Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation…
The maker of the Claude AI assistant has received multiple preemptive offers to raise fresh capital of around $50 billion at a valuation in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, as reported by half a dozen sources familiar with the matter. Bloomberg and Business Insider reported earlier this month that Anthropic received multiple preemptive bids at an $800 billion valuation, but at that time, the company had not yet committed to a fundraise. The round is expected to total $40 billion to $50 billion, as reported by people familiar with the company.
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- A large portion of that revenue is driven by Anthropic’s AI coding capabilities, specifically through its Claude Code and Cowork platforms.
- One institutional investor prepared to commit as much as $5 billion has yet to secure a meeting with Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao, according to a source.
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