Salesforce Stake in Anthropic Reaches $5 Billion

Salesforce's stake in Anthropic is worth approximately $5 billion after investing since early 2023. The company first contributed about $50 million in Anthropic's initial fundraising and has continued investing in all subsequent rounds. Its stake represents roughly two-thirds of Salesforce's entire strategic portfolio. Anthropic is filing confidentially for an IPO at a $965 billion valuation. The return is driven by sustained investment in Anthropic's Claude developer model.