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FROM THE EDITORS
01 / OWNERSHIP

Behind the Brand

You know the name.
Now meet the company behind it.

THE VISIONARY INDEX / AI COMPANIES

Behind the hype.
Inside the business.

Track the companies, their verticals, and the numbers behind the headlines.

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5 companies · Dated, company-reported observations—not live prices or necessarily the latest valuations. Mixed metrics are not directly comparable.

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A selection from the tracker
CompanyPrimary verticalObservationPeriod & source
Anthropic

The company behind Claude, building language models and AI tools for businesses and developers.

$380B · 2026-02-12
Series G. Company-reported post-money valuation from its $30B Series G announcement. This is a dated financing valuation, not a current share price or founder wealth.

Ownership investigation ↗
Foundation models$380BAnnounced financing valuation (USD)2026-02-12Anthropic ↗
Cursor

An AI-powered code editor and software-development platform built by Anysphere.

$29.3B · 2025-11-13
Series D. Company-reported post-money valuation at the $2.3B Series D. This historical round is separate from any later acquisition consideration; follow the ownership investigation for that story.

Ownership investigation ↗
Coding tools$29.3BAnnounced financing valuation (USD)2025-11-13Cursor ↗
ElevenLabs

AI speech, audio generation and conversational-agent tools for businesses, developers and creators.

$11B · 2026-02-04
Series D. Company-reported valuation from its $500M Series D. This is a funding-round observation, not the earlier employee tender value or a public-market quote.

Voice & audio$11BAnnounced financing valuation (USD)2026-02-04ElevenLabs ↗
Glean

Enterprise search, AI assistance and agents grounded in a company's connected workplace information.

$7.2B · 2025-06-10
Series F. Glean reported a $150M Series F at this valuation. The observation retains its June 2025 date; it is not labeled as a live or latest valuation.

Ownership investigation ↗
Enterprise search & agents$7.2BAnnounced financing valuation (USD)2025-06-10Glean ↗
02 / CAREERS

Work, considered.

Clear reporting for consequential career decisions.

THE CAREER EQUATION

What is the
offer really worth?

01 / TODAYCashSalary & bonus
02 / TOMORROWEquityOwnership & vesting
03 / EVERY DAYBenefitsHealth, time & flexibility

A good offer is more than its headline number. Understand the pay, the ownership and the life that comes with it.

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03 / LEADERS

The Leaders

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THE VISIONARY BRIEF

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