# Anthropic corporate expansion and market competition > Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/anthropic-corporate-expansion-and-market-competition > Updated: 2026-11-02T13:03:12.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2. Anthropic has engaged in significant strategic moves, including a reported $1.25 billion per month compute deal with SpaceX brokered by co-founder Tom Brown. This deal occurs as the company prepares for a potential IPO that could value the firm above $2 trillion. However, the company is facing increasing scrutiny from the startup ecosystem. Companies such as Spellbook and Figma have expressed concerns regarding Anthropic’s market behavior. Spellbook reported that Anthropic launched Claude for Legal, a tool that overlaps with its core services, despite previous assurances to the contrary. This has led some startups to migrate to competitors like OpenAI or DeepSeek due to perceived product competition and high costs. While Anthropic has introduced the Claude Startups program to provide discounts, its growing market dominance continues to create tension with the emerging enterprises that rely on its foundational models. ## Timeline ### 2026-11-02: Anthropic faces scrutiny from startups over competing product launches AI startups are wary of their dependence on Anthropic, fearing the provider will use their data and market insights to launch competing products, similar to Amazon’s marketplace tactics. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/anthropic-faces-scrutiny-from-startups-over-competing-product-launches ### 2026-10-09: Anthropic secures SpaceX compute deal amid publishing AI controversy Anthropic secures a $1.25B monthly SpaceX compute deal while major U.S. publishers face internal backlash over the undisclosed use of AI for covers and marketing. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/anthropic-secures-spacex-compute-deal-amid-publishing-ai-controversy --- Cite as: Anthropic corporate expansion and market competition. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/anthropic-corporate-expansion-and-market-competition