# Menlo Ventures and the Anthropic Bet

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Podcast: [Tech News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7438584)
Published: 2026-06-23T20:43:17+00:00
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## Resource

Menlo Ventures dropped $750 million into Anthropic before it had a product—backed by SPVs and OpenAI alumni—turning early bets into AI royalty. Their Anthology fund, launched with Anthropic, ballooned to $250M+, backing 60+ startups with exits like Graphite and Astrix. Menlo’s bold moves now define their AI dominance. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/405c2d62cb4be76b

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