Anthropic's IPO Will Lead to Windfall Profits for These 3 Early Investors

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude large language model, confidentially filed for an IPO on June 1 and is approaching a trillion-dollar valuation. Three publicly traded companies hold positions set to generate outsized returns: Alphabet (GOOGL) owns a 14% stake now valued at approximately $135.1 billion, Amazon (AMZN) has seen its $8 billion investment surge more than ninefold to $74.2 billion, and Zoom Communications (ZM) holds a position worth $1.3 billion.

All three made their initial investments in 2023 or later, positioning them as early backers of what has become one of the most valuable AI companies globally. Alphabet's stake represents the largest exposure, while Amazon's gain—over 9x the original investment—marks the highest multiple among the three. The confidential filing sets the stage for what could be one of the largest tech IPOs in recent years, with the trillion-dollar valuation placing Anthropic among the most valuable private technology companies ahead of its public debut.