Anthropic Valuation Hits $183B as Claude AI Expands Into Crypto
AI company Anthropic, the developer of the Claude family of large language models, has reached a $183 billion valuation following its latest funding round — a dramatic increase from the start of the year that underscores the accelerating growth of AI applications.
The company disclosed Tuesday that it closed a $13 billion Series F round co-led by venture firms ICONIQ Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Some of North America’s most prominent investors also joined the raise, reflecting the surge in institutional interest in artificial intelligence as a disruptive technology.
Backers included Altimeter, Baillie Gifford, Coatue, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Jane Street, T. Rowe Price…