New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Elon Musk's SpaceX has set a new benchmark for blockbuster stock market debuts after raising $75 billion in its June 2026 initial public offering (IPO), valuing the rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company at $1.77 trillion.

Now, AI startup Anthropic is preparing for a potential public listing that could challenge the record, with reports suggesting it is exploring a fundraising target of as much as $100 billion at a valuation of around $2 trillion.

The prospect of another mega IPO has intensified the competition for investor money, particularly as leading artificial intelligence companies seek billions of dollars to fund their expansion. Anthropic, the maker of Claude, is expected to make its public m...