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Why Anthropic Is Giving Away 20% of Its Equity (And Why Everyone's Mad)

aired Oct 20, 2026
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confidence 0.99
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Summary

Anthropic just gave away 5% of their company to you, and everyone seems to be mad about it. Now, at their rumored $2.2 trillion IPO valuation, that's around $100 billion, which is the largest philanthropic raise of capital ever.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of going, actually, anthropic, including: Now, at their rumored $2.2 trillion IPO valuation, that's around $100 billion, which is the largest philanthropic raise of capital ever.

Key takeaways
  1. 01That is more than the entire GDP of Costa Rica, and is enough money to run NASA for four years straight
  2. 02But he also tested this concept over the following three years up until 2024, where he gave 1,000 low-income Americans
  3. 03Arguably one of the best insights into this because they're actually building the models
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