Anthropic Draws Investor Offers at Over $800 Billion Value (1)

Anthropic PBC has received several offers from investors for a new round of funding that could value the artificial intelligence startup at about $800 billion or higher — overtures that the Claude maker has so far resisted, according to people familiar with the matter.

The offers would more than double the $350 billion pre-money valuation Anthropic attached to its $30 billion fundraising in February.

The discussions between Anthropic and investors are still early and a deal could fail to materialize or the details could change, said the people, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Business ...