Shaires nets $28.5M to buy stakes in OpenAI, Anthropic
What's the deal? Shaires HoldingsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → said on 30 July 2026 that it raised $28.5 million from institutional shareholders to invest in private artificial intelligence and technology companies. Named targets include OpenAI and AnthropicDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
What's the endgame? The firm plans to build a portfolio of stakes in private AI and tech companies, giving its backers exposure to businesses that remain off public markets.
The signal: Demand for access to leading private AI companies is pushing investors toward vehicles that hold pre-IPO stakes — a sign of how much capital is chasing a small pool of frontier firms.
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