Anthropic Raises $65 Billion in Funding Round, Eclipses OpenAI

Summary

Ed Ludlow reports that Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion post-money valuation, surpassing OpenAI's valuation. The round was led by Altimeter, Dragonair, Green Oaks, and Sequoia Capital, with Amazon and Google also participating. The discussion also covers upcoming IPO timelines for SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic.

• Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion post-money valuation.
• The funding round was led by Altimeter, Dragonair, Green Oaks, and Sequoia Capital.
• Amazon and Google also participated in the round.
• Anthropic's valuation now exceeds OpenAI's $852 billion post-money valuation.
• SpaceX is expected to do its IPO in the next two to three weeks.
• OpenAI's confidential filing has not yet occurred, though expected soon.
• Anthropic had been looking at an October IPO timeline.
• The three IPOs may compete for investor attention and capital.