Anthropic, an AI company started by former OpenAI workers, raised $13 billion in a funding round. This boosted its value to $183 billion, making it one of the world’s top startups. The round was led by Iconiq Capital, with help from Fidelity Management and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Others, like Singapore’s GIC, Insight Partners, and Qatar’s QIA, also joined in.
At first, Anthropic aimed for $5 billion, then $10 billion, before hitting $13 billion due to big interest from investors, per Bloomberg.
Founded in 2021, Anthropic is recognised for its Claude chatbot, a secure and reliable AI utilised by businesses across finance, healthcare, and other sectors. It competes with big names like OpenAI and Google. Its Claude Code tool earns over $500 million a year, with use growing 10 times in three months.
Anthropic now has 300,000 business customers. Its yearly income jumped from $1 billion to over $5 billion in 2025. The new money will help meet growing needs, improve safety, and expand worldwide.
“Claude is dependable and built on trust,” said Iconiq’s Divesh Makan. “We believe in Anthropic’s values to create safe AI.”
Anthropic is up against tough rivals. OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model and Google’s coding tools are strong players. The AI world is seeing huge investments, with OpenAI aiming for a $500 billion value and xAI targeting $200 billion.
CEO Dario Amodei said building top AI models could cost up to $10 billion. He also discussed taking money from Qatar’s QIA, citing concerns over ethical issues, as reported by Wired. With new CEO Philipp Navratil leading, Anthropic wants to stay a top AI company. “This funding shows investors trust our growth,” said CFO Krishna Rao. The company plans to keep innovating while focusing on safe AI.
