Unconfirmed: @MelvinInvests is circulating claims that Anthropic's S-1 filing discloses a $131.7 billion cash position and that a $100 billion IPO raise is imminent — neither figure has been confirmed by Automatica Press.
@MelvinInvests wrote on 28 October1 that, according to what the account described as Anthropic's "latest S-1 filing," the company holds $131.7 billion in cash and short-term investments, which the post called "the third largest cash pile among non banking companies in the US behind only Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet." The account added that a rumored $100 billion IPO raise could push that figure above $230 billion, putting it "within striking distance of Alphabet's $242.5 billion." @MelvinInvests had 33,622 followers and 62 likes at the time of observation, meeting the threshold for reporting under house rules.
The $131.7 billion figure warrants scrutiny on its face. @MelvinInvests frames it as exceeding the individual cash positions of Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, and Meta — claims that have not been independently checked against public filings.
Automatica Press reported on 26 October3 that Anthropic had filed an IPO registration statement for a planned Nasdaq listing and named a proposed ticker, but that neither an offering size nor a price range had been set. That coverage noted explicitly that "the financial figures circulating on social media could not be verified against the filing."
What would confirm or kill these claims: the S-1 filing itself, a pricing amendment, or a formal IPO announcement from Anthropic. Until then, the specific numbers remain unverified social media claims.