Anthropic to Raise $50 Billion in Funding, Valuation May Reach $90 Billion

According to the UK’s Financial Times, AI company Anthropic is considering launching a new funding round this summer, with a maximum fundraising target of $50 billion and a pre-money valuation of approximately $900 billion—potentially surpassing OpenAI (valued at $852 billion in March) to become the world’s most highly valued AI company. So far, investment firms including Dragoneer, General Catalyst, and Lightspeed Venture Partners have proactively expressed interest in investing. Sources indicate that Anthropic’s annualized revenue is poised to exceed $45 billion—roughly five times its $9 billion year-end figure from last year. This funding round is expected to close within two months and pave the way for an IPO later this year.