PYMNTS.com February 12, 2025
Anthropic, the AI startup founded by former OpenAI engineers, is in talks to raise up to $2 billion for a valuation of $60 billion. The latest round would more than triple the artificial intelligence startup’s valuation from a year ago. Leading the round is Lightspeed Venture Partners.
If it comes to pass, the fundraise would make Anthropic the fifth most valuable U.S. startup, following SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe and Databricks, according to CB Insights. It would be the seventh most valuable globally after SpaceX, ByteDance, OpenAI, Stripe, Shein and Databricks.
The latest deal would bring Anthropic’s total haul since its 2021 founding to $16.7 billion, with Amazon pouring in $8 billion and at least $3 billion from Google, according to startup...
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