A Bloomberg Report indicated that each key investor contributed over $2 billion. Sequoia did not reply to inquiries, and other investors’ requests for comment went unanswered.
The report mentioned that Alphabet Inc.’s Google contributed several billion dollars as part of a prior pledge to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic. Additionally, Anthropic announced in a blog post that Amazon.com Inc. provided $5 billion for this deal as part of its earlier commitment.
Google chose not to comment on the matter. This deal exceeded Anthropic’s initial $30 billion target due to undisclosed contributions from Micron Technology Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., and SK Hynix Inc.
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The substantial investor interest in the developer of Claude is evident from the rapid formation of this large funding round. After receiving multiple inquiries in late April, Anthropic was evaluating whether to seek further financing at a valuation above $900 billion.
With soaring demand for its AI software, Anthropic expects to report $10.9 billion in revenue for the second quarter, markedly increased from the previous quarter.
The company has informed investors that by the end of next month, its annualized run rate revenue could exceed $50 billion. Last July, Anthropic’s run rate—a metric predicting full-year revenue based on short-term sales—was $4 billion.
In its last funding round concluded in March, OpenAI was valued at $852 billion. The company is anticipated to quietly submit draft documents for public release in the coming days or weeks.
(Edited by : Juviraj Anchil)
