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Anthropic

Frontier AI Lab
Founded Jan 2021 (5 years old)HQ: San Francisco, CAanthropic.com

Also known as: Anthropic PBC, Anthropic AI

Equity Positions

13
HolderCategoryStakeValue at $380B
Employee Equity Poolsource
Pledge rates vary: pre-2025 hires up to 50% with 3:1 match; post-2024 hires 25% with 1:1 match.
Employees12%–18%$46B–$68B
$3.3B invested across 3 rounds; no philanthropic pledge
Investor13%–15%$49B–$57B
Alignment researcher; no publicly documented EA connections
Investor2%–3%$7.6B–$11B
Married to Holden Karnofsky (GiveWell co-founder)
Investor2%–3%$7.6B–$11B
Scaling laws pioneer; safety-motivated co-founder; no documented EA pledge
Investor2%–3%$7.6B–$11B
GWWC signatory; early GiveWell supporter
Investor2%–3%$7.6B–$11B
Former OpenAI Policy Director; responsible AI advocate; EA-adjacent framing
Investor2%–3%$7.6B–$11B
Interpretability pioneer; participated in EA events; safety-focused
Investor2%–3%$7.6B–$11B
GPT-3 lead author; chose Anthropic's safety mission over other options
Investor2%–3%$7.6B–$11B
$500M already in Good Ventures nonprofit vehicle
Investor0.8%–2.5%$3B–$9.5B
Led Series A; Skype co-founder; major AI safety funder
Investor0.6%–1.7%$2.3B–$6.5B
$10.75B invested; exact stake undisclosed; primary cloud partner
Investor
Series G Institutionalsource
GIC, Coatue, D.E. Shaw, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, MGX
Institutional
Total49.3%$187B