OpenAI rival Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $2 billion in new capital in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

AI startup Anthropic is near a deal to raise an additional $2 billion at a price that values the company at $60 billion, sources said, months after its $4 billion funding from Amazon .

AI start-up Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise $2bn, a move that would place the three-year old company at a $60bn valuation.

Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion in a deal that would value it at $60 billion, more than triple its valuation from a year ago. The funding round is being led by the venture firm Lightspeed Venture Partners,

The company, which was co-founded by former OpenAI executives Dario and Daniela Amodei, secured a $2bn investment from Alphabet in 2023. "Anthropic nears deal to raise $2bn at $60bn valuation " was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand.

OpenAI rival Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion in a funding round that would value the startup at $60 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter.

AI hyperscaler Anthropic in in advanced talks to raise $2 billion led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $60 billion post-money valuation, as first reported by the WSJ. Why it matters: This would make Anthropic the world's seventh most valuable startup,