TechFlow, August 22 — According to Jinshi Data, citing sources familiar with the matter, Anthropic, the parent company of Claude, is nearing a deal to raise up to $10 billion in its latest funding round—a figure exceeding earlier expectations and among the largest financings ever secured by an artificial intelligence startup.
The sources noted that talks are still ongoing and the final amount could change. Earlier reports indicated that Anthropic had been engaged in advanced discussions to raise $5 billion in this round at a valuation of $170 billion. However, the target amount has significantly increased due to strong investor demand.
Investment firm Iconiq Capital is expected to lead the round. Other anticipated participants include TPG Inc., Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and Menlo Ventures. Anthropic has also held discussions with the Qatar Investment Authority and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC, regarding their potential participation in the round.
