Anthropic seeks to raise up to $3.5bn from Japanese investors in IPO

Fundraising as part of Nasdaq listing would be largest in Japan by foreign company Anthropic's IPO could surpass SpaceX to become the largest in history. © Getty Images via Kyodo TOKYO -- U.S. artificial intelligence developer Anthropic said on Monday that it plans to raise up to $3.5 billion in Japan as part of its initial public offering, potentially surpassing by about 60% the amount U.S.-based SpaceX raised in the country in June.