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Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao is leading early IPO meetings with investors and has not discussed valuation, sources say
Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao is leading early investor meetings, which have focused on big-picture themes like its Claude AI models, management and more.
TL;DR
- Anthropic is holding preliminary meetings with potential investors for its upcoming IPO.
- CFO Krishna Rao is leading these discussions, which focus on the company's AI models (like Claude) and strategy.
- Specific financials or valuation figures have not yet been discussed.
- The company confidentially filed its IPO prospectus with the SEC in June.
- Some investors anticipate a potential valuation of $2 trillion or more for Anthropic.
- Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers and executives.
- The company reported its run-rate revenue crossed $47 billion in May.