Anthropic Backers Poised for Billions in IPO Windfall — SkimNews
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- Coatue invested $4.75 billion in Anthropic and now holds a stake worth approximately $7.5 billion, based on the company’s last private valuation of $965 billion.
- Eric Schmidt owns about 1% of Anthropic, a stake valued at nearly $10 billion today, after initially investing when the company was valued at $461 million in 2021.
- Iconiq made a $6 billion late-stage investment in Anthropic at a $183 billion valuation, a position now worth $17 billion and poised to potentially double at IPO.
- Menlo Ventures has invested over $1 billion in Anthropic and holds a stake currently valued at $14 billion, following its leadership in the company’s Series D round.
- Sequoia invested $3 billion in Anthropic this year at a $380 billion valuation, securing roughly 1% ownership and more than doubling its investment ahead of the IPO.
- Spark Capital invested $75 million in Anthropic’s 2023 Series C round at a $5 billion valuation, a stake that has since grown more than ninetyfold to $7 billion.
Why it matters: Late-stage investors like Iconiq and Sequoia are reaping outsized returns despite entering at high valuations, signaling intense confidence in Anthropic’s path to profitability and IPO success, while early backers such as Spark Capital see exponential growth from modest initial bets, reshaping the economics of AI startup investing.
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