set at 825 million shares and $70 to $78 a share, but people familiar say the range or size is likely to be raised on strong demand. At the midpoint that's over $61 billion raised, plus a $26 billion private placement including Google, and a raise above $75 billion would top SpaceX's June record. The CEO also flagged computing power spending as the company's deepest business dilemma. Shares are expected to begin trading Thursday, so the pricing and any range increase are the next hard data points.
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