Anthropic IPO in trouble: $500B valuation cut, 895B compute commitments, Claude Code founders exit pre-IPO
新智元 · wechat · 2026-11-05
Rumors that Anthropic cancelled its IPO were debunked — its S-1 filings remain active — but the offering looks troubled.
- Talent exodus: three Claude Code core figures (Anthony Morris, Thariq Shihipar, Cat Wu) quit within two weeks between S-1 submission and the planned roadshow, despite the prospectus calling Claude Code decisive to commercialization
- Valuation cut: private-market talk of $2T has been forced down to $1.4-1.5T by underwriters
- Financials deteriorating: Q3 revenue $16.96B but sequential growth slowed to 47% (vs 144% in Q2, including $600M of discounts); Q3 swung to a $567M GAAP operating loss from Q2's $974M profit
- Compute debt: procurement and leasing commitments total $895.4B, with $447.5B due by 2030 and $69.8B within 12 months
- Blackstone warned of a likely junk-grade credit rating; OpenAI's own round was cut from $30B target to $20B with only $11B committed
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