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Anthropic, the operator of the Claude chatbot, has announced an annualized revenue run rate of $65 billion, up from seven times its figure at the end of last year. The company is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) that could value it at $2 trillion or more, having filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public later this year.
Major investors in Anthropic include Amazon, with a $33 billion investment for a 21% stake; Alphabet, holding a 15% stake; Salesforce, which has invested $5 billion; and Zoom Communications, with a $1.3 billion stake. The stakes these companies hold are expected to benefit their respective shareholders significantly if Anthropic’s IPO is successful.
In the second quarter of this year, Amazon reported $53.4 billion in income driven by the revaluation of its Anthropic investment. Meanwhile, Alphabet’s earnings per share reached $9.11, largely due to gains from its stake in SpaceX, showcasing the financial implications of their investments in AI firms.
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