Finding housing in San Francisco, the country’s most expensive housing market, can be a nightmare. Finding a buyer willing to part ways with unreleased AI stock might be even harder.
In April, Storm Duncan took a direct approach to reaching tech workers and posted his $8 million Marin County property on LinkedIn, offering an exchange for Anthropic stock. While LinkedIn may not be the most conventional real estate marketplace, it did provide a direct line to Anthropic employees.
The sale includes a 4,372-sqft house and an 11-acre parcel next door. The property sits on top of a hill offering 360-degree views of the city and Mount Hamilton across the bay. Duncan, founder of the tech investment bank Ignatious, splits his time between Jackson, Wyo. and Miami. He’s owned the California property since 2019 and currently rents it out to a venture capitalist…