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 | 2023-02-03 (partnership announced; FT reported investment made late 2022) | $300M | Not disclosed by Anthropic; FT-reported ~10% stake implies ~$3B; NYT reported round could bring total valuation to ~$5B | — 6303132 | |
| Series C | 2023-05-23 | $450M | Not disclosed by Anthropic (widely reported ~$4.1B post-money per The Information / TechCrunch) | Spark Capital | Google, Salesforce Ventures, Sound Ventures, Zoom Ventures 717181933 |
| Amazon Investment (Tranche 1) | 2023-09-25 | $1.25B (initial tranche of announced up-to-$4B commitment) | Not disclosed (strategic convertible) | Amazon | — 8343536 |
| Google Investment (Extension) | 2023-10-27 | $500M upfront + $1.5B committed | N/A (undisclosed strategic investment) | — 625 | |
| Amazon Investment (Tranche 2) | 2024-03-27 | $2.75B | Not disclosed (convertible note; Amazon exercised its end-of-March option at Anthropic’s September 2023 valuation, which itself was not publicly disclosed) | Amazon | — 92021 |
| Series D | 2024-01-11 | $750M | $18.4B (post) | Menlo Ventures (via Menlo Inflection AI Partners SPV) | Google (existing convertible converted), Amazon (existing convertible converted), Spark Capital (pro rata), Menlo firm insiders 72627 |
| Amazon Investment (Extension) | 2024-11-22 | $4B | N/A (undisclosed strategic investment) | Amazon | — 92829 |
| 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 | 2026-02-12 | $30B | $380B (post) | GIC, Coatue (co-led) | D. E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, MGX (co-leads); Accel, Altimeter, Baillie Gifford, Bessemer, BlackRock, Blackstone, D1 Capital, Fidelity, General Catalyst, Greenoaks, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Insight Partners, Jane Street, JPMorganChase, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Qatar Investment Authority, Sands, Sequoia, Temasek, TPG 121516 |
| Series H | 2026-05-28 | $65B | $965B (post) | Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital (co-led) | Capital Group, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, GIC, ICONIQ, XN (additional co-leads); AMP PBC, Baillie Gifford, Blackstone, Brookfield, D.E. Shaw Ventures, DST Global, Fidelity, General Catalyst, Insight Partners, Jane Street, Lightspeed, MGX, NTTVC, NX1, Situational Awareness LP, T. Rowe Price, Temasek; strategic partners Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron; incorporates $15B hyperscaler commitments including Amazon’s $5B pledge 222324 |
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/↩
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Anthropic, “Anthropic raises $30 billion in Series G funding at $380 billion post-money valuation,” February 12, 2026. https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-30-billion-series-g-funding-380-billion-post-money-valuation — Primary announcement naming GIC and Coatue as Series G leads at $380B post-money valuation. ↩
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GIC, “GIC Leads $30 Billion Series G in Anthropic,” February 12, 2026. https://www.gic.com.sg/newsroom/all/gic-leads-30-billion-series-g-in-anthropic/ — GIC’s own announcement naming itself as lead and Coatue as co-lead. Cross-referenced with Orrick, “Anthropic Raises $30B Series G at $380B Post-Money Valuation,” February 17, 2026. https://www.orrick.com/en/News/2026/02/Anthropic-Raises-30B-Series-G-at-380B-Post-Money-Valuation↩
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Anthropic, “Anthropic Raises $450 Million in Series C Funding to Scale Reliable AI Products,” May 23, 2023, accessed May 2026. https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-series-c — Primary announcement naming Spark Capital as lead and Google, Salesforce Ventures, Sound Ventures, Zoom Ventures as participants. ↩
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TechCrunch, “Anthropic raises $450M to build next-gen AI assistants,” May 23, 2023, accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/anthropic-raises-350m-to-build-next-gen-ai-assistants/ — Contemporaneous press confirming $450M Series C led by Spark Capital with Google, Salesforce, Sound Ventures, and Zoom Ventures participating. ↩
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VentureBeat, “Anthropic secures $450M in Series C funding from Google, Salesforce and others,” May 23, 2023, accessed May 2026. https://venturebeat.com/ai/anthropic-secures-450m-in-series-c-funding-from-google-salesforce-and-others/ — Third independent confirmation of the Series C participants. ↩
