Anthropic leapfrogs OpenAI with $65B round, nears $1 trillion valuation
Anthropic's new $65 billion funding round has pushed the AI company's valuation close to one trillion dollars and lifted it above OpenAI as Silicon Valley's most valuable AI startup. CNBC reported that the deal is led by Lightspeed alongside existing backers.
According to CNBC, Anthropic is closing a new $65 billion funding round that lifts the company's valuation from around $900 billion toward the one-trillion mark. The deal is led by Lightspeed alongside existing investors, and the new structure pushes Anthropic past OpenAI — which had itself recently approached the $1T threshold — as the most valuable AI startup in Silicon Valley.
Growth in annual recurring revenue ('ARR') from enterprise adoption of the Claude family of models and momentum in government contracts have been the main drivers cited for the financing terms. CNBC reported that Anthropic has made no formal statement about an IPO timetable.
The AI capital race enters a new phase with this deal as the sector's energy-infrastructure costs and regulatory-scrutiny pressures continue to climb. Figures and valuations remain dependent on source reliability. This article is not investment advice.
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