
VCs will make billions on Anthropic's IPO, but Amazon is set to make much (much) more
Massive note conversions reveal the true extent of Amazon's ownership in Anthropic.
Key points
- • Instead of taking stock upfront, Amazon structured much of its investment as convertible notes, a type of debt that converts into shares upon an IPO or sale.
- • Amazon first backed Anthropic in 2023 with a commitment to invest up to $4 billion in the software company.
- • Beyond its stock gains, Amazon will also continue to earn significant revenue from Anthropic, which has committed to spend at least $110 billion on AWS over the next 10 years.
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