Anthropic receives $3.5 billion in financing, with a valuation of $61.5 billion

According to the Wall Street Journal, artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is completing a new round of financing, which has increased from the initial planned $2 billion to $3.5 billion. The round of financing will bring the company's valuation to $61.5 billion. Anthropic is known for its artificial intelligence chatbot Claude, and recently released its latest flagship AI model, Claude3.7Sonnet.

Investors participating in this financing include Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Abu Dhabi-based investment company MGX. If the financing is successfully completed, Anthropic's total financing will reach approximately US$18 billion. Although Anthropic's annualized revenue is about $1.2 billion, the company is still losing money. The company said it will use the proceeds from this financing to increase its R&D investment in more advanced AI technologies.

Anthropic's rapid development in the technology field has attracted widespread attention from the industry, especially in the context of increasingly fierce competition in the artificial intelligence industry, how to maintain its innovation capabilities and market position has become an important challenge for the company. With the infusion of funds, Anthropic plans to accelerate the development of new AI solutions to cope with future market demand and competitive pressures.

The success of this financing will not only provide the necessary financial support for Anthropic, but may also attract more investors and partners to jointly promote the further development of artificial intelligence technology. The company hopes to increase the competitiveness and market share of its products through more efficient use of funds to achieve long-term sustainable development.