Anthropic may begin the long-awaited formal marketing push for its IPO as soon as Tuesday, aiming to persuade investors that now is a favorable window to go public — even after last week's sharp selloff in AI-related stocks. Markets have been highly volatile over the past week, with the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), widely known as the "fear gauge," briefly climbing above 25. Matt Kennedy, senior strategist at IPO research firm Renaissance Capital, said companies typically put IPOs on hold when the VIX reaches such levels; Anthropic's deal size and investment case, however, may set it apart from a typical new issue. Bloomberg News previously reported that Anthropic is targeting an offering size at or above SpaceX's record-setting IPO.
