Anthropic soars to $965bn valuation, leapfrogging OpenAI
Summary
Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, reached a valuation of $965 billion after raising $65 billion from investors, surpassing OpenAI's $852 billion valuation. The company was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers and is considered a major player in artificial intelligence, with plans to go public soon along with several other tech companies.Key Facts
- Anthropic is valued at $965 billion, higher than OpenAI’s last valuation of $852 billion.
- The company raised $65 billion from private investors including Altimeter Capital, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, and Sequoia Capital.
- Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers.
- The Claude chatbot is one of the most popular AI models, with over 1 million new sign-ups per day reported in March 2024.
- Anthropic’s latest AI model version, Opus 4.8, was announced as a modest improvement over the previous one.
- There has been tension with President Donald Trump’s administration, which labeled Anthropic a “supply chain risk” due to its restrictions on military access.
- Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are expected to have large initial public offerings (IPOs) soon.
- Experts say Anthropic’s success in software coding AI tools drives high market excitement and that only top AI firms will hold significant market share.
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