Mill Valley seller seeks Anthropic equity
- Storm Duncan, a Miami-based investment banker, is offering his 13-acre Mill Valley estate at 114 Inez Place in exchange for Anthropic equity. - The property is listed around $4.8 million, and Duncan said he has heard from Anthropic employees and early investors about a swap. - Anthropic is also hiring a brand events lead in San Francisco or New York for up to $400,000. (businessinsider.com)
A Mill Valley homeowner is trying to sell a 13-acre estate for Anthropic shares instead of cash. (therealdeal.com) (cbsnews.com) The seller is Storm Duncan, a Miami-based investment banker, and the property is 114 Inez Place in Mill Valley. Reports put the asking value at about $4.8 million. (therealdeal.com) (finance.yahoo.com) The house sits on roughly 13 acres and includes four bedrooms, five bathrooms, an infinity-edge pool, a spa, and a putting green. Duncan bought the property for about $4.75 million in 2019. (finance.yahoo.com) (cbsnews.com) Duncan said he wants more exposure to Anthropic, the San Francisco artificial intelligence company behind Claude. He used LinkedIn to say he would “like to exchange the property for Anthropic equity.” (therealdeal.com) (hoodline.com) The unusual listing tracks a private-market scramble for Anthropic shares, which are hard to buy unless you are an employee, early backer, or secondary-market seller. Yahoo Finance reported Duncan has already heard from Anthropic employees and early investors. (finance.yahoo.com) (techcrunch.com) At the same time, Anthropic is building out its public-facing operation. Business Insider reported the company is hiring an “Events Lead, Brand” in San Francisco or New York with pay up to $400,000. (businessinsider.com) (startup.jobs) The job posting says the role would run brand-focused events, manage large activations, and travel 30% to 40% of the time. Anthropic’s careers site lists openings across San Francisco and New York and describes the company as headquartered in San Francisco. (businessinsider.com) (anthropic.com 1) (anthropic.com 2) Taken together, the house listing and the hiring push show how Anthropic’s private shares are being treated like a currency around the Bay Area. Duncan’s pitch turns a real estate sale into a bet that Anthropic stock will be worth more later. (therealdeal.com) (finance.yahoo.com) For now, the estate is still on the market and the proposed swap remains a negotiation, not a completed sale. The listing’s core message is simple: in this corner of the Bay Area, Anthropic equity is being priced like prime property. (cbsnews.com) (therealdeal.com)
