The funding records in the global AI sector have been broken again. According to AIbase, the renowned venture capital firm Sequoia Capital is leading the latest round of funding for the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. It is reported that the funding size has reached 25 billion US dollars, directly pushing the developer of the Claude chatbot to an astonishing valuation of 350 billion US dollars (approximately 2.45 trillion Chinese yuan).

Anthropic, Claude

In addition to Sequoia Capital, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and the U.S. investment firm Coatue also participated deeply in this financing, each investing 1.5 billion US dollars. AIbase learned that this is not the first time Anthropic has attracted the attention of major players. Last year, the company had already received a total investment commitment of about 15 billion US dollars from Microsoft and NVIDIA. This financing came just a few months after its September valuation of 183 billion US dollars, nearly doubling its value.

Although concerns about the "AI bubble" have never ceased, the demand for cutting-edge AI technology remains high. As an early investor in tech giants such as Google and Apple, Sequoia Capital's heavy investment in this round undoubtedly adds important leverage for Anthropic to challenge OpenAI's position. With the acceleration of enterprise application, Anthropic is consolidating its core position in the global AI competition through these series of historic financings.

Key points:

  • 🚀 Valuation Surge: Anthropic has reached a valuation of 350 billion US dollars after this round of funding, nearly doubling since September of last year.

  • 💰 Impressive Investors: In addition to the lead investor Sequoia Capital, Singapore's GIC and Coatue each invested 1.5 billion US dollars.

  • 🌍 Industry Impact: The large amount of funds will help its Claude model compete more fiercely with OpenAI and accelerate the expansion of the enterprise market.