A Mill Valley homeowner is looking to dive into artificial intelligence by selling his sprawling estate in exchange for shares of San Francisco AI company Anthropic. Storm Duncan, founder of the tech investment bank Ignatious, lives primarily in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He listed the property, which features sweeping views of San Francisco, on LinkedIn as part of an effort to reach his targeted buyer: Anthropic employees. “The Anthropic employee probably has a significant amount of liquid net worth in Anthropic,” Duncan said. “It’s not diversified and they probably don’t have a home that corresponds to their new net worth. I’m in the exact opposite scenario where I have a home, but I don’t have exposure to Anthropic, which I would like to have.” Artificial intelligence Apr 17 White House chief of staff meets with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology Making It in the Bay Apr 22 Mortgage rates fall, Bay Area home prices still high The luxury home up for sale is located at 114 Inez Place in Mill Valley’s Strawberry neighborhood. A Zillow search shows the 4,400-square-foot home features four bedrooms and five bathrooms on a hill with acres of land. The home also has panoramic views and an infinity pool. “I think one of the primary amenities of the home is that it’s 13 acres surrounded buy a lot of wildlife and land,” Duncan said. Anthropic, an AI research and safety company, could be worth up to $800 billion, according to recent reported valuations. Duncan is hoping to lure the equity holder with key benefits like keeping the upside in shares and tax advantages. “Some people think we’re in a bubble and Anthropic is overvalued,” Duncan said. “And I happen to think that we’re at the very beginning of the most transformations thing we’ll ever see in our lifetime. I realize fully that their stock could go up or down.” Lisa Smith, a realtor in the Mill Valley area, said she has never heard of anyone offering up property in exchange for company shares, but noted we are moving into a world where people are offering Bitcoin for homes. “I appreciate the seller’s creativity,” Smith said. “It’s a pretty awesome thought.” Smith said if she was advising the buyer, she would do a deep dive into the trade. “It may or may not see the same type of growth and excitement that possibly the Anthropic share is going to see when it goes public,” Smith said, adding it would be much easier if the company was trading publicly today for an “apples-to-apples comparison.” Duncan said he has had early conversation about a possible trade, but an Anthropic employee has yet to sign off on a deal. “If it doesn’t happen on the dotted line today, but you know has a possibility in the future, you know I’ll keep the dots open,” Duncan said. ...read more read less