Anthropic
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About
Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence company founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, along with several other former senior members of OpenAI, including Tom Brown, Jack Clark, Sam McCandlish, Jared Kaplan, Christopher Olah, and Benjamin Mann 1. Prior to founding Anthropic, Dario served as VP of Research at OpenAI and Daniela served as VP of Safety & Policy 1. The Amodei siblings left OpenAI due to directional differences, particularly around the organization’s approach to AI safety 2. Anthropic is headquartered in San Francisco and is known for developing the Claude family of AI models, with a focus on AI safety research 1. The company’s name is a nod to humanity, reflecting its mission to ensure transformative AI helps people and society flourish 2. SV Angel, founded by Ron Conway, has made investments in both OpenAI and Anthropic 3.
Funding History
| Round | Date | Amount | Valuation | Lead Investor | Key Co-Investors |
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| Series A | May 2021 | $124M | $550M (post) | Jaan Tallinn | Dustin Moskovitz, Eric Schmidt, James McClave, Center for Emerging Risk Research 4 |
| Series B | Apr 2022 | $580M | $4B (post) | Sam Bankman-Fried (Alameda Research) | Caroline Ellison, Nishad Singh, Jaan Tallinn, Center for Emerging Risk Research 5 |
| Google Investment | Late 2022 | $300M | N/A | N/A 6 | |
| Series C | May 2023 | $450M | N/A | Spark Capital | N/A 7 |
| Amazon Investment (Tranche 1) | Sep 2023 | $1.25B | N/A | Amazon | N/A 8 |
| Google Investment (Extension) | Oct 2023 | $500M+ | N/A | N/A 6 | |
| Amazon Investment (Tranche 2) | Mar 2024 | $2.75B | N/A | Amazon | N/A 9 |
| Series D | Feb 2024 | $750M | $18.1B (post) | Menlo Ventures | N/A 7 |
| Amazon Investment (Extension) | Nov 2024 | $4B | N/A | Amazon | N/A 9 |
| Series E | Mar 2025 | $3.5B | $61.5B (post) | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity, General Catalyst, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures, Salesforce Ventures 10 |
| Series F | Sep 2025 | $13B | $183B (post) | ICONIQ | Fidelity, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs 11 |
| Series G | Feb 2026 | $30B | $380B (post) | Coatue, GIC | D. E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, MGX 12 |
What Investors Say
No verified investor quotes about Anthropic from Ron Conway or SV Angel were found at this time. SV Angel has been confirmed as an investor in Anthropic, described as making “smaller investments” in the company 3.
What Founders Say
“I’m deeply uncomfortable with these decisions being made by a few companies, by a few people.” – Dario Amodei, speaking on 60 Minutes 13
Dario Amodei has stated that Anthropic exists because its founders believed AI safety research needed to happen at the frontier, inside a lab building the most capable models 13. He left OpenAI partly because he felt the organization was not focusing enough on safety, though Anthropic now faces its own challenges balancing safety with commercial pressure 14.
Sources
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Contrary Research, “Report: Anthropic Business Breakdown & Founding Story,” accessed March 2026. https://research.contrary.com/company/anthropic↩↩↩
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KITRUM, “The Inspiring Story of Daniela Amodei, Anthropic’s Leader,” accessed March 2026. https://kitrum.com/blog/the-inspiring-story-of-daniela-amodei-anthropics-leader/↩↩
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SV Angel website, accessed March 2026. https://svangel.com/↩↩
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Anthropic, “Anthropic Raises $124 Million to Build More Reliable General AI Systems,” May 2021. https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-124-million-to-build-more-reliable-general-ai-systems↩
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SiliconANGLE, “AI research company Anthropic raises $580M in funding,” April 2022. https://siliconangle.com/2022/04/29/ai-research-company-anthropic-raises-580m-funding/↩
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DeepLearning.AI, “Anthropic Secures $2 Billion Investment from Google, Weeks After Amazon Deal,” October 2023. https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/anthropic-secures-2-billion-investment-from-google-weeks-after-amazon-deal/↩↩
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Tracxn, “Anthropic - Funding Rounds & List of Investors,” accessed March 2026. https://tracxn.com/d/companies/anthropic/__SzoxXDMin-NK5tKB7ks8yHr6S9Mz68pjVCzFEcGFZ08/funding-and-investors↩↩
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TechCrunch, “Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic,” September 2023. https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/25/amazon-to-invest-up-to-4-billion-in-ai-startup-anthropic/↩
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GeekWire, “Amazon doubles total Anthropic investment to $8B, deepens AI partnership,” November 2024. https://www.geekwire.com/2024/amazon-boosts-total-anthropic-investment-to-8b-deepens-ai-partnership-with-claude-maker/↩↩
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Anthropic, “Anthropic raises Series E at $61.5B post-money valuation,” March 2025. https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-series-e-at-usd61-5b-post-money-valuation↩
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Anthropic, “Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B post-money valuation,” September 2025. https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-series-f-at-usd183b-post-money-valuation↩
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CNBC, “Anthropic closes $30 billion funding round as cash keeps flowing into top AI startups,” February 2026. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/anthropic-closes-30-billion-funding-round-at-380-billion-valuation.html↩
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WebProNews, “Anthropic’s Dario Amodei on AGI Timelines, AI Safety, and the Race That Actually Matters,” accessed March 2026. https://www.webpronews.com/anthropics-dario-amodei-on-agi-timelines-ai-safety-and-the-race-that-actually-matters/↩↩
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Fortune, “Anthropic was supposed to be a ‘safe’ alternative to OpenAI, but CEO Dario Amodei admits his company struggles to balance safety with profits,” February 2026. https://fortune.com/2026/02/17/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-balancing-safety-commercial-pressure-ai-race-openai/↩