Anthropic rated BB+, on track for investment grade

Kroll Bond Rating gave Anthropic a BB+ rating in June, the highest junk grade, putting the Claude maker on track for investment grade, the FT reported. The rating preceded $35B in financing from Apollo. Anthropic is expected to pursue an IPO that could value it at $1.5T or more.

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