Six Anthropic Co-Founders Enter Forbes 400 with $15.5 Billion Each
Six co-founders of AI company Anthropic have entered the Forbes 400 list, each valued at an estimated $15.5 billion following a significant funding round in May that boosted their individual stakes. The founders—Daniela Amodei, Dario Amodei, Tom Brown, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, and Sam McCandlish—left OpenAI to establish Anthropic in 2021 and have since built it into a major player in the AI industry through products like its Claude chatbot. Anthropic's rapid growth is reflected in its financial performance: the company reported $11.6 billion in Q2 revenue, surpassing rival OpenAI for the first time on that metric. Anthropic also recorded an adjusted operating profit of $559 million during the quarter. Both companies are preparing for potential IPOs and have submitted confidential filings with the SEC. The AI sector led new entries to this year’s Forbes 400, which set a record minimum net worth threshold at $4.4 billion.
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