Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that builds the Claude family of AI models, apps, and developer platform.
anthropic.comLinkedInSan Francisco, CaliforniaAIFounded 2021
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The company's May 28 release fixes the announcement date; Source 2 was published May 29. The release also identifies $15 billion in previously committed hyperscaler investments, including $5 billion from Amazon.
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Bloomberg’s page metadata says February 24, but its article dateline and Anthropic’s release fix the announcement to February 12; the dated company release takes precedence.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: date
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Sources agree; Anthropic's announcement states the round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from the eight listed investors.
Valuation $61.5 billion read as $61.5 billion post-money (anthropic.com): "Anthropic has raised $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation.": the announcement states the valuation as post-money
Published by hand (anthropic.com): "Anthropic has raised $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation.": the company's own announcement states the round and valuation
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Reported by cnbc.com; not announced.
Valuation $60 billion not stated for this round
The headline says “$1 billion,” while the article text says “more than $1 billion”; the article text is more specific. Lightspeed led a separate prospective $2 billion round, not this investment.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: date
Certainty expected read as reported (cnbc.com): "Google has agreed to a new investment of more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC.": an agreed investment confirmed to the press by a person familiar with it, not one still being raised; neither company announced it
Published by hand (cnbc.com): "Google has agreed to a new investment of more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic": confirmed to CNBC; shown as reported
Investors read as leads [Google], participants [] (cnbc.com): Google is the sole investor of the $1 billion; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand
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Sources agree. The source also states that Amazon's total investment in Anthropic reaches $8 billion, but the round amount is the new $4 billion investment.
Valuation $8 billion dropped: no source states a valuation for this round
Published by hand (anthropic.com): "This expanded partnership includes a new $4 billion investment from Amazon": the company's own announcement states the investment
Investors read as leads [Amazon], participants [] (anthropic.com): the $4 billion investment is from Amazon alone; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand
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Added by hand 2026-10-14 (AI30): Amazon, 27 Mar 2024: "Today, we made our additional $2.75 billion investment, bringing our total investment in Anthropic to $4 billion" (CNBC the same day); the second part of the up-to-$4 billion commitment of 25 Sep 2023.
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Reported by cnbc.com; not announced.
The source confirms Google's up-to-$2 billion commitment, comprising a $500 million upfront investment and $1.5 billion over time. Salesforce and Zoom are mentioned only as prior funders; the source does not identify a round stage, lead investor, or headquarters.
Valuation $4.1 billion dropped: no source states a valuation for this round
Certainty announced read as reported (cnbc.com): "Google agreed to invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup founded by ex-OpenAI executives, CNBC has confirmed.": neither company announced the investment; it is known from press reports
Published by hand (cnbc.com): "Google agreed to invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup founded by ex-OpenAI executives, CNBC has confirmed.": CNBC confirmed the commitment; shown as reported
Amount corrected by hand 2026-10-14 (AI30): Google agreed to invest up to $2 billion; the amount invested at announcement was $500 million upfront, with $1.5 billion more to be invested over time (CNBC, 27 Oct 2023, citing an Anthropic spokesperson). The row stores the upfront $500 million; the commitment is $2 billion.
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Added by hand 2026-10-14 (AI30): Amazon and Anthropic announced on 25 Sep 2023 that Amazon will invest up to $4 billion for a minority stake (anthropic.com, aboutamazon.com); the amount invested at announcement was the initial $1.25 billion (The Verge, 25 Sep 2023; Amazon, 27 Mar 2024: "Last September, we made an initial investment of $1.25 billion"). The further $2.75 billion is its own row of 27 Mar 2024.
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TechCrunch published on Aug. 14, while Anthropic’s release is dated Aug. 15; the company release determines the announcement date. The sources do not state a round stage or valuation.
Published by hand (anthropic.com): "SKT has invested an additional $100 million in Anthropic": the company's own announcement states the investment
Investors read as leads [SKT], participants [] (techcrunch.com): SKT invested the $100 million alone; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand
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Sources agree.
Published by hand (anthropic.com): "We have raised $450 million in Series C funding led by Spark Capital": the company's own announcement states the round
Valuation none read as nearly $5 billion (reuters.com): "The company did not disclose its valuation, but sources put it at nearly $5 billion.": Reuters states this round's valuation; checked by hand
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Sources agree.
Published by hand (anthropic.com): "Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, has raised $580 million in a Series B.": the company's own announcement states the round
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Sources agree.
Published by hand (anthropic.com): "Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, has raised $124 million in a Series A.": the company's own announcement states the round
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
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| Series H [ REPORTED LATER ]: This round was announced before Fireround first saw it. It stays in the company's history, not in Latest, Trending, or alerts. | $65B at $965 billion post-money valuation | 2026-05-28 | Coatue, Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Sequoia Capital, D1 Capital, GIC, Iconiq, XN, Capital Group, Greenoaks | No recent discussion |
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Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems, including the Claude family of models and products.
