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From 'heartburn' to $14 billion: Inside Menlo's early Anthropic investment that broke all the rules.
Menlo Ventures invested in Anthropic despite its pre-revenue status and high valuation, reaping an estimated $14 billion as the company prepares for an IPO. The firm's partner Matt Murphy believed Anthropic could challenge OpenAI, comparing it to a 'Pepsi to OpenAI's Coke.'
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