Anthropic mints record gains in record time

What happened: Anthropic's S-1 has been filed, and the company is poised to break IPO records and deliver historic wins to its earliest backers, just over three years after its first major VC round. Key numbers: Spark Capital led its first round in spring 2023 and owns more than 1% of the company. Why it matters: Bessemer's Byron Deeter said no company has gone from zero to where Anthropic is today in that period of time. Anthropic beat OpenAI to the IPO, as the ChatGPT-maker expects to go public next year. Coverage: 4 outlets in 24h

Anthropic's S-1 has been filed, and the company is poised to break IPO records and deliver historic wins to its earliest backers, just over three years after its first major VC round.

Bessemer's Byron Deeter said no company has gone from zero to where Anthropic is today in that period of time. Anthropic beat OpenAI to the IPO, as the ChatGPT-maker expects to go public next year.