Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, filed a confidential registration statement with the SEC in June, but the firm will not be listed on a public exchange until a later date, meaning ordinary brokerage accounts cannot directly purchase its stock today.
A recent Motley Fool survey found that 70 % of respondents are considering buying shares in either the Anthropic or OpenAI IPO, underscoring strong early demand and prompting investors to explore “backdoor” options before the opening‑day tape rolls.
The most straightforward proxy is Amazon (AMZN), which has already invested $13 billion in Anthropic and pledged up to $20 billion more contingent on performance milestones. Buying Amazon shares therefore offers the cheapest indirect exposure to Anthropic’s growth.
Alphabet (GOOGL/GOOG) holds a similar equity and cloud‑services partnership with Anthropic, while Microsoft (MSFT) and Nvidia (NVDA) participated in the startup’s Series G funding round in May, giving them stakes that can be accessed through their publicly traded shares.
Beyond the cloud giants, venture arms of Zoom and Salesforce have also taken equity positions in Anthropic, adding further publicly listed companies that could serve as indirect vehicles for investors.
For those preferring exchange‑traded funds, the KraneShares Artificial Intelligence and Technology Public and Private ETF (AGIX) includes Anthropic among its roughly 72 holdings, though the fund carries a relatively high 1 % expense ratio. Cathie Wood’s Ark Venture Fund (ARKVX) also lists Anthropic, but as an interval fund it offers limited liquidity and a $500 minimum investment.
Accredited investors with at least $5,000 to commit can access Anthropic shares on secondary‑market platforms such as Forge Global, EquityZen, and Hiive. These venues, tied to major brokerages like Charles Schwab and Morgan Stanley, allow private‑company transactions but remain out of reach for most casual retail traders.
Until Anthropic’s IPO materializes, the combination of proxy stocks, niche ETFs, and accredited‑investor secondary markets represents the primary pathways for retail investors to capture any upside from the fast‑growing AI firm.