Pirates.BZ Tech Startup NewsOpenAI's 852 billion USD valuation is facing skepticism from its own investors as Anthropic's annualized revenue jumped from 9B USD to 30B USD. Some investors who backed both companies now see Anthropic as the relative bargain. Iconiq Capital has invested over 1B USD in Anthropic while holding a smaller stake in OpenAI. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/anthropics-rise-is-giving-some-openai-investors-second-thoughts/ #Tech #Startup #News #AI
Anthropic's rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts | TechCrunch
One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI's recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic's current $380 billion valuation look like the relative bargain.