The company's May 28 release fixes the announcement date; Source 2 was published May 29. The release also identifies $15 billion in previously committed hyperscaler investments, including $5 billion from Amazon.
| Series D+ Series G funding [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $30B at around US$380 billion post-money valuation | 2026-02-12 | GIC, Coatue, D. E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, Iconiq, MGX | No recent discussion |
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Bloomberg’s page metadata says February 24, but its article dateline and Anthropic’s release fix the announcement to February 12; the dated company release takes precedence.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: date [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]7 pages read: anthropic.com, techcrunch.com, bloomberg.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 4 of 7 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series F [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $13B at at $183 billion post-money valuation | 2025-09-02 | Iconiq, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Lightspeed | No recent discussion |
2 sources [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 of 2 sources [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: anthropic.com, techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 of 2 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series E [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $3.5B at $61.5 billion post-money valuation | 2025-03-03 | Lightspeed | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source Sources agree; Anthropic's announcement states the round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from the eight listed investors. Valuation $61.5 billion read as $61.5 billion post-money (anthropic.com): "Anthropic has raised $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation.": the announcement states the valuation as post-money Published by hand (anthropic.com): "Anthropic has raised $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation.": the company's own announcement states the round and valuation [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: anthropic.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it.Reported | $1.0B $2.0B to date | 2025-01-22 | No recent discussion | |
1 source Reported by cnbc.com; not announced. [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source
Valuation $60 billion not stated for this round The headline says “$1 billion,” while the article text says “more than $1 billion”; the article text is more specific. Lightspeed led a separate prospective $2 billion round, not this investment.; not on the page it cites, so not applied: date Certainty expected read as reported (cnbc.com): "Google has agreed to a new investment of more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC.": an agreed investment confirmed to the press by a person familiar with it, not one still being raised; neither company announced it Published by hand (cnbc.com): "Google has agreed to a new investment of more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic": confirmed to CNBC; shown as reported Investors read as leads [Google], participants [] (cnbc.com): Google is the sole investor of the $1 billion; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: cnbc.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $4.0B | 2024-11-22 | Amazon | No recent discussion |
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Sources agree. The source also states that Amazon's total investment in Anthropic reaches $8 billion, but the round amount is the new $4 billion investment. Valuation $8 billion dropped: no source states a valuation for this round Published by hand (anthropic.com): "This expanded partnership includes a new $4 billion investment from Amazon": the company's own announcement states the investment Investors read as leads [Amazon], participants [] (anthropic.com): the $4 billion investment is from Amazon alone; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: anthropic.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $2.8B | 2024-03-27 | Amazon | No recent discussion |
2 sources [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against its primary page Added by hand 2026-10-14 (AI30): Amazon, 27 Mar 2024: "Today, we made our additional $2.75 billion investment, bringing our total investment in Anthropic to $4 billion" (CNBC the same day); the second part of the up-to-$4 billion commitment of 25 Sep 2023. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: cnbc.com, aboutamazon.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against its page with Firecrawl·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it.Reported | $500M | 2023-10-27 | No recent discussion | |
1 source Reported by cnbc.com; not announced. [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source
The source confirms Google's up-to-$2 billion commitment, comprising a $500 million upfront investment and $1.5 billion over time. Salesforce and Zoom are mentioned only as prior funders; the source does not identify a round stage, lead investor, or headquarters. Valuation $4.1 billion dropped: no source states a valuation for this round Certainty announced read as reported (cnbc.com): "Google agreed to invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup founded by ex-OpenAI executives, CNBC has confirmed.": neither company announced the investment; it is known from press reports Published by hand (cnbc.com): "Google agreed to invest up to $2 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup founded by ex-OpenAI executives, CNBC has confirmed.": CNBC confirmed the commitment; shown as reported Amount corrected by hand 2026-10-14 (AI30): Google agreed to invest up to $2 billion; the amount invested at announcement was $500 million upfront, with $1.5 billion more to be invested over time (CNBC, 27 Oct 2023, citing an Anthropic spokesperson). The row stores the upfront $500 million; the commitment is $2 billion. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: cnbc.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $1.3B | 2023-09-25 | Amazon | No recent discussion |
3 sources [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against its primary page Added by hand 2026-10-14 (AI30): Amazon and Anthropic announced on 25 Sep 2023 that Amazon will invest up to $4 billion for a minority stake (anthropic.com, aboutamazon.com); the amount invested at announcement was the initial $1.25 billion (The Verge, 25 Sep 2023; Amazon, 27 Mar 2024: "Last September, we made an initial investment of $1.25 billion"). The further $2.75 billion is its own row of 27 Mar 2024. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]3 pages read: anthropic.com, theverge.com, aboutamazon.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against its page with Firecrawl·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $100M | 2023-08-15 | SKT | No recent discussion |
2 sources [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 2 sources
TechCrunch published on Aug. 14, while Anthropic’s release is dated Aug. 15; the company release determines the announcement date. The sources do not state a round stage or valuation. Published by hand (anthropic.com): "SKT has invested an additional $100 million in Anthropic": the company's own announcement states the investment Investors read as leads [SKT], participants [] (techcrunch.com): SKT invested the $100 million alone; sole investor, so the lead; checked by hand [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: anthropic.com, techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 2 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series C [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $450M at nearly $5 billion valuation | 2023-05-23 | Spark Capital | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source Sources agree. Published by hand (anthropic.com): "We have raised $450 million in Series C funding led by Spark Capital": the company's own announcement states the round Valuation none read as nearly $5 billion (reuters.com): "The company did not disclose its valuation, but sources put it at nearly $5 billion.": Reuters states this round's valuation; checked by hand [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: anthropic.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series B [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $580M | 2022-04-29 | Sam Bankman-Fried | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source Sources agree. Published by hand (anthropic.com): "Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, has raised $580 million in a Series B.": the company's own announcement states the round [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: anthropic.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series A [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $124M | 2021-05-28 | Jaan Tallinn | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source Sources agree. Published by hand (anthropic.com): "Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, has raised $124 million in a Series A.": the company's own announcement states the round [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: anthropic.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
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