Bloomberg reported on the 29th (local time), citing sources, that Anthropic, a U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) corporation and a competitor to OpenAI, is in negotiations for new funding of up to $5 billion (approximately 6.945 trillion won).
Sources noted that Anthropic is seeking new funding of between $3 billion and $5 billion, led by the investment firm Iconiq Capital. If successful in securing the investment, Anthropic's corporate value is expected to triple to $170 billion (approximately 236.13 trillion won).
Founded in 2021 by researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic operates the AI model "Claude" and unveiled its latest model, "Claude 4," in May. Anthropic, which emphasizes AI safety and ethical use, is also well-known as a startup that has received significant investments from Amazon and Google.
Anthropic's fundraising follows four months after its last round in March. During that round, led by the investment firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, Anthropic raised $3.5 billion at a corporate value of $61.5 billion. Just four months later, with the potential to secure additional funds of up to 7 trillion won, the corporate value is projected to nearly triple, catching up to the corporate value of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT.
Last March, OpenAI announced a fundraising round that valued the corporation at $300 billion.
According to sources, Anthropic is said to have negotiated with the Qatar Investment Authority and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC for this fundraising.
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, had previously been negative toward Middle Eastern capital for reasons related to national security, but has recently changed his stance. He determined that to fund the enormous costs of AI model development, reliance on oil money is unavoidable.
CEO Amodei stated in a recently leaked internal memo, "It has become increasingly difficult to lead in AI development without utilizing Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds."