Anthropic, the company behind Claude, the world's first AI with human-level language skills, is set to go public in the US, with four Indian-origin executives in its leadership: Chief financial officer Krishna Rao, chief technology officer Rahul Patil, Claude Code co-creator Sid Bidasaria, and Neil Buddy Shah, who chairs Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust. The company's revenue has increased significantly, with $16.3 billion in the first half of 2026, up from $1.16 billion a year earlier, despite a net loss widening to $80.7 billion due to an accounting adjustment linked to the rising value of its convertible securities, and an operating loss narrowing to $693 million from $2.1 billion a y…
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Anthropic, the company behind Claude, the world's first AI with human-level language skil…: Anthropic, the company behind Claude, the world's first AI with human-level language skills, is set to go public in the US.
The company, which filed for an initial public offering (IPO), has four Indian-origin exe…: The company, which filed for an initial public offering (IPO), has four Indian-origin executives in its leadership.
Chief financial officer Krishna Rao, chief technology officer Rahul Patil, Claude Code co…: Chief financial officer Krishna Rao, chief technology officer Rahul Patil, Claude Code co-creator Sid Bidasaria, and Neil Buddy Shah, who chairs Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, are among the key figures.
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Four Indian-origin executives shine at Anthropic as the Claude maker filed to go public in the US. The top leadership chartincludes chief financial officer and chief technology officer Krishna Rao and Rahul Patil, respectively, Claude Code co-creator Sid Bidasaria, and Neil Buddy Shah, who chairs its Long-Term Benefit Trust.Indian-origin chief financial officer Krishna Rao’s disclosed holdings in Anthropic could be worth $840 million - $1.12
Four Indian-origin executives in the spotlight as Anthropic files for IPO
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Anthropic reported $16.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2026, up from $1.16 billion a year earlier. Its net loss, however, widened to $80.7 billion, largely because of an accounting adjustment linked to the rising value of its convertible securities. Its operating loss, which reflects the performance of its core business, narrowed to $693 million from $2.1 billion a year earlier.
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