Awaiting Anthropic IPO, Chime Makes 'Strides,' Bugatti Deal | Bloomberg Deals 9/9/2026
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Anthropic's IPO sitting in the same conversation as Chime's bank acquisition and Bugatti's deal flow shows AI labs are now treated as core market infrastructure, not speculative bets. If you're a later-stage startup adjacent to AI, public-market comparables are about to reset your valuation and exit timing assumptions.
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