{"id":10727,"date":"2025-02-25T03:43:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=10727"},"modified":"2025-02-25T03:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:43:48","slug":"anthropic-closes-in-on-3-5-billion-funding-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=10727","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic closes in on $3.5 billion funding round"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s CEO, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2025.<\/p>\n

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Anthropic is in talks to raise a $3.5 billion funding round, significantly more than the amount previously expected, CNBC has confirmed.<\/p>\n

The round would roughly triple the artificial intelligence startup’s valuation to $61.5 billion, according to two sources familiar with the deal, who asked not to be named because the details aren’t public. Lightspeed Venture Partners is leading the funding, with participation from General Catalyst and others, the sources said.<\/p>\n

The financing, which was first reported<\/a> by The Wall Street Journal, signals continued investor demand for top-tier AI companies, even in the face of potential disruption from China’s DeepSeek. Anthropic is backed by Amazon