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TechCrunch, “Amazon doubles down on Anthropic, completing its planned $4B investment,” March 27, 2024, accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/27/amazon-doubles-down-on-anthropic-completing-its-planned-4b-investment/ — Confirms the $2.75B Tranche 2 closed March 27, 2024, structured as a convertible note per the September 2023 agreement giving Amazon the right to contribute the additional funds if it did so before the end of March. Article explicitly notes Amazon “could invest at Anthropic’s September valuation, which is most certainly lower than it is today” — valuation itself not disclosed. ↩
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Bloomberg, “Amazon (AMZN) Invests Additional $2.75 Billion in Anthropic,” March 27, 2024, accessed May 2026. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/amazon-invests-additional-2-75-billion-in-ai-startup-anthropic — Contemporaneous press confirming the $2.75B additional investment date. ↩
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TechCrunch, “Anthropic raises $65 billion, nears $1T valuation ahead of IPO,” May 28, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/anthropic-raises-65-billion-nears-1t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo/ — Confirms Anthropic raised $65B Series H on May 28, 2026 at $965B post-money valuation; round co-led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital with Capital Group, Coatue, and D1 Capital Partners; participants include Baillie Gifford, Blackstone, Brookfield, D.E. Shaw Ventures, DST Global, Fidelity, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron; incorporates $15B in previously committed hyperscaler investments including Amazon’s $5B pledge. Cross-referenced with Crunchbase News, https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/anthropic-nears-1t-valuation-65b-seriesh/.↩
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Anthropic, “Anthropic raises $65B in Series H funding at $965B post-money valuation,” May 28, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.anthropic.com/news/series-h — Primary company announcement naming Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital as lead co-leads, with additional co-leads Capital Group, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, GIC, ICONIQ, and XN. Participating investors: AMP PBC, Baillie Gifford, Blackstone, Brookfield, D.E. Shaw Ventures, DST Global, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Insight Partners, Jane Street, Lightspeed Venture Partners, MGX, NTTVC, NX1 Capital, Situational Awareness LP, T. Rowe Price Associates, T. Rowe Price Investment Management, and Temasek; strategic infrastructure partners Micron, Samsung, SK hynix; $15B from hyperscalers including Amazon’s $5B. ↩
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CNBC, “Anthropic tops OpenAI as most valuable AI startup, nears $1 trillion valuation in latest round,” May 28, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/28/anthropic-open-ai-startup-value.html — Contemporaneous third-party press confirming $65B Series H at $965B post-money valuation on May 28, 2026 with Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital co-leading. ↩
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TechCrunch, “AI’s proxy war heats up as Google reportedly backs Anthropic with $2B,” October 27, 2023. Accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/27/ais-proxy-war-heats-up-as-google-reportedly-backs-anthropic-with-2b/ — Contemporaneous press confirming Google’s October 27, 2023 commitment of $500M upfront plus up to $1.5B additional in convertible/strategic investment; instrument type and valuation not disclosed. ↩
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Forbes (Alex Konrad), “Inside AI Unicorn Anthropic’s Unusual $750 Million Fundraise,” January 11, 2024 (updated January 17, 2024). Accessed July 2026. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2024/01/11/anthropic-750million-funding-round-menlo-ventures/ — Primary contemporaneous press naming Menlo Ventures as Series D lead via SPV “Menlo Inflection AI Partners,” $18.4B post-money valuation, structure includes ~$500M SPV plus ~$250M from Menlo’s own fund and firm insiders; Google’s $500M convertible converted into the round; Spark Capital exercised pro rata; Amazon convertibles factored in. ↩
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Crunchbase News, “Menlo Ventures Looks To Add To Growing AI Portfolio With New Anthropic Partnership,” July 2024. Accessed July 2026. https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/menlo-ventures-portfolio-anthropic-anthology/ — Third independent confirmation that Menlo Ventures led Anthropic’s $750M Series D in 2024, following its Series C participation in May 2023. ↩
