Anthropic reaches $965B valuation, surpassing OpenAI as most valuable AI firm
Anthropic has reached a valuation of $965 billion, surpassing OpenAI to become the most valuable AI firm. The company raised $65 billion in its latest funding round, highlighting the significant investments still flowing into the AI industry. This valuation shift reflects Anthropic's growing influence and the changing dynamics within the AI sector.
- ▪Anthropic raised $65 billion in funding, bringing its valuation to $965 billion.
- ▪The company has become the world's most valuable AI startup, overtaking OpenAI.
- ▪Anthropic is focusing on enterprise and coding services while advocating for more government oversight of AI.
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Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on 26 February 2026. Photograph: Patrick Sison/APView image in fullscreenPages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on 26 February 2026. Photograph: Patrick Sison/APAI (artificial intelligence)Anthropic reaches valuation of $965bn, beating OpenAI to become world’s most valuable AI firmClaude’s parent company’s $65bn in latest funding round underscores vast sums of money still flowing into industryNick Robins-EarlyThu 28 May 2026 15.56 EDTLast modified on Thu 28 May 2026 16.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAnthropic, the AI firm behind the Claude chatbot, announced on Thursday it had raised $65bn in funding to value the…
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