Anthropic is planning a live-streamed conversation between chief executive Dario Amodei and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon as part of the marketing push for its initial public offering, which could be a record-breaking one.
The session is one element of the investor outreach around the listing. Pairing the head of a leading AI developer with the head of one of the world's largest banks puts the company's pitch in front of a wide audience of prospective investors.
The offering is expected to formally begin marketing as soon as early Tuesday. After that comes pricing, followed by the debut of Anthropic's shares on the Nasdaq. The company is targeting that debut before the US Thanksgiving holiday, which leaves a compressed window between the start of marketing and first trade.
A listing of this scale would be a landmark moment for the AI sector, where the biggest model developers have so far relied largely on private funding. A Nasdaq debut would open Anthropic's shares to public-market investors and subject the company to the disclosure requirements that come with being listed.
The live stream signals that Anthropic intends to make its case in public, not only in closed-door investor meetings. Pricing and the final shape of the offering will determine whether the listing lives up to the expectation that it could set a record.
