Anthropic Is Valued at $380 Billion in New Funding Round
The artificial intelligence start-up raised another $30 billion and its valuation more than doubled since its last funding round in September.
FRIDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2026, 00:25
The artificial intelligence start-up raised another $30 billion and its valuation more than doubled since its last funding round in September.

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Anthropic has raised $30 billion in a Series G funding round that values the Claude maker at $380 billion as the company prepares for an initial public offering that could come as early as this year. Investors in the new round include Singapore sovereign fund GIC, Coatue, D.E. Shaw Ventures, ICONIQ, MGX, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Greenoaks and Temasek. Anthropic raised its funding target...

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