Anthropic seeks $10 billion funding at $350 billion valuation, nearly doubling in four months

Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation | TechCrunch

Anthropic is gearing up to raise a fresh $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal. TechCrunch has confirmed the raise and valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Claude-maker last raised a $13 billion Series F round at a $183 billion valuation three months ago, so this raise nearly doubles the AI firm's value. In March, Anthropic secured $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion valuation. Coatue Management and GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, will lead the new round, per the WSJ, which cited sources familiar with the deal. Anthropic is expected to close its latest financing in the coming weeks, and the total deal amount could change. This round would be separate to the $15 billion Nvidia and Microsoft recently committed to invest in Anthropic, a "circular" deal that would see Anthropic buying $30 billion of compute capacity from Microsoft Azure running on Nvidia's chips. The fresh capital comes as Anthropic continues to win over developer hearts with Claude Code, its tool designed to automate coding, powered by Claude Opus 4.5. It also comes as Anthropic prepares for a potential IPO this year alongside its main rival OpenAI. OpenAI is also in talks to raise as much as $100 billion at a $750 billion valuation. Anthropic declined to comment.

Anthropic Raising $10 Billion at $350 Billion Value, WSJ Says

Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. are also expected to participate in the new round, after previously saying they will invest up to a combined $15 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind the chatbot Claude, is raising a new round of funding that would value the company at $350 billion before the new investment, according to people familiar with the matter. The AI developer is in talks to raise $10 billion in the round, said one of the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private information. GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, and Coatue Management plan to lead the new financing, the people said. The total amount of the fundraise may change, one person said. Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., which previously said they will invest up to a combined $15 billion in Anthropic, are also expected to participate in the new round, Bloomberg News has reported. Anthropic and GIC declined to comment. Representatives for Coatue did not respond to requests for comment. The Wall Street Journal previously reported details of the new round. Funding at that level would represent a staggering increase in Anthropic's valuation. The startup previously raised $13 billion from investors in September at a $183 billion valuation. That earlier haul cemented the firm as one of the most valuable startups in the world and underscored the broader, persistent investor interest in the AI boom. Founded in 2021 by former employees of OpenAI, Anthropic has positioned itself as a reliable, safety-conscious firm that users can trust. Like OpenAI, Anthropic has been ramping up its spending on chips and data centers to build more advanced AI systems and support wider adoption of the technology. OpenAI was valued at $500 billion in a secondary share sale last year. The ChatGPT maker has reportedly held talks with investors to raise tens of billions of dollars at a valuation of $750 billion.

Anthropic plans new fundraise at $350 billion valuation, sources say

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Anthropic is planning a multi-billion-dollar fundraise that would value the Claude chatbot maker at $350 billion, two sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The AI startup plans to raise $10 billion in a funding round with Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and Coatue Management planning to lead the financing, the Wall Street Journal first reported on Wednesday. The round could close within weeks, although the size and terms could change, the Journal said. Anthropic, which is backed by Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab and Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab, declined to comment. In early December, the Financial Times reported that Anthropic hired law firm Wilson Sonsini to prepare for an initial public offering that could take place as early as 2026. An Anthropic spokesperson had told Reuters at the time that the company had not decided when, or whether, it would go public. Reporting by Krystal Hu in San Francisco and Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Tasim Zahid Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab

