The enterprise value of the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic, regarded as a rival to OpenAI, has ballooned to $183 billion (approximately 225 trillion won), CNBC reported on June 2. Recently, successful acquisition of new investment worth $13 billion has tripled the enterprise value compared to before.
According to Anthropic, this new funding round was led by Iconiq Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Fidelity Management & Research, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, and the Qatar Investment Authority.
The company noted that this investment reflects "Anthropic's unprecedented rapid growth" and has strengthened its position as an AI platform for corporations, developers, and power users.
Anthropic's enterprise value has steadily increased since it introduced the AI model "Claude" in March 2023. Founded by former OpenAI employees, Anthropic is also known as a startup that Amazon has made significant investments in. It has differentiated itself by emphasizing AI stability and ethics compared to competitors such as OpenAI and Google DeepMind.
While OpenAI's ChatGPT has popularized consumer AI chatbots, Anthropic has focused on serving corporate clients. Anthropic has now surpassed 300,000 corporate clients, nearly a sevenfold increase from last year, and its estimated run-rate revenue has surged from $1 billion earlier this year to over $5 billion as of August.
Anthropic has stated that it plans to use the new funds to enhance safety research, respond to corporate demand, and expand into global markets. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has projected that the expense of developing cutting-edge AI models could reach up to $10 billion this year or next.