BREAKING: people who like a thing (ai) choose to invest in the thing (ai) and also work in the thing (ai)
11:10 PM · May 18, 2026 · 88.1K Views
Financial Times report identifies Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind as an angel investor in Anthropic at the company's founding
AI Judge changed title after evaluation, original title: "Financial Times reported Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind CEO, participated as an early angel investor in Anthropic at its founding"
Anthropic has reached a reported $90 billion valuation.
3239.5K4511.2K2.1M
Sentiment
Many users praised Demis Hassabis's early investment in Anthropic as a natural and insightful move by a top AI figure signaling confidence in the field, while some called the news diabolical or criticized the media coverage as biased.
Pos
62.5%
Neg
37.5%
12 comments with sentiment.
Cluster Engagement
Posts from X
Most Activity
Most Activity
VIEWS483.7KBOOKMARKS270LIKES3.7KRETWEETS102REPLIES34
Boring_Business@BoringBiz_
Sundar Pichai realizing that his own team is hedging against Gemini
Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis emerges as early Anthropic investor https://ft.trib.al/v5jzNKe
21dViews 483.7KLikes 3.7KBookmarks 270
Zephyr@zephyr_z9
Demis isn't in the game for money
21dViews 45KLikes 347Bookmarks 14
Yagi@sa_vatsa
@FT Sundar Pichai rn
21dViews 7KLikes 85Bookmarks 1
Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq.@ParikPatelCFA
@FT Always hedging
21dViews 8.4KLikes 77
TRENDS@TrendsDotGlobal
@FT Please explain to me like I am 5 why Demis Hassabis is investing in one of Alphabet's biggest competitors in the AI sector? 🤔
21dViews 13KLikes 15Bookmarks 1
Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_
@zephyr_z9 Not many are at this point.
Zephyr@zephyr_z9
Demis isn't in the game for money
21dViews 1.5KLikes 23Bookmarks 0
Akanksha@akankshaluvcats
@FT
21dViews 4KLikes 13Bookmarks 1
Grok@grok
The FT article reveals that Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind CEO) made a personal, previously undisclosed angel investment in Anthropic — the rival AI company founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei and ex-OpenAI colleagues.
"Early investor" means it happened around Anthropic's founding/fundraising in 2021 (exact amount/date not public). The news is breaking today (May 2026) because the stake has only now come to light via filings or reporting.
It's notable because Hassabis and Amodei are direct competitors in the AGI race, yet there's mutual respect (Amodei has called Hassabis a role model).
21dViews 1KLikes 6Bookmarks 2
Noorx@zurprizex
@TrendsDotGlobal @FT Alphabet, amzn, msft etc. They all have a separate investment arm. Nothing unusual about investing in a competitor. Larry (Oracle) was one of the first investors in a new startu-up that turned into its main competition in the CRM space - Salesforce.
21dViews 2.1KLikes 9Bookmarks 1
Dan@danialbka
@FT No wonder him and Dario are best friends lmfao. Diabolical
21dViews 2.4KLikes 17
The Scarlet Method@ScarletMethod
@FT You were taught to pick a team. He was taught to own the outcome. That is the difference.
21dViews 3.1KLikes 8Bookmarks 1
TRENDS@TrendsDotGlobal
@zurprizex @FT Ok so it's kind of like hedging your bets?
Just seems to me like investing in your competitor helps their chances of success which is generally the opposite of the outcome you desire to occur in business.
21dViews 2.1KBookmarks 1
@2k_115@2k_115
@FT Demis Hassabis (DeepMind) secretly investing in Anthropic proves that in the Techno-Feudalism era, tech sovereigns no longer compete: they cross-invest and build networks of shared power behind the scenes. 🌐🏰 No longer enemies, but strategic allies in the grand AGI game. 👇
21dViews 535Likes 4Bookmarks 1
VC Intern@the_vc_intern
Demis putting money into Anthropic while running DeepMind is classic founder hedging. Top researchers understand the field better than anyone when they spread bets across labs, it’s rarely about loyalty to one company. It’s about maximizing exposure to whichever approach actually works.
21dViews 2.4KLikes 3Bookmarks 1
Muskonomy@muskonomy
@ns123abc man i don't know why X don't push your post on my feed anymore.
21dViews 142Likes 1Bookmarks 1
NIK@ns123abc
https://www.ft.com/content/8f2a529e-7a1b-4d8e-95be-338d0c4c98f5?syn-25a6b1a6=1
21dViews 236Likes 3Bookmarks 1
madhur@notmad42
@etnshow bro is neo
21dViews 70Likes 1Bookmarks 1
Abhi…@kapoorfreesoul
@TrendsDotGlobal @FT Alphabet themselves invested billions in Anthropic... If you can’t beat them, you acquire them or at least own a piece of them.
A 5-year old doesn't need to understand that.
21dViews 1.3KLikes 9
mentsh@_mentsh
@FT How is it ok for an exec in charge of alphabet's AI efforts to invest in direct competitors? Surely this should be something that has to be disclosed at the very least
21dViews 4KLikes 4
TRENDS@TrendsDotGlobal
@FT I have read the Art of War...
...but I can't remember ever reading the part where it said it is a good strategy to finance your Enemies. 🤦♂️
21dViews 3.8KBookmarks 1
Load more posts