Anthropic raises $30 billion in mega‑round, hitting a $380 billion valuation
Strong investor demand pushed the deal well beyond expectations. Earlier estimates suggested Anthropic would raise around $20 billion
A new shockwave has hit the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Anthropic, the company behind Claude, the AI that recently shook up the global software landscape, announced on Thursday that it has raised a total of $30 billion in its latest funding round — well above earlier estimates that pointed to $20 billion.
The transaction was led by GIC, Coatue, D. E. Shaw Ventures, ICONIQ, and MGX. The creator of the Claude chatbot — a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT — is now valued at $380 billion, also above the previously expected figure of around $350 billion.
Anthropic has set itself apart in the AI sector by focusing the training of its models on programming and other professional fields such as law, with Claude Code becoming very popular among developers.
Other investors participating in the deal include Blackstone, Sequoia, and funds affiliated with BlackRock. Nvidia and Microsoft had previously committed to contributing a combined $15 billion.
With this move, Anthropic pulls ahead of OpenAI, which is negotiating a new $100 billion funding round to boost its operations.
This strategy has helped the company grow its revenue base: Anthropic said its current run‑rate revenue stands at $14 billion. Claude Code alone has surpassed $2.5 billion in run‑rate revenue — more than double its level at the start of 2026.
Anthropic, backed by Alphabet and Amazon, launched a new flagship model last week called Opus 4.6, intensifying its push to offer more advanced tools for businesses and individuals. The funding round underscores the strong appetite major investors have for Anthropic. In early December, it emerged that the company is preparing to go public, aiming to do so before OpenAI.
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