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Anthropic, “Powering the next generation of AI development with AWS,” November 22, 2024. Accessed July 2026. https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-amazon-trainium — Primary Anthropic company announcement of Amazon’s additional $4B investment closing November 22, 2024, bringing total Amazon investment to $8B; AWS becomes Anthropic’s primary cloud and training partner. ↩
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TechCrunch, “Anthropic raises another $4B from Amazon, makes AWS its ‘primary’ training partner,” November 22, 2024. Accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/22/anthropic-raises-an-additional-4b-from-amazon-makes-aws-its-primary-cloud-partner/ — Contemporaneous third-party press confirming November 22, 2024 date, $4B additional Amazon investment, minority stake preserved, structure “reportedly similarly to the last one” (i.e., convertible/strategic rather than priced equity); valuation not disclosed. ↩
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Google Cloud Press Corner, “Anthropic Forges Partnership With Google Cloud to Help Deliver Reliable and Responsible AI,” February 3, 2023. Accessed July 2026. https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2023-02-03-Anthropic-Forges-Partnership-With-Google-Cloud-to-Help-Deliver-Reliable-and-Responsible-AI — Primary joint partnership announcement (Google Cloud + Anthropic) dated February 3, 2023. Anthropic selected Google Cloud as its preferred cloud provider; announcement does NOT disclose an investment amount — the $300M figure was reported separately by the Financial Times. ↩
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PYMNTS, “Google’s New Focus on AI Includes $300M Anthropic Investment,” February 6, 2023. Accessed July 2026. https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2023/googles-new-focus-on-ai-includes-300m-anthropic-investment/ — Contemporaneous press confirming: partnership announcement February 3, 2023; Google confirmed $300M investment for ~10% stake per Financial Times reporting; investment structure was a strategic partnership rather than a Series round. ↩
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Crunchbase News, “Google Invests $300M In Anthropic As Tech’s AI Arms Race Heats Up,” February 3, 2023. Accessed July 2026. https://news.crunchbase.com/ai-robotics/funding-ai-google-anthropic/ — Confirms $300M for 10% stake per FT, implying ~$3B valuation from Google’s investment alone; New York Times reported the broader round could bring Anthropic’s total valuation to ~$5B; investment came “just weeks after” Microsoft’s $10B investment in OpenAI. ↩
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Gunderson Dettmer, “Gunderson Dettmer Advises Spark Capital in its $450M Series C financing of Anthropic,” May 23, 2023. Accessed July 2026. https://www.gunder.com/en/news-insights/client-news/spark-capital-leads-anthropic-450m-series-c — Legal-counsel primary announcement (Spark Capital’s outside counsel) confirming $450M Series C led by Spark Capital, closed May 23, 2023; Yasmin Razavi joined Anthropic’s Board of Directors in connection with the round. Valuation not disclosed by counsel or company; The Information had earlier reported (March 2023) that Anthropic sought a “>$4.1B” valuation. ↩
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Anthropic, “Expanding access to safer AI with Amazon,” September 25, 2023. Accessed July 2026. https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-amazon — Primary Anthropic company announcement dated September 25, 2023 confirming the strategic collaboration with Amazon and up-to-$4B minority investment; AWS becomes primary cloud provider for mission-critical workloads, with Anthropic committing to AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips. Corporate governance (Long Term Benefit Trust) preserved. ↩
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Amazon Press Center, “Amazon and Anthropic Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Generative AI,” September 25, 2023. Accessed July 2026. https://press.aboutamazon.com/2023/9/amazon-and-anthropic-announce-strategic-collaboration-to-advance-generative-ai — Primary Amazon company press release confirming September 25, 2023 announcement date; Amazon invests up to $4B in Anthropic; strategic partnership includes AWS chip commitments and Bedrock model access. ↩
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Orrick, “Generative AI Collaboration: Amazon to Invest up to $4 Billion in Anthropic,” September 2023. Accessed July 2026. https://www.orrick.com/en/News/2023/09/Generative-AI-Collaboration-Amazon-to-Invest-up-to-4-Billion-in-Anthropic — Legal advisor announcement (Orrick advised Anthropic) confirming September 25, 2023 announcement of Amazon’s up-to-$4B strategic investment structured as a convertible instrument; initial $1.25B tranche with option to invest up to $2.75B additional at Amazon’s discretion. ↩