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Anthropic's S-1 names Spark Capital as sole VC board member, ~$800M invested

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Anthropic's IPO prospectus (S-1) mentions few venture capital firms, with Spark Capital as the notable exception. Spark invested approximately $800 million across six rounds, and its general partner Yasmin Razavi is the sole VC representative on Anthropic's board.

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    Few VC firms are mentioned in Anthropic's S-1, except Spark, which invested ~$800M across six rounds and whose GP Yasmin Razavi is the sole VC on its board (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)

    Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal : Few VC firms are mentioned in Anthropic's S-1, except Spark, which invested ~$800M across six rounds and whose GP Yasmin Razavi is the sole VC on its board — Venture capital firms are largely absent from Anthropic's IPO prospectus, with one exception: Spark Capital, an early investor whose general partner …

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