Financial Times (FT) reported on the 27th that Anthropic, a U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) corporations competing with OpenAI, has raised about $20 billion (about 28.7 trillion won) in investment, twice its original target.
FT, citing sources familiar with the matter, said Anthropic initially sought to raise $10 billion to fund business expansion, including AI infrastructure investment, but raised its target as more investors wanted to participate than expected. Investor interest in Anthropic is said to have reached five to six times earlier expectations.
When this funding round is completed, Anthropic's corporate value is expected to be assessed at $350 billion (about 501 trillion won).
Investors are seen as viewing positively Anthropic's strategy focused on enterprise AI, the high popularity of its coding tool "Claude Code," and the stabilization of the company's management centered on CEO Dario Amodei.
GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, U.S. investment firm Coatue, and Sequoia Capital were reportedly among the lead investors in this round. Microsoft (MS) and Nvidia separately agreed to invest up to a combined $15 billion in Anthropic.
FT said Anthropic is pursuing an initial public offering (IPO) this year. The company teamed up with law firm Wilson Sonsini to prepare for the listing and is also holding preliminary talks with several investment banks.