Anthropic Said to Be in Talks to Raise Funding at a $350 Billion Valuation

Anthropic, the high-flying artificial intelligence start-up that makes the Claude chatbot, plans to raise $10 billion in funding that would value it at roughly $350 billion, nearly doubling its valuation from just four months ago, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Talks over the financing, which would be led by Coatue Management as well as GIC, which is Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, and other shareholders, come amid speculation that Anthropic is eyeing an initial public offering in the next 12 to 18 months as rivals like OpenAI race to add more capital to their coffers. The financing discussions are ongoing, and the plans could change. Anthropic, which is based in San Francisco, declined to comment. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported on the funding talks. The discussions are another sign of the investment frenzy around A.I., which has driven concerns about a bubble and raised questions about the viability of A.I. businesses. Developing A.I. products such as chatbots is costly, requiring enormous amounts of capital, energy and data for the computing resources to train the programs. In October, OpenAI closed a deal that values the company at $500 billion. On Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI said it had raised $20 billion in a funding round that most likely put its value at above $230 billion. (The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of copyright infringement of news content related to A.I. systems. OpenAI and Microsoft have denied those claims.) Anthropic was founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei and his sister, Daniela Amodei. They had left OpenAI after disagreements over how its technologies were being funded and released through Microsoft. The Amodeis created Anthropic to build A.I. with safety guardrails. They also structured the company as a public benefit corporation, which is aimed at creating public and social good. In 2024, Anthropic raised $8 billion from Amazon, its largest investor. Google has invested around $3 billion and controls around 14 percent of the company, according to court documents obtained by The Times. In total, Anthropic has raised at least $40 billion in financing, according to data compiled by PitchBook, which tracks start-ups. Anthropic closed its previous funding round in September, in a deal that valued it at $183 billion. At the end of the year, Microsoft and Nvidia also said they would invest roughly $15 billion in Anthropic. As it works to improve its A.I. technologies and deliver them to businesses and consumers, Anthropic is spending tens of billions on data center hardware that powers artificial intelligence. Late last year, the company said it planned to spend $50 billion on data centers in Texas and New York alongside a cloud company, Fluidstack. But Anthropic did not specify how it planned to fund the project. The company is also spending billions to buy computing power from Google and Amazon. Anthropic will be the primary user of a jaw-droppingly large Amazon data center in New Carlisle, Ind., which will eventually consume 2.2 gigawatts of electricity -- enough to power a million homes.

Anthropic plans new $10bn fundraise that would value AI firm at $350bn

Startup founded by former OpenAI staff is aiming to more than double its annualized revenue run rate this year Anthropic is planning a $10bn fundraise that would value the Claude chatbot maker at $350bn, according to multiple reports published Wednesday. The new valuation represents an increase of nearly double from about four months ago, per CNBC, which reported that the company had signed a term sheet that stipulated the $350bn figure. The round could close within weeks, although the size and terms could change. Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and Coatue Management are planning to lead the financing, the Wall Street Journal reported. Insatiable demand for AI and growing enterprise adoption has driven tech spending higher globally, pushing valuations of AI startups like Anthropic to record levels, even as concerns about an AI bubble loom. OpenAI has been valued at $500bn. Anthropic last raised $13bn in a Series F round that valued the company at $183bn, the company said in early September. The company had also hired a law firm to prepare for an initial public offering that could take place as early as 2026, according to the Financial Times. Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI staff, Anthropic's Claude models have built a strong reputation among developers, particularly for coding tasks. Anthropic is aiming to more than double its annualized revenue run rate this year, helped by rising adoption of its enterprise products. The startup, which Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia have poured billions of dollars into, declined to comment.

Claude maker Anthropic to raise $10bn round at $350bn valuation - reports

Reports suggest Anthropic is raising $10bn, making it one of the most valuable start-ups in the world, as the appetite for AI investment continues unabated. Claude maker and OpenAI rival Anthropic looks set be to valued at $350bn, as reports say it is raising a $10bn round, making it one of the most valuable AI start-ups in the world. Originally reported by the Wall Street Journal, CNBC and Bloomberg are also citing sources saying the investment round will be led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC, and Coatue Management and include existing investors like Microsoft and Nvidia. In just September of last year, Anthropic raised $13bn in a funding round led by Iconiq, valuing the company at a post-money $183bn, cementing its place as a true competitor to OpenAI. So the mooted fundraise would represent a remarkable increase in valuation in the space of one quarter. Anthropic was founded by siblings and OpenAI alumni Dario and Daniela Amodei, with a mission to build on the principles of responsible AI. Since its inception, it has vied to become the reliable choice for enterprise, as well as power users and developers, and said in September that it now serves more than 300,000 business customers, while its number of large accounts - customers that each represent over $100,000 in run-rate revenue - has grown nearly sevenfold in the past year. Salesforce Ventures has been on board since its Series C round and has helped facilitate that reach into enterprise - Claude is integrated into Salesforce Einstein 1 Studio. Anthropic launched its Dublin presence in 2024, establishing the city as its Europe, Middle East and Africa headquarters, and in September last year, the company announced that it would be tripling its global workforce. The expansion plans include more than 100 new jobs, primarily across Dublin and London. Don't miss out on the knowledge you need to succeed. Sign up for the Daily Brief, Silicon Republic's digest of need-to-know sci-tech news.

