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Anthropic

Anthropic raised $7.3B+ total funding (2026). Creator of Claude AI—see investors (Google, Amazon, Spark), $2B+ ARR, how Claude compares to GPT-4.5, Gemini 3.

Foundation Models & AGI
Foundation Models
Dario Amodei· CEO & Co-Founder
Total Raised
$167.5B
Last Valuation
$60.0B
Series D, Feb 2026
Unverified — no source on file
Founded
2021
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Employees
1,000+
Revenue Run Rate
$2B+ ARR

Overview

Anthropic is an AI safety company building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers including Dario and Daniela Amodei, the company develops Claude, a frontier large language model designed for safety and helpfulness. Anthropic is a leader in responsible AI development, pioneering techniques like constitutional AI and interpretability research.

Funding History

11 rounds · May 2021 – Jul 2026
$167.5B
Total Raised
11
Cumulative: $167.5B

Banks Line Up $15 Billion of Debt for Anthropic With Google Aid

Investors not disclosed
Source
10
Cumulative: $152.5B

AMD to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic under AI infrastructure deal

AMD (Lead)
Source
9
Cumulative: $147.5B

Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute

Google (Lead)
Source
8
Cumulative: $107.5B

Anthropic Funding Pushed Startup Investment To Near-Record Levels In May As Exit Market Reopened

Investors not disclosed
Source
7
Cumulative: $57.5B

Anthropic to Close Over $30 Billion Round as Soon as Next Week

Investors not disclosed
Source
6
Cumulative: $27.5B

Amazon’s Up to $20 Billion Anthropic Investment Will Be Convertible Financing

Investors not disclosed
Source
5
Cumulative: $7.5B

Massive round to scale Claude and safety research.

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lead)Sequoia CapitalGoogle Ventures (GV)Spark Capital
Source
4
Cumulative: $5.5B

Major funding round led by Menlo Ventures.

Menlo Ventures (Lead)Google Ventures (GV)
Source
3
Cumulative: $1.5B

Growth round backed by Amazon and Google as Claude 2 gains enterprise traction.

Spark Capital (Lead)Google Ventures (GV)
Source
2
Cumulative: $704M

Spark Capital leads $580M round as Anthropic launches Claude and establishes Constitutional AI research.

Spark Capital (Lead)
1
Cumulative: $124M

Founded by former OpenAI VP Dario Amodei and team, raises seed round to build safety-focused AI.

Investors not disclosed

Frequently Asked Questions

How much funding does AI Funding track for Anthropic?
AI Funding tracks $167.5B for Anthropic across 11 funding rounds in this database.
Who are Anthropic's investors?
Anthropic's investors include Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Spark Capital, Google Ventures (GV), and 2 others.
What does Anthropic do?
Anthropic is an AI safety company building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers including Dario and Daniela Amodei, the company develops Claude, a frontier large language model designed for safety and helpfulness. Anthropic is a leader in responsible AI development, pioneering techniques like constitutional AI and interpretability research.
When was Anthropic founded?
Anthropic was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Where is Anthropic headquartered?
Anthropic is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.