At Least 95 Investors Backed Both OpenAI and Anthropic as AI Rules of VC Change
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-03
- The NYT examines the investor landscape ahead of Anthropic's blockbuster IPO (with OpenAI also preparing to go public).
- PitchBook data shows at least 95 investors have stakes in both OpenAI and Anthropic, including Sequoia, Founders Fund, Coatue, and Altimeter.
- Backing direct competitors was long considered a conflict of interest, but top Sand Hill Road firms have rewritten their norms to avoid missing the next $2 trillion AI winner.
- The piece asks which European investors stand to gain as startup funding shifts.
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