Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI assistant, could raise a new $50 billion funding round at a valuation of $900 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter reported by TechCrunch AI.
According to these sources, the AI company has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations ranging from $850 billion to $900 billion. The potential fundraising would represent one of the largest venture capital rounds in the AI sector and would value Anthropic among the most valuable private technology companies globally.
The news comes as competition intensifies in the large language model space, with Anthropic’s Claude competing against models from OpenAI, Google, and other major players. No official confirmation has been provided by Anthropic regarding the fundraising discussions or valuation figures.