Observed Signal · Feb 12, 2026 · Funding · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 4/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Anthropic Raises $30B, Valuation Hits $380B Pre-IPO
Anthropic has secured $30 billion in a Series G financing round, boosting its post-money valuation to $380 billion, according to reports. The round was led by Singapore's GIC and investment firm Coatue, with co-leadership from D.E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX. Additional participants include Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, Temasek, BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Nvidia, and others. The company's annual revenue run rate is $14 billion, with 80% coming from enterprise clients. Anthropic's coding tool, Claude Code, has surpassed a $2.5 billion run rate. The firm is preparing for a potential IPO this year, which could rank among the largest ever. Proceeds will fund infrastructure expansion across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, as well as talent acquisition. Anthropic continues to compete with OpenAI, Google, and Meta in the AI race.
Massive $30B funding round in a leading AI company signals accelerated AI infrastructure investment, impacting the broader AdTech/MarTech ecosystem that increasingly relies on AI models and agents for campaign optimization and creative generation.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Anthropic raised $30 billion in a Series G round at a $380 billion post-money valuation.
- The round was led by GIC and Coatue, with participation from Sequoia, Temasek, BlackRock, Microsoft, Nvidia, and others.
- Anthropic's revenue run rate is $14 billion, with 80% from enterprise clients.
- Claude Code has a revenue run rate exceeding $2.5 billion and is used for 4% of public GitHub commits.
- Anthropic is preparing for an IPO later this year, with law firm Wilson Sonsini assisting.
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