Anthropic is holding investor meetings in the coming weeks as it prepares for a potential large IPO, people familiar with the matter said. Lead underwriters are arranging the meetings and the company has discussed a possible IPO as early as October. If it proceeds, Anthropic would precede rival OpenAI, which had eyed a fall 2026 listing but is reportedly considering delaying to 2027; both firms have quietly filed related paperwork.

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Anthropic is holding investor meetings in the coming weeks as it prepares for a potential large IPO, people familiar with the matter said. Lead underwriters are arranging the meetings and the company has discussed a possible IPO as early as October. If it proceeds, Anthropic would precede rival OpenAI, which had eyed a fall 2026 listing but is reportedly considering delaying to 2027; both firms have quietly filed related paperwork.