The Next Web Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI models, is negotiating a new financing round that could bring in at least $30 billion at a pre‑money valuation exceeding $900 billion. If the deal closes, it would eclipse OpenAI’s latest market cap and mark the largest private raise in the company’s history. The round is still in discussion, with no term sheet signed, and could be finalized by month’s end. The funding would extend Anthropic’s aggressive growth plan, fund compute needs ahead of a possible October IPO, and cement its position as the sector’s most valuable private AI firm.
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