X post claims Anthropic closing >$30B financing round at $900B+ valuation

Bloomberg reported on May 22 that Anthropic is set to close a funding round that may top $30 billion at a valuation above $900 billion, citing people familiar with the matter. The report said Sequoia Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Altimeter Capital and Greenoaks Capital Partners are expected to co-lead the financing, with each planning to invest roughly $2 billion. Anthropic has not announced such a transaction publicly, and the terms were described as still being finalized. Anthropic, Sequoia, Founders Fund and General Catalyst declined to comment, according to Bloomberg. ### Where did the $900 billion claim come from? May 22 is the key date for the claim now circulating on X. Bloomberg reported that Anthropic could close the round as soon as next week at a valuation above $900 billion, and Yahoo Finance republished the Bloomberg report with the same figures. The X post cited in the card tracks those reported terms rather than a company filing or official statement. (bloomberg.com) The reported investor list is also not just social-media chatter. Bloomberg said Sequoia, Dragoneer, Altimeter and Greenoaks are expected to co-lead, while Founders Fund and General Catalyst were among existing investors planning to participate. Bloomberg said commitments were still being finalized and terms could change. (bloomberg.com) ### How far above Anthropic’s last confirmed valuation would that be? Anthropic’s last confirmed financing was announced by the company on Feb. 12. In that statement, Anthropic said it had raised $30 billion in Series G funding at a $380 billion post-money valuation, led by GIC and Coatue, with Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ and MGX among the co-leads. (bloomberg.com) A valuation above $900 billion would therefore be more than double Anthropic’s last officially announced valuation in a little over three months. Anthropic said in February that the round would fund frontier research, product development and infrastructure expansion. ### What numbers has Anthropic put behind its growth story? (anthropic.com) Anthropic said on Feb. 12 that its run-rate revenue had reached $14 billion and was growing more than 10-fold annually in each of the prior three years. The company also said more than 500 customers were spending over $1 million on an annualized basis, eight of the Fortune 10 were Claude customers, and Claude Code had reached more than $2.5 billion in run-rate revenue. (anthropic.com) Bloomberg separately reported on May 22 that Anthropic expects to post $10.9 billion in second-quarter revenue, is on pace for its first profitable quarter, and has told investors its annualized run-rate revenue will surpass $50 billion by the end of next month, according to people familiar with the matter. Those figures have not been confirmed by the company in a public filing. (anthropic.com) ### Did Andrej Karpathy’s hire play a role in the report? Andrej Karpathy joined Anthropic on May 19, according to his post on X and subsequent reports from CNBC and Bloomberg. Bloomberg reported that Karpathy joined Anthropic to do research and development focused on helping train new AI models. (finance.yahoo.com) The X post tied the financing claim to Karpathy’s hire, but Bloomberg’s May 22 financing story did not say the hire was a factor in the valuation. What is verified is the sequence: Karpathy’s move became public on May 19, and the financing report followed on May 22. ### What should readers watch next? (cnbc.com) Next week is the immediate milestone. Bloomberg said the financing could close as soon as next week, and it reported that Anthropic and OpenAI are both expected to go public as soon as this fall. Until Anthropic files offering documents or issues a statement, the size, valuation and final investor list remain reported terms rather than confirmed company disclosures. (finance.yahoo.com) (bloomberg.com)