Bloomberg reported on the 21st (local time) that Anthropic is in negotiations to raise $10 billion (approximately 14 trillion won) in investments.
This amount is approximately twice the initially reported level and is considered one of the largest 'mega-rounds' in terms of funding received by artificial intelligence (AI) startups to date. Previously, Bloomberg reported last month, citing sources, that Anthropic is seeking to secure new funding of up to $5 billion at a corporate value of $170 billion (238 trillion won).
However, sources noted that due to strong investor demand, the amount raised has increased significantly. This round is led by Iconic Capital, and it is expected that several venture capital firms, including Lightspeed Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures, will participate.
Anthropic is also reported to have discussed participation with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC). This funding round for Anthropic comes five months after the last one in March. At that time, in a funding round led by investment firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, this AI startup raised $3.5 billion at a corporate valuation of $61.5 billion. In just five months, by securing additional funds of up to 14 trillion won, the corporate valuation is expected to triple.
Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI employees, Anthropic is well-known for its AI model 'Claude,' and it unveiled its latest model 'Claude 4' in May. It is also famous as a startup receiving large-scale investments from Amazon and Google.