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Anthropic Set to Raise $2B, Valued at $60B

CosmicTaco · 2025-01-10T11:57:58.133317+05:30

- Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion, valuing the startup at $60 billion, making it the fifth-most valuable U.S. startup. - The funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, follows a trend of significant investments in AI companies, including recent rounds by xAI and Perplexity. - Founded by former OpenAI employees, Anthropic's main product, Claude, aims for robust safety testing and has received substantial funding from Amazon and Google. Source: [Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-startup-anthropic-raising-funding-valuing-it-at-60-billion-19d0605a)

Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion, valuing the startup at $60 billion, making it the fifth-most valuable U.S. startup.
The funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, follows a trend of significant investments in AI companies, including recent rounds by xAI and Perplexity.
Founded by former OpenAI employees, Anthropic's main product, Claude, aims for robust safety testing and has received substantial funding from Amazon and Google.

Source: Wall Street Journal