Anthropic in Talks to Raise $2 Billion at $60 Billion Valuation

The funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, would mark a sharp rise in the AI startup's valuation from $18 billion in 2024.

Anthropic, an AI startup known for its chatbot Claude, is reportedly negotiating a $2 billion funding round at a $60 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The round is being led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, reflecting growing investor confidence in Anthropic's generative AI capabilities.
This valuation marks a significant increase from the company’s $18 billion valuation during a 2024 funding round led by Menlo Ventures.
Amazon doubled its investment in Anthropic to $8 billion in late 2024, solidifying its partnership as Anthropic’s primary AI model training and cloud computing provider.
Anthropic, co-founded by former OpenAI executives Dario and Daniela Amodei, has emerged as a key rival to OpenAI in the competitive generative AI market.