Anthropic draws VC interest at up to $800 billion valuation


Anthropic has received multiple offers from ​venture capital firms in recent weeks to invest ‌in the Claude maker at valuations as high as $800 billion, more than double its current value.

Anthropic has so far ​resisted overtures from investors for a new round ⁠of funding.

In February, Anthropic raised $30 billion in a ​funding round that valued it at $380 billion amid ​massive investor interest in the startup and the broader AI ‌industry.

Th ⁠firm is also reportedly exploring an IPO as early as this year.

Demand for its AI model Claude has accelerated in 2026, with the startup’s run-rate revenue now surpassing $30 ​billion, up ​from about $9 ⁠billion at the end of 2025.

The reports also come weeks after Anthropic announced a ​power new model named Mythos earlier this ​month, ⁠describing it as its “most capable yet for coding and agentic tasks,” referring to the model’s ability to act ⁠autonomously.

Its ​advanced coding capabilities could give ​it unprecedented ability to spot and exploit cybersecurity flaws, experts say. Reuters