US ChatGPT competitor Claude raises USD 3.5 billion
USA — The AI startup Anthropic, known for its chatbot Claude, is about to close an enormous financing round worth 3.5 billion US dollars. This values the company at 61.5 billion US dollars, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. — The investors include prominent investors such as Helsing-Investor, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst and Bessemer Venture Partners. The Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX is also said to be in talks.
Anthropic is also benefiting from significant investment from tech giants. Amazon had already made a commitment of four billion US dollars in 2023, while Google recently invested a further one billion US dollars, in addition to the two billion US dollars previously pledged. These strategic financial injections underline the confidence in the start-up’s innovative strength.
Dario Amodei, CEO and co-founder of the US AI company Anthropic, believes that artificial intelligence (AI) could surpass human capabilities in almost all areas in the near future. — Amodei founded Anthropic in 2021 together with his sister and former OpenAI employees.
As one of the main competitors of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, Anthropic is positioning itself in the race for supremacy in the field of generative AI models. The company recently unveiled its latest model, “Claude 3.7 Sonnet”, which offers faster responses and improved step-by-step reasoning. This technological advancement is expected to further strengthen Anthropic’s competitiveness.
The current valuation of USD 61.5 billion represents a significant jump compared to the previous valuation of USD 18 billion last year. This illustrates the enormous growth potential that investors see in the AI sector.
This funding consolidates Anthropic’s position as one of the leading players in the field of artificial intelligence and sends a strong signal in the global race for technological innovation.