Anthropic weighs new funding round at valuation exceeding $900 billion: Report

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is weighing raising funds in a new round that would value the Claude maker at more than $900 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar ‌with ⁠the matter. The company is entertaining offers at more than double its current valuation, though the considerations are at an early stage and no offers have been accepted yet, the report said.

Anthropic, which raised $30 billion at a valuation of $380 billion ​in February, declined to comment ⁠when contacted ‌by Reuters. The company has received multiple ​preemptive offers ​to raise fresh capital of around $50 billion ⁠at a valuation in the range of $850 billion to $900 ​billion, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday, citing sources ​familiar with the matter.