Anthropic reportedly seeking to raise $10B at $350B valuation - SiliconANGLE

Less than two months after its last funding round, Anthropic PBC is reportedly in talks with investors to raise another $10 billion. Sources told the Wall Street Journal today that Coatue Management and GIC are set to lead the round. It will reportedly give Anthropic a pre-money valuation of $350 billion, nearly double what it was worth in September. That would put the company well ahead of xAI Corp. but behind OpenAI Group PBC, which is valued at $600 billion. Anthropic's expected valuation jump hints at investor confidence about its ability to maintain sales growth. In October, Reuters reported that the company was on track to end 2025 with annual recurring revenue of $9 billion. Anthropic reportedly expects that figure to nearly triple in 2026. The company's latest fundraising push comes about two months after it secured an investment valued at up to $15 billion from Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. A few weeks earlier, it received $13 billion from a group of institutional investors. Anthropic may be raising more capital to finance the ambitious infrastructure initiative it announced in mid-November. The company plans to open data centers in New York, Texas and other locations at a cost of $50 billion. The campuses will operate alongside a $11 billion cloud facility that Amazon Web Services Inc. built for Anthropic near Lake Michigan. The additional computing capacity will enable the company to continue enhancing its Claude family of large language models. The most capable algorithm in the series, Claude 4.5 Opus, launched a few weeks ago. It nearly tripled the score of its predecessor on ARC-AGI-2, a particularly difficult AI benchmark used to measure LLMs' reasoning capabilities. Anthropic's engineering roadmap prioritizes not only new models but also tools that can help companies put those models to use. In November, it debuted two features designed to cut Claude customers' inference costs. The features lower infrastructure usage by reducing the amount of data that Claude ingests while interacting with third-party applications. It's also possible Anthropic will spend some of the new capital on acquisitions. In 2025, rival OpenAI completed at least five buyouts cumulatively worth over $7.6 billion. Its largest deal was the May purchase of Jony Ive's io Products Inc. at a $6.5 billion valuation. Anthropic has made only one acquisition date. In early December, it acquired the developer of Bun, a toolkit that helps companies build and run JavaScript applications. Anthropic will use the technology to enhance its Claude Code programming assistant. If it materializes, the $10 billion funding round could be the company's last before going public. Anthropic has reportedly hired a law firm to help it list its shares later this year. It's unclear what valuation the company is targeting or how much it hopes to raise. OpenAI is reportedly planning to go public in the second half of 2026 or early 2027 at a $1 trillion valuation.

Anthropic said to be in talks to raise funding at a $350 billion valuation - The Economic Times

Anthropic, the high-flying artificial intelligence startup that makes the Claude chatbot, plans to raise $10 billion in funding that would value it at roughly $350 billion, nearly doubling its valuation from just four months ago, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Talks over the financing, which would be led by Coatue Management as well as GIC, which is Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, and other shareholders, come amid speculation that Anthropic is eyeing an initial public offering in the next 12 to 18 months as rivals such as OpenAI race to add more capital to their coffers. The financing discussions are ongoing, and the plans could change. Anthropic, which is based in San Francisco, declined to comment. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported on the funding talks. The discussions are another sign of the investment frenzy around AI, which has driven concerns about a bubble and raised questions about the viability of AI businesses. Developing AI products such as chatbots is costly, requiring enormous amounts of capital, energy and data for the computing resources to train the programs. In October, OpenAI closed a deal that values the company at $500 billion. On Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI said it had raised $20 billion in a funding round that most likely put its value at above $230 billion. Anthropic was founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei and his sister, Daniela Amodei. They had left OpenAI after disagreements over how its technologies were being funded and released through Microsoft. The Amodeis created Anthropic to build AI with safety guardrails. They also structured the company as a public benefit corporation, which is aimed at creating public and social good. In 2024, Anthropic raised $8 billion from Amazon, its largest investor. Google has invested around $3 billion and controls around 14% of the company, according to court documents obtained by the Times. In total, Anthropic has raised at least $40 billion in financing, according to data compiled by PitchBook, which tracks startups. Anthropic closed its previous funding round in September, in a deal that valued it at $183 billion. At the end of the year, Microsoft and Nvidia also said they would invest roughly $15 billion in Anthropic. As it works to improve its AI technologies and deliver them to businesses and consumers, Anthropic is spending tens of billions on data centre hardware that powers artificial intelligence. Late last year, the company said it planned to spend $50 billion on data centres in Texas and New York alongside a cloud company, Fluidstack. But Anthropic did not specify how it planned to fund the project. The company is also spending billions to buy computing power from Google and Amazon. Anthropic will be the primary user of a jaw-droppingly large Amazon data centre in New Carlisle, Indiana, which will eventually consume 2.2 gigawatts of electricity -- enough to power 1 million homes.

