# Anthropic declines $800B offers, targets October IPO to set its own price.

- slug: 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.

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