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Anthropic is lining up a new slate of investors, but the AI startup has ruled out Saudi Arabia
Sovereign wealth funds and other investors are jostling to buy into an Anthropic stake. But the company has ruled out taking any Saudi money.
The stake in Anthropic is for sale because it belongs to FTX, the failed cryptocurrency exchange started by Sam Bankman-Fried, and is being unloaded as part of the company's bankruptcy proceedings. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious "Vision 2030 Initiative" has looked to modernize the economy and strengthen ties in global finance. The most notable case in recent years was the alleged killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, an event that triggered international backlash in the business community.
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