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What we'll learn from Anthropic's $2-$3T IPO | E2325

Episode 2325 Published 1 month ago

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Today's show:

*Anthropic is likely headed for the largest IPO in history. A reported 2-3 trillion October debut would blow past SpaceX's recent record. Jason breaks down why the. numbers matter less than what they'll reveal about the entire AI economy.

Then, chats with a pair of founders: one who's selling subscription water filtration systems that will keep microplastics out of your brain (and other body parts), and another who's building the AI software that powers automated solar panel installation.

Guests

Sami Khoreibi: https://x.com/samikhoreibi

Wisewell: https://www.wisewell.com/

Puneet Puri: https://x.com/puneetp

Gritt Robotics: https://www.gritt.ai/

Relevant Links

Fortune: Anthropic reportedly plans $2T IPO in October: https://fortune.com/2026/08/13/anthropic-ipo-2-trillion-october-largest-ever-spacex/

Ramp AI Index: August update: https://ramp.com/data/ai-index-august-2026

Decart: https://decart.ai/

Bloomberg: Anthropic in talks to buy Decart: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/anthropic-said-in-talks-to-buy-ai-startup-decart-for-6-billion

Nat Geo: Profile of water sommelier Martin Riese: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/water-sommelier-martin-riese

Mailman School of Public Health: Nanoplastics study: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/bottled-water-can-contain-hundreds-thousands-nanoplastics