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The speaker says Anthropic raised the money from Amazon and Google years earlier in ordinary financings, and the value appreciated over time rather than the company issuing them shares at a huge discount based on its later valuation.
Jamin Ball · Deep Dive: Anthropic S-1 Myths and Mythos — Jamin Ball, Altimeter · 7 Nov 2026
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“Did they just give them shares at a huge discount? It's like, no, that didn't happen. What happened is they raised that money years ago in normal financings, like a normal startup would, and over time it's just appreciated in value.”1:16:53Report a misattribution
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