Observed Signal · Feb 12, 2026 · Funding · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 5/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Anthropic Raises $30 Billion at $380 Billion Valuation
AI company Anthropic has raised $30 billion in a Series G funding round, reaching a post-money valuation of $380 billion. The round was led by Singapore's GIC and Coatue, with participation from D.E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, MGX, and many others, including commitments from Microsoft and Nvidia. The company reports an annual revenue run rate of $14 billion, with approximately 80% from enterprise customers. Claude Code, its coding agent, has achieved an annual revenue run rate of over $2.5 billion. Anthropic is preparing for an IPO later this year and has engaged law firm Wilson Sonsini. The new capital will fund infrastructure expansion and research, and Claude is now available on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
Massive $30B funding round for a leading AI company, signals strong enterprise AI growth and competitive dynamics, impacts the broader AI and advertising technology ecosystem.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Anthropic raised $30 billion in a Series G round, achieving a post-money valuation of $380 billion.
- The round was led by GIC and Coatue, with co-leadership from D.E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX.
- Anthropic's annual revenue run rate is $14 billion, with 80% from enterprise customers.
- Claude Code has an annual revenue run rate of over $2.5 billion.
- Anthropic is preparing for an initial public offering that could occur later this year.
Connected Companies & Entities
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“The round was led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and investment firm Coatue...”
“The round was led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and investment firm Coatue...”
“with additional co-leadership from D.E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX...”
“with additional co-leadership from D.E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX...”
“with additional co-leadership from D.E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX...”
“with additional co-leadership from D.E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX...”
“Major investors also include Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Temasek, BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs...”
“Part of the financing comes from commitments announced by Microsoft and Nvidia at the end of last year totaling 15 billion dollars....”
“Part of the financing comes from commitments announced by Microsoft and Nvidia at the end of last year totaling 15 billion dollars....”
“Google Cloud (Vertex AI)...”
“continue competing with rivals such as Google, Meta, and OpenAI...”
“Major investors also include Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Temasek, BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs...”
“Major investors also include Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Temasek, BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs...”
“Major investors also include Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Temasek, BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs...”
“Major investors also include Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Temasek, BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs...”
“Anthropic and OpenAI now share several major investors, including Altimeter Capital, MGX, Sequoia, Founders Fund, as well as Nvidia and Micr...”
“continue competing with rivals such as Google, Meta, and OpenAI...”
“Major investors also include Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Temasek, BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs...”
“make Claude available on all three of the world’s largest cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services (Bedrock)...”
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