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Anthropic Co-Founders Amass $93 Billion Fortune
15 Sep
Summary
- Six Anthropic cofounders debuted on Forbes 400 with $93 billion combined wealth.
- Their fortunes surged after a May funding round increased individual stakes.
- Anthropic reported $11.6 billion in Q2 revenue, surpassing OpenAI.
Six co-founders of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic have made their first appearance on the Forbes 400 list of America's wealthiest individuals. Dario and Daniela Amodei, along with colleagues Tom Brown, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, and Sam McCandlish, collectively hold a net worth of $93 billion.
Each of these six individuals is estimated by Forbes to be worth $15.5 billion. Their fortunes saw a substantial rise in May after Anthropic secured new funding, which more than doubled the estimated value of their individual stakes in the company.
The AI sector was a significant driver of new entrants to the Forbes 400 this year, with 15 newcomers from the industry. Anthropic's recent financial performance has been strong, posting $11.6 billion in revenue for the second quarter, a figure that surpasses OpenAI's revenue of $6.7 billion for the same period.
Both Anthropic and OpenAI have taken steps toward potential public offerings by submitting confidential IPO filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This development brings attention to the potential tax liabilities employees at these companies may face ahead of expected public listings later this year.
