AI firm Anthropic valued at $183bn after $13bn raise

Anthropic has closed a deal to raise $13 billion from traders in a brand new funding spherical that almost triples its valuation to $183 billion, together with {dollars} raised – a larger-than-expected haul that makes the AI firm one of the helpful startups on this planet. The financing, one of many largest so far for an AI firm, was led by funding firm Iconiq Capital alongside co-leads Fidelity Management and Research and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Other contributors within the spherical included Singapore’s GIC, Insight Partners, and Qatar Investment Authority.