Will Anthropic’s valuation hit … by December 31?

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Market context

Anthropic’s private valuation must reach the listed threshold on an official Nasdaq Private Market (NPM) print before 31 December 2026, yet the market prices this at just 11% despite recent fundraising at $965 billion. The consensus backdrop has shifted sharply higher this year, with the company disclosing a $65 billion Series H-1 round in May that pushed its post-money valuation to $965 billion, 18% above its previous round [2][7].

Historical precedent for such rapid secondary-market re-pricing suggests the 11% figure may be discounting the lag between headline financing and official NPM publication. Comparable cases show that while private exchanges like Forge Global and Jupiter have already priced Anthropic near or above $1 trillion, the resolution hinges on gated NPM prints rather than unverified secondary chatter [2][10]. Polymarket data indicates an 83% probability that Anthropic will hold a higher NPM valuation than OpenAI by June 2026, with current NPM data already placing Anthropic at $936 billion against OpenAI’s $822 billion [4].

Traders should monitor for a signed primary round, any authorised secondary pricing updates, and the cadence of NPM publication, as prices are published only for trading days with a one-day lag [6]. The most immediate catalyst is the scheduled release of fresh fundraising terms or an authorised NPM update, which Bloomberg reported on 13 May as a potential $30 billion deal at a valuation above $900 billion [6]. Without a formal NPM mark hitting the threshold before year-end, the market resolves to No, regardless of secondary market sentiment.

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