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Like a Series A, B, or C financing, an IPO raises capital in exchange for a certain amount of ownership dilution.

Jamin Ball · Deep Dive: Anthropic S-1 Myths and Mythos — Jamin Ball, Altimeter · 7 Nov 2026

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“Uh, you know, it's no different than a company raising a series A, B, or C. It's you're gonna raise money at a certain dilution. Um, and yeah, the Bill Gurley thing is, well, if the stock pops 50% on day one, why wouldn't you have just raised money-”
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