Anthropic Closes In on $20 Billion Funding Round

Summary

On February 9, TechCrunch reported that Anthropic was nearing the close of a $20 billion funding round, with the deal expected to be finalized within days. Firms expected to participate include Altimeter Capital Management, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Coatue Management, Iconiq Capital, and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, with the bulk of the funding expected to come from strategic partners Nvidia and Microsoft. The round would substantially increase Anthr