Based Dario.
It's doubly costly to pass on great founders in times of need.
Founders always remember.
10:57 PM · Jun 1, 2026 · 45.3K Views
CEO Dario Amodei cut a prominent VC last minute.
Based Dario.
It's doubly costly to pass on great founders in times of need.
Founders always remember.
"Their crime? Passing on the Series B, the hardest round Dario ever had to raise (led by Spark). In venture conviction is all that counts."
well the guy who led Anthropic's Series B did ultimately get seven convictions . . .
CEO Dario Amodei cut a prominent VC last minute.
Based Dario.
It's doubly costly to pass on great founders in times of need.
Founders always remember.
Users condemned Anthropic for cutting fund allocations over skipped Series B investments, viewing the decision as vindictive and typical of ruthless VC behavior.