If There Was Ever a Reason to Avoid the Anthropic IPO, This Is It

Anthropic filed for its IPO on October 26, 2026, with a potential valuation exceeding SpaceX's record $85.7 billion raise. However, the article warns retail investors to avoid the IPO due to an extremely aggressive insider lockup schedule featuring 23 separate unlock events, including share sales on the first trading day after debut. Additionally, historical data shows that 57% of major tech IPOs since 2012 declined within 12 months, with an average maximum drawdown of 55%.