Bessemer Venture Partners’@bdeeter on Anthropic
Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-05-29
Bessemer Venture Partners investor Brad Deeter describes Anthropic as unprecedented in business history, citing 10x annual growth rate and a projected $100B annual revenue run rate by end of 2026, with 80x run rate growth in Q1 alone.
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Claims
- Anthropic has been growing at approximately 10x per year.
- Anthropic is projected to reach a $100B annual revenue run rate by end of 2026.
- Anthropic's run rate grew 80x in Q1 2026 alone.
- A Bessemer Venture Partners investor considers Anthropic without precedent in business history.
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We have not seen a company like this in the history of business. They have been growing at a rate of 10x p/a & potentially a $100 bn run rate at the end of this year. They grew 80x run rate just in Q1.