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Anthropic has surged to a trillion-dollar valuation on secondary markets, overtaking OpenAI. (www.businessinsider.com)
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Seems pretty clear Claude is winning this AI race

Anthropic's valuation now hovers at around $1 trillion on Forge Global, a leading private marketplace exchange, its CEO Kelly Rodriques told Business Insider. OpenAI's valuation on the platform is $880 billion, a slight uptick from its March funding round.

Since Anthropic and OpenAI are not yet public companies, the vast majority of investors are forced to buy via secondary markets, with existing stock in the companies sold by current or former employees or early investors. Neither company responded to a request for comment.

One Anthropic shareholder recently offered to unload shares at a $1.15 trillion valuation, according to Ken Sawyer, cofounder and managing partner at Saints Capital, a venture secondary firm.

A "very well known growth fund" offered to buy Anthropic shares at a $1.05 trillion valuation, Jesse Leimgruber, founder of OpenHome, posted on X this week.

"Absolutely wild," he said.

Some interested buyers have gotten more creative, offering to sell their home in exchange for Anthropic shares at a valuation above $800 billion.

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[–] 1 point 6 months ago

Crypto crashed a few times, but recovered fairly quickly. A lot of companies went bankrupt. The crashes didn't severely affect a significant portion of the population. Most people and institutions had little exposure if any at all, and the crypto industry didn't really employ many people. Most people with a 401k are significantly exposed to AI due to top-heavy index funds like the SP 500. Not sure how exposed major financial institutions are.

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