1 Sep 2026
Citation Bureau
Vol. I
No. 300

Anthropic publicly named hedge funds as bad actors and warned major investors to stop using SPVs for secondary sales.

The case

Anthropic publicly warned Menlo Ventures and other investors to stop using SPVs for secondary sales.

“Anthropic last year warned Menllo, one of its best investors and others, enough with the SPVS. They said publicly, enough with the damn SPVS.”
Harry Stebbings · 14 May 2026

Topics

AI CompaniesHedge FundsPrivate EquitySecondary Markets

Citation Bureau · compiled from attributed public discussion. Last updated 2026-05-14.