Anthropic Kicks Off Share Sale for Staffers of Up to $6 Billion

Anthropic is launching a share sale program allowing current and former employees to sell equity at a $350 billion valuation, matching its latest $30 billion funding round. The secondary share sale could total up to $6 billion, enabling early staffers to liquidate stakes in the AI startup amid surging demand for generative intelligence. The move follows Anthropic’s rapid growth, backed by tech giants like Google and Amazon, which have invested heavily in its AI research and infrastructure. Employees gained liquidity options as the company’s valuation skyrocketed, reflecting its position as a top competitor to OpenAI and other AI leaders. The sale underscores the broader trend of AI firms rewarding talent with equity as competition for expertise intensifies in the quantum and AI sectors.