Zoom at ~$5B ARR: Real AI Monetization, Re-Accelerating Growth, and a 25x Anthropic Windfall ($51M → $1.27B)

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SaaStr's breakdown of Zoom at ~$5B ARR shows the written-off 'COVID one-hit-wonder' modestly re-accelerating with genuine AI monetization and a ~$27B market cap. Its 2023 $51M Zoom Ventures bet on Anthropic is now worth ~$1.27B (25x) per a regulatory filing — now the majority of Zoom's strategic-investment line. The builder read: distribution + a paid AI tier let a mature incumbent turn AI into revenue, while its early model-lab equity stake dwarfs the operating business's own AI upside.