TechCrunch, citing the Wall Street Journal, reports that Anthropic intends to begin trading on a Thursday or Friday next week and will set its valuation range this week. Some institutional investors reportedly want a valuation below the $1.5 trillion target discussed last week, which was itself below the $2 trillion floated earlier. The report rests on the WSJ's sourcing and nothing is confirmed by the company. For teams building on Claude, a listing would bring public financial disclosure about a major model supplier.
