Yeh Paisa Kahan Se Aayega Aur Kyun?
Scene yeh hai ki Anthropic apne employees ko ek bade 'tender offer' ke through company ke shares bechne ka mauka de rahi hai. Is offer mein valuation $350 billion tak ja sakti hai, jo ki current market mein bahut bada number hai. Yeh sirf employee liquidity ke liye nahi hai, balki company ko growth ke liye $20 billion se bhi zyada ka fund bhi raise karna hai. AI field mein competition itna zyada hai ki talent ko attract aur retain karne ke liye companyyon ko aise steps uthane pad rahe hain.
Valuation Ka Game: Kon Kahan Hai?
Anthropic ki yeh $350 billion ki valuation unhein duniya ki sabse valuable private tech companies mein shamil kar degi. Haalanki, woh apne main rival, OpenAI se thoda peeche hain, jinki valuation $500 billion thi October 2025 mein hue ek secondary sale mein. Aapko yaad diladein ki September 2025 mein Anthropic ki valuation $183 billion thi, matlab sirf kuch mahinon mein valuation lagbhag dugni ho gayi hai. Yeh $350 billion ki valuation, company ki annualized revenue ka lagbhag 17.5 guna hai, jo ki aggressive hai par frontier AI companies ke liye common hai.
AI Sector Mein Paisa Hi Paisa!
Asal mein, pure AI sector mein paisa bahut tezi se aa raha hai. Pichle funding cycle mein $131.5 billion ka venture capital sirf AI mein laga hai, jo ki 52% zyada hai. Doosre sectors mein toh paisa kam ho raha hai, par AI ka raaj hai. Experts ka maan na hai ki 2026 tak bhi sabse zyada funding AI mein hi jayegi. AI market 2025 mein $390.91 billion aur 2026 mein $539.45 billion ka ho sakta hai.
Secondary Sales: Naya Trend Ya Zaroorat?
Companies ab IPO ka wait nahi kar rahi hain. Employee liquidity provide karne aur talent ko hold karne ke liye secondary share sales ek common practice ban gayi hai. SpaceX aur Stripe jaise companies bhi yeh kar chuki hain, aur OpenAI toh regularly yeh karta hai. Anthropic ka focus safety aur governance par bhi hai, jisse woh enterprise market mein alag dikhta hai.