Wire reporting: (Reuters, via CNA)

Potential investors in Anthropic's planned initial public offering are raising doubts about whether the company can still hold a roadshow next week in time for a November listing, people familiar with investor discussions told Reuters, according to a CNA reprint of the exclusive^2,3.

Those people said investors are pushing for a more attractive valuation before committing, and that some view a recently discussed $1.5 trillion figure as being at the high end of expectations^2,3.

Techmeme's aggregator headline, attributing the Journal, said major investors are increasingly skeptical that Anthropic's IPO can achieve a $1.5 trillion valuation after a market selloff, and that one person said it could be closer to $1 trillion¹. This desk did not read the Journal article itself¹.

The Reuters account, via CNA, said the talks reflect in part the sharpest technology selloff in a year and geopolitical uncertainty around new offerings^2,3.

Reuters had previously reported that the roadshow was initially expected to start the week of Nov. 9, with pricing the following week, CNA said^2,3.

People familiar with the discussions told Reuters that Anthropic may need to offer a bigger discount to secure commitments, given quarterly losses and large commitments to partners in the AI buildout, according to CNA^2,3.

Anthropic declined to comment, CNA reported, citing Reuters^2,3.