Anthropic's Seven Founders to Cash Out $250 Million Each in IPO
Anthropic's seven co-founders will each sell 3,378,378 shares in its IPO, netting about $250 million apiece at the $74 mid-range of a $70-$78 price band, per its new S-1.
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