Amazon’s $18 billion investment could balloon to be worth more than $250 billion, and Google’s $33 billion into $140 billion.

New York Times

Big companies have invested in small companies historically. But that is not to make money. Amazon and Google are neither banks nor like Berkshire Hathaway. They are tech companies and invest in other small companies for maybe their tech, employees, patents or just to keep tabs on it.

But low and behold in this case these two are ready to make BIG money on their initial investment. The theory is that once Anthropic goes public, Google and Amazon will sell their shares.

Microsoft had invested in Apple in late 1990s and had later sold apple shares.

Microsoft Sold Its Apple Stock in 2003 for $550 Million. Today Those Shares Would Be Worth $120 Billion.

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