Anthropic IPO filing: $1.7B quarterly payroll, about $107K per employee monthly

Re:Anthropic IPO filing: $1.7B quarterly payroll, about $107... by gruez on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @07:22AM (#50351124)

By that logic is every SF startup that pays 6 figure SWE salaries and offering perks like catered lunches but aren't making any money also "robbing shareholders"?

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Re:Anthropic IPO filing: $1.7B quarterly payroll, about $107... by cmiles8 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @07:25AM (#50351161)

Yes, but they’re not public companies. VCs go into the game knowing they’ll be diluted. The pension fund that owns your public company has different views. Public markets view this very differently hence why it’s getting attention this morning.

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Re:Anthropic IPO filing: $1.7B quarterly payroll, about $107... by Havoc on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @07:26AM (#50351177)

Can certainly be framed that way. And the second the returns wobble it will be.

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