First half deficit of 12.8 trillion yen Anthropic's IPO documents - Report

[Silicon Valley Current Affairs] The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 20th that American artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic had a net loss of $80.7 billion (approximately 12.8 trillion yen) in the first half of 2026. The report was based on a draft prospectus for an undisclosed initial public offering (IPO).

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According to WSJ, $72 billion of the deficit was due to accounting factors related to fluctuations in the valuation of convertible bonds issued by the company to raise funds. In the same period last year, the company posted a net loss of $13 billion. Sales for the first half of 2026 were approximately $16.3 billion. One-fifth of that amount came from two large customers.

Additionally, Anthropic has signed agreements to pay approximately $450 billion over the next seven to 10 years to companies such as Amazon.com and Google's cloud division to secure processing capacity for its AI infrastructure. The company is also looking to expand its processing capacity, with related contracts potentially worth up to $750 billion.