Observed Signal · May 29, 2026 · Funding · Source: Manager Magazin · Impact: 4/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Anthropic Valued Higher Than OpenAI After $65B Round
Anthropic raised $65 billion in a new financing round, lifting its private valuation to about $965 billion and surpassing competitor OpenAI (valued at about $852 billion). The funding will be used to expand compute capacity and scale products such as the Claude chatbot. Amazon participated in the round and previously announced up to $25 billion in investment tied to a commitment by Anthropic to spend over $100 billion on Amazon cloud services over the next decade. Anthropic faces a legal dispute with the U.S. Department of Defense over restrictions on military use of its models; its unreleased model Mythos remains available only to select U.S. agencies and some companies.
Very large financing and a valuation shift among leading foundational AI model providers can influence cloud spending, competitive dynamics between model providers (OpenAI vs Anthropic), and enterprise AI product adoption — relevant to technology and advertising ecosystems.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Anthropic raised $65 billion in a financing round.
- Anthropic's post-money valuation is reported at $965 billion.
- OpenAI's reported valuation is about $852 billion.
- Amazon participated in the funding round and had announced up to $25 billion in investment tied to a future cloud‑services commitment, with Anthropic committing to spend more than $100 billion on Amazon cloud services over 10 years.
- Anthropic is in a legal dispute with the U.S. Department of Defense over military use; its model 'Mythos' has not been publicly released and access is limited.
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Anthropic Nears $1T After $65B Series H
Anthropic announced a $65 billion Series H financing at a $965 billion valuation on May 28, 2026, making it the most valuable private AI startup and surpassing rival OpenAI. The round was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital. Anthropic reported a $47 billion revenue run rate, up from $30 billion earlier this year and $10 billion last year, driven in part by its Claude Code coding assistant. The company also released its latest model, Claude Opus 4.8, and is offering a limited Mythos Preview to select customers. CNBC reported OpenAI’s valuation at $852 billion following its recent funding round.
Anthropic Eyes $950B Valuation, Challenges OpenAI
Anthropic is reportedly planning a financing round that would value the company at roughly $950 billion, potentially exceeding OpenAI’s recent $854 billion valuation. At the annual “Code with Claude” conference, product lead Cat Wu described Anthropic’s product strategy focused on continuous improvement and proactive AI agents, and said the company does not focus on competitors. Anthropic has restricted access to its powerful security-oriented model Claude Mythos, offering it only to select corporate partners including Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. The company previously refused a Pentagon request to lift safety protections for AI models; OpenAI subsequently provided models for the Defense Department. TechCrunch (citing Ramp data) reports growing business-customer preference for Claude over ChatGPT.
Anthropic in talks to raise funds at $900B valuation
Anthropic is reportedly in private talks with investors to raise new capital at a valuation of $900 billion, which would exceed OpenAI’s recent valuation of about $852 billion. CNBC says no term sheet has been signed and discussions are ongoing. Anthropic has recently released Claude Opus 4.7 and the selective-access Claude Mythos Preview, and has said its business has reached $30 billion in annualized revenue (roughly $10 billion in revenue last year). The company has secured major compute and investment arrangements with hyperscalers: Amazon agreed to invest up to $25 billion and provide up to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity, and Anthropic announced a Google–Broadcom compute arrangement (5 GW) while Google indicated plans to invest up to $40 billion. Sources say Anthropic seeks fresh capital largely to buy the compute needed to run advanced models like Mythos.
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