Anthropic raises $30 billion

Anthropic was reported by Bloomberg on May 12 to be in early talks to raise at least $30 billion in fresh financing at a $900 billion valuation, a deal that would rank among the largest private funding rounds in the AI sector. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, said the company had begun weighing new investor interest after earlier offers valued it above $800 billion and then more than $900 billion. Anthropic has not publicly confirmed a new round beyond the $30 billion Series G financing it announced on Feb. 12 at a $380 billion post-money valuation. In that round, Anthropic said GIC and Coatue led the financing, with D. E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ and MGX listed as co-leads. (bloomberg.com) The gap between the reported May talks and the company’s last confirmed fundraising is one reason the new figure drew attention. Bloomberg also reported on March 26 that Anthropic was considering an initial public offering as soon as October, though the company has not announced IPO plans. (anthropic.com) ### Where did the $900 billion figure come from? Bloomberg first reported on April 14 that Anthropic had received investor offers for a new round at about $800 billion or higher. On April 29, Bloomberg said the company was weighing a fresh round that would value it at more than $900 billion. On May 12, Bloomberg said Anthropic was in talks to raise at least $30 billion at that valuation. (bloomberg.com) Those reports remain based on unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Anthropic’s own newsroom does not include any announcement of a new financing round after the Feb. 12 Series G post. ### Does Anthropic’s business support that kind of number? Anthropic said on April 6 that its revenue run rate had surpassed $30 billion, up from about $9 billion at the end of 2025. (bloomberg.com) The company said more than 1,000 business customers were each spending over $1 million on an annualized basis, more than double the figure it cited in February. (anthropic.com) Bloomberg had earlier reported on March 3 that Anthropic was on track to generate annual revenue of almost $20 billion based on current performance. The company’s April statement later put the run-rate figure higher and tied the increase to accelerating demand for Claude products. (anthropic.com) The $45 billion annualized revenue figure cited in social media posts could not be verified from the sources reviewed. Anthropic’s public statement says its run-rate revenue surpassed $30 billion, not $45 billion. ### What has Anthropic said about compute and infrastructure? Anthropic said on May 6 that it had signed an agreement with SpaceX to use all compute capacity at the Colossus 1 data center. (bloomberg.com) The company said that deal would give it access to more than 300 megawatts of new capacity, or more than 220,000 Nvidia GPUs, within the month. (anthropic.com) Anthropic also said on Oct. 23, 2025 that it planned to expand its use of Google Cloud technologies, including up to 1 million TPUs, in a deal it described as worth tens of billions of dollars. On April 6, the company said it had signed a new agreement with Google and Broadcom for multiple gigawatts of next-generation TPU capacity starting in 2027. (anthropic.com) ### What is the Gates Foundation partnership? Anthropic said on May 14 that it was partnering with the Gates Foundation on a four-year, $200 million commitment spanning grant funding, Claude usage credits and technical support. The company said the programs would focus on global health, life sciences, education and economic mobility in the United States and abroad. (anthropic.com) The Gates Foundation said the same day that the partnership would support AI tools and shared public goods across health, education and agriculture. The foundation described the commitment as $200 million over four years. ### Is an IPO actually next? Bloomberg reported on March 26 that Anthropic was considering going public as soon as October. (anthropic.com) That report cited people familiar with the matter and said the company was racing with OpenAI toward a public listing. Anthropic has not publicly filed for an IPO or announced a listing timetable. (gatesfoundation.org) The next hard marker is whether the company confirms a new financing round beyond the Feb. 12 Series G or makes public filing preparations ahead of October. (anthropic.com) (bloomberg.com)