Program and guest
Bloomberg Television’s Bloomberg Tech (approximately 7 minutes and 19 seconds), featuring Bessemer Venture Partners partner Byron Deeter. This article covers Deeter’s full interview.
Key points
(The following paraphrases the guest’s original remarks; the timestamp links lead to the corresponding points in the original video.)
- Bessemer has invested 650 million dollars in Anthropic across four rounds. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybc1tiflK64&t=10s）
- Anthropic’s IPO is “the one everyone has been waiting for.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybc1tiflK64&t=36s）
- This IPO gives public-market investors a true pure play on the AI software side for the first time. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybc1tiflK64&t=44s）
- Anthropic’s listing could open the floodgates for a wave of IPOs in 2027; the market has been under-allocated for years. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybc1tiflK64&t=90s）
Background and notes
Subtitles cover the full video (approximately 7 minutes and 19 seconds); this article covers Deeter’s full interview.