AI startup Anthropic plans to raise US$2 billion at a valuation of US$60 billion

PANews reported on January 8 that according to the Wall Street Journal reported by Jiemian News, the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is negotiating to raise US$2 billion. This transaction will bring its valuation to US$60 billion, which is the valuation it was valued a year ago. more than three times. According to people familiar with the matter, this round of financing was led by venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, and the $60 billion valuation includes the funds Anthropic plans to raise in this round of financing. The deal will make Anthropic the fifth most valuable U.S. startup after SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe and Databricks, according to data provider CB Insights. Anthropic was valued at $18 billion in a funding round last year led by Menlo Ventures.