Anthropic is an AI safety and research company. It was founded in May 2021 by siblings Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, who serve as CEO and President, respectively.[1][2]
Anthropic raised $124 million in a series A founding round. The round was led by Jaan Tallinn, and included participation from James McClave, Dustin Moskovitz, the Center for Emerging Risk Research (now Macroscopic Ventures), Eric Schmidt, and others.[3][4][5]
Anthropic raised a further $580 million in a series B founding round. The round was led by Sam Bankman-Fried, and included participation from Caroline Ellison, Jim McClave, Nishad Singh, as well as Tallinn and CERR.[6]
Further reading
Perry, Lucas (2022) Daniela and Dario Amodei on Anthropic, Future of Life Institute, March 4.
External links
Anthropic. Official website.
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