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Salesforce blocked from OpenAI investment then backed Anthropic

April 5, 2026Matthew Berman

Matthew Berman says Marc Benioff claimed Microsoft blocked Salesforce from investing in OpenAI, so Salesforce invested 330 million dollars into Anthropic and ended up owning about 1 percent.

Benioff: "Microsoft blocked us from investing in OpenAI"
They invested $330m into Anthropic, now owning about 1% of the company.
Microsoft blocked Salesforce from investing in OpenAI. So Marc Benioff put $330M into Anthropic instead.
Matthew Berman
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