Sources: Sequoia plans a big investment in Anthropic, joining a round led by GIC and Coatue, which are investing $1.5B each, as Anthropic aims to raise $25B+
Silicon Valley investor to write first cheque for AI start-up after recent leadership overhaul
Financial Times George Hammond
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Discussion
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@bwnash
Brian
on bluesky
Thing is, code tools have never been the basis of a durable, profitable business on a scale that would justify a $multibillion valuation. They tend to be $100-200m businesses that last 4-5 years, then get bulldozed by shifts in languages and new design schemas.
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@tyleraking.com
Tyler King
on bluesky
I seem to remember some axiom about throwing good money after bad...? [embedded post]
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@johnholland
John Holland
on bluesky
The reason for this is that Anthropic is the closest one to a business model: assisted coding. They have real satisfied customers using it in real world environments successfully. [embedded post]
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@edzitron.com
Ed Zitron
on bluesky
What happened to the “up to $15bn” from Microsoft and NVIDIA? Did it go the way of OpenAI's fictional $100bn investment from NVIDIA? Most of the post-2018 VC vintages are underwater, and at this valuation, what, that's a 2x multiple? These companies stink! [embedded post]
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@ricburton
@ricburton
on x
Realtors of San Francisco Start your engines
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@thedealdirector
@thedealdirector
on x
Anthropic is likely going to try and raise $25B from Sequoia, GIC and Coatue, doubling their valuation to $350B. With this tempo they are going to go public at $350-$400 a share. [image]
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@dineshgovender
Dinesh Govender
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Very, very interesting. Probably signals that in a very large winner-takes-all outcome for AI companies, Sequoia is positioning to win through hedging (except if the winner is Google). (Less probable: that they view OpenAI as less likely to win.) Sequoia to invest in Anthropic,
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@shortsqueeznews
@shortsqueeznews
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BREAKING: Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster $25B funding round for Anthropic. VCs usually avoid backing direct competitors. Sequoia already backs OpenAI and xAI, and now it's backing Anthropic. Sequoia's new rule: pick all the winners. [image]
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r/technology
r
on reddit
Sequoia to invest in Anthropic in a $25 billion funding round at valuation of $350 billion