The OpenAI rival’s valuation could have risen by more than 233% since 2023, should a reported funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners go through.
AI firm Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $2 billion — a deal that would put the company’s valuation at roughly $60 billion.
According to a Jan. 7 Wall Street Journal report, Lightspeed Venture Partners is leading a funding round for the OpenAI rival. Anthropic was valued at $18 billion in December 2023, suggesting that the AI firm’s valuation could have risen by more than 233% in 12 months.
Two of the Big Four tech companies — Amazon and Google — made multibillion-dollar investments in Anthropic in 2023 and 2024. Cointelegraph reached out to Anthropic regarding details of the deal but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
