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Anthropic raises $13B Series F

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585 points meetpateltech | 7 comments | 02 Sep 25 16:04 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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duxup ◴[02 Sep 25 16:12 UTC] No.45105028[source]▶
These numbers seem made up at times / difficult to comprehend what they expect is happening ...
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1. paulpauper ◴[02 Sep 25 16:26 UTC] No.45105265[source]▶
People said the same about Open AI in 2023, only valued at $30 billion at the time, and then seemingly overnight Chat GPT become a major commercial product rivaling Google. Or Tesla valuations in 2019. It went from a niche brand to Teslas everywhere after Covid. These VCs are not as irrational as commonly assumed. They know if a product gains critical mass , it can become everything.
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2. duxup ◴[02 Sep 25 16:32 UTC] No.45105363[source]▶
I'm not sure a couple successes makes sense of these numbers.
3. lm28469 ◴[02 Sep 25 16:41 UTC] No.45105528[source]▶
It's still bleeding money with no profitability in sight, niche product or household name
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4. paulpauper ◴[02 Sep 25 16:43 UTC] No.45105563[source]▶
same again for Amazon, Tesla, Uber and others. Then they began making billions. Anthropic is not a niche anymore though. Same for Chat GPT.
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5. lm28469 ◴[02 Sep 25 16:49 UTC] No.45105654{3}[source]▶
Are they the exceptions or the rules, that's the question.
6. Zigurd ◴[02 Sep 25 17:03 UTC] No.45105840{3}[source]▶
That's a pretty random selection. Amazon makes money. Uber is clawed their way back from the pit of doom of not having a viable business model and being led by a jackass. Tesla is a meme stock. At best these examples tell us nothing.
7. anthem2025 ◴[02 Sep 25 17:18 UTC] No.45106072[source]▶
Are you really trying to argue Tesla is fairly valued? In 2025?

When their sales have nosedived, new products have flopped, their CEO is the most disliked man in America, and their self driving still requires someone in the car at all times?

Tesla is a GameStop level meme stock.