Anthropic Aims to Nearly Double Valuation in New Funding Round | PYMNTS.com

By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. The new funding round would value Anthropic at $350 billion, which is nearly double the valuation it achieved in a September 2025 round, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Jan. 7), citing unnamed sources. The round is expected to close within weeks, though the details could change, according to the report. Anthropic did not immediately reply to PYMNTS' request for comment. The company announced in September that it was valued at $183 billion in a Series F funding round in which it raised $13 billion. When announcing that round, Anthropic said its run-rate revenue had leapt from about $1 billion at the beginning of 2025 to over $5 billion in August, its Claude Code tool for developers generated run-rate revenue of over $500 million, and its number of business accounts had topped 300,000. "We are seeing exponential growth in demand across our entire customer base," Anthropic Chief Financial Officer Krishna Rao said in a Sept. 2 press release. "This financing demonstrates investors' extraordinary confidence in our financial performance and the strength of their collaboration with us to continue fueling our unprecedented growth." Anthropic, Microsoft and Nvidia announced their partnership in November, saying that Microsoft pledged to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, Nvidia pledged to invest up to $10 billion, and Anthropic agreed to purchase $30 billion of Nvidia-powered Microsoft Azure compute capacity and contract additional compute capacity up to one gigawatt. "We are increasingly going to be customers of each other," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a video statement accompanying the announcement, in which he was joined by Jensen Huang and Dario Amodei, his counterparts from Nvidia and Anthropic. It was reported Dec. 28 that Silicon Valley's AI startups raised a record $150 billion in 2025, with companies like Anthropic and OpenAI attracting strong interest from investors. The year's funding levels surpassed the previous record of $92 billion set in 2021.

Anthropic All Set to Raise $10bn at a $350bn Valuation

The company is a race to capture larger markets, especially in the enterprise side of the business The AI race has resumed in right earnest in the New Year with Anthropic, the startup with a clear focus on enterprise customers, seeking to raise $10 billion in new funding that would bump up its valuation to $350 billion. Multiple reports claimed that the date and time of the fund raise wasn't finalized but CNBC said the term sheet had been signed. According to the news outlet, Coatue and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIS were leading the latest round of funding that would still put the company well below key competitors such as Google and OpenAI where the valuations have swollen beyond $500 billion in recent times. While the Wall Street Journal reported the fund raise as an exclusive report as the US markets opened yesterday, it was followed by a report from Reuters that quoted an unnamed spokesperson of Anthropic to suggest that the company had not decided when, or whether, it would go public. You may like to read: Anthropic Boss Dario Amodei Calls Out a Few Bluffs Founded by former OpenAI researcher Dario Amodei among others, the company has carved a niche for itself by developing its Claude large language model (LLM) and then going after enterprise customers in a bid to generate enough revenues so that it could stand alone in an ecosystem that seems to be built on circular deals. While Amazon was one of the early investors in Anthropic, others like Microsoft and Nvidia have announced plans to pour about $5 billion and $10 billion respectively. The latter investments are definitely "circular" in nature and the Claude-maker has reportedly committed to buying $30 billion worth of compute capacity from Microsoft Azure. Readers would recall that the maker of the Claude ecosystem had raised $13 billion in Series F round at a valuation of $183 billion just three months ago. Earlier in March 2025, the company had secured $3.5 billion at a valuation of $61.5 billion. Anthropic's ability to attract fresh investments comes from the development of the Claude Code that is designed to automate coding and powered by Claude Opus 4.5. There have also been reports of a possible IPO sometime in 2026, given that OpenAI too has similar plans. The latter is also said to be seeking $100 billion in fresh funding at a whopping valuation of $830 billion.