Anthropic · CNBC Technology
Anthropic in talks with investors to raise funds at $900B valuation, higher than OpenAI
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Anthropic has been chasing OpenAI since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022.
Key facts
- OpenAI was valued at $852 billion in late March after closing a record-breaking $122 billion funding round
- Anthropic, meanwhile, was valued at $380 billion as of February
- The company said earlier this month that it has reached $30 billion in annualized revenue
- The company released its latest model, Claude Opus 4.7, earlier this month, which it described as its best generally available offering
Summary
The artificial intelligence startup, founded five years ago by former OpenAI execs, is in talks with investors to raise money at a $900 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter. OpenAI was valued at $852 billion in late March after closing a record-breaking $122 billion funding round. Anthropic, meanwhile, was valued at $380 billion as of February. As it's been racing to keep pace with OpenAI in recent years, Anthropic has become best known for developing a family of AI models called Claude.