# Anthropic declines $800B offers, targets October IPO to set its own price. - Date: 2026-04-15 - Category: Artificial Intelligence Anthropic turned down $800B in VC offers and is preparing an October IPO instead. Run-rate revenue hit $30B, up from $9B in four months. The secondary market already prices it at $688B. The 1,000 companies spending $1M+ a year are the reason investors are desperate. ---