Venture capital backs both OpenAI and Anthropic as AI rivals gear up for IPOs

About 90 venture‑capital firms have stakes in both OpenAI and Anthropic, the two leading AI labs that have been competing for talent, customers and policy influence. Data from PitchBook shows roughly 42% of OpenAI’s investors also back Anthropic, and a third of Anthropic’s investors sit on OpenAI’s cap table. The overlap includes heavyweight names such as Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Founders Fund and Amazon. With both companies planning public listings this year after raising over $100 billion each, investors appear to be betting on the broader AI market rather than picking a single winner. Weiterlesen