Alphabet's Anthropic stake drives $124.3B private portfolio value — SkimNews

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- Alphabet disclosed in a regulatory filing that the value of its investments in unidentified private companies totaled ~$124.3 billion as of June 30
- Anthropic is the primary driver of that portfolio, with Alphabet's stake in the AI startup soaring to around $124 billion
Why it matters: Alphabet's $124.3 billion private investment portfolio is effectively a single bet on Anthropic, illustrating how the paper value of its early AI startup positions has swelled as private AI valuations surged. For Alphabet shareholders, that marks-to-market gain sits in the same filing that reveals the company's broader AI infrastructure ambitions.
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