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Effective Altruism, Anthropic's DNA, and the SBF Connection
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Anthropic's founders, funders, and key executives are almost all connected through the EA movement. Dario's college roommate co-founded Open Philanthropy, married Dario's sister Daniela, and joined Anthropic in 2025. SBF's $500M investment used FTX customer funds. EA isn't just Anthropic's philosophy — it's its entire social graph.
Sam Bankman-Fried invested $500M in Anthropic for a 13.5% stake (diluted to 8%) that would be worth ~$30 billion at today's $380B valuation — enough to repay FTX victims three times over.
Sam Bankman-Fried invested $500M of FTX customer funds into Anthropic, receiving a 13.5% stake now diluted to 8%. At Anthropic's current $380B valuation, that stake is worth roughly $30 billion — enough to repay every FTX victim three times over. The best VC call in history was made illegally.
Anthropic's most recent valuation stands at approximately $380 billion, always roughly half of OpenAI's valuation despite a much smaller user base.
