Anthropic recently closed a $30 billion Series G fundraising round, the company said announced on Thursday. The company’s new value is $380 billion — a big jump from the previous Series F valuation of $183 billion.
Some details of the round are reported earlier this week by Bloomberg.
The new round is led by a Singaporean wealth fund GIC and investment management firm coatalong with several other notable firms – including DE Shaw Ventures, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX – co-led the round. Other important investors listed include Accel, General Catalyst, Jane Street, and the Qatar Investment Authority, among others.
The infusion of funding for the AI startup comes as it competes for customers and cultural attention with its competitor, OpenAI. OpenAI also recently announced that it is looking to be acquired an additional $100 billion in fundingthat, if it is to secure the funds, do WELL the company’s valuation at about $830 billion.
“Whether it’s entrepreneurs, startups, or the world’s largest enterprises, the message from our customers is the same: Claude is increasingly becoming more critical of how businesses work,” said Krishna Rao, chief financial officer of Anthropic, in a press release. “This fundraising reflects the incredible demand we’ve seen from these customers, and we’ll use this investment to continue building the business-grade products and models they’ve come to rely on.”






