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Deeter: Anthropic will be valued over $1 trillion within three years

Byron Deeter · BVP Partner, Byron Deeter: The Future of Venture - Why Chanel vs Walmart is BS · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Aug 25, 2025 · at 1:22:03

Byron Deeter is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners answering Harry Stebbings' question about whether Anthropic will be valued over or under $1 trillion in three years.

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“I mean, we put our money where our mouth is. We've been a buyer. So over, and that's again, like we a year ago when we were buyers, we still wouldn't have didn't conceive of that.”

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The claim, plainly

Byron Deeter predicts Anthropic will reach a valuation of over $1 trillion within three years, confirming Bessemer Venture Partners has been buying shares.

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Assessment

The resolution criteria require Anthropic to reach a valuation of $1 trillion or more in a primary funding round, secondary market transaction, or public market capitalization by August 25, 2028. As of July 23, 2026, Anthropic's highest confirmed primary funding valuation stands at $965 billion from its May 28, 2026 Series H round. Although mid-2026 secondary market reports indicate shares trading near $1 trillion implied valuations, a transaction or primary valuation of $1 trillion or greater has not yet been definitively confirmed. Because the timeframe extends through August 25, 2028, the verdict remains not yet determinable.

May 28, 2026: Anthropic raised a Series H round at a $965 billion post-money valuation.
Mid-2026 secondary market reports indicate shares trading at or near $1 trillion implied valuations, but no confirmed transaction of $1 trillion or more has been finalized.
The target resolution deadline is August 25, 2028.

Checked against

[1] wave.co [2] thetwentyminutevc.com [3] substack.com [4] cryptobriefing.com [5] bvp.com [6] anthropic.com [7] tracxn.com [8] sacra.com

assessed as of 2026-07-23

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⏳ prediction date: 2028-08-25; checked again automatically on the next resolution wave

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