Anthropic's anticipated IPO this year at a $2 trillion valuation promises massive returns for early investors. Even at its latest private valuation of $965 billion, stakes held by key backers already total billions. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who invested in Anthropic's 2021 Series A at a $461 million valuation, now owns a stake worth nearly $10 billion.
Iconiq, which wrote a $6 billion check last year at a $183 billion valuation, sees its investment grow to $17 billion with potential to double at IPO. Menlo Ventures, lead investor on Anthropic's Series D with over $1 billion invested, holds a stake now worth $14 billion. Sequoia's $3 billion investment earlier this year at a $380 billion valuation has already more than doubled.
Sound Ventures, founded by Guy Oseary and Ashton Kutcher, funneled $435 million total into the 2023 Series C, now worth billions. Spark Capital, the only firm with an Anthropic board seat, invested $75 million in the same Series C at a $5 billion valuation, ballooning more than ninetyfold to $7 billion.
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