Anthropic valuation, funding and investors
Anthropic works in AI system development, based in San Francisco, United States. Founded in 2021, it has about 6,080 employees.
- Last round
- Series H+ · $65.00B · May 2026
- Valuation at last round
- $965.00B
- Headcount
- 6,076 · growing
- Grade
- A
- Founded
- 2021
Anthropic valuation today
VCMC values Anthropic at $1.09T today, with a range of $838.9B to $1.51T and a grade of A. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series H+ round in May 2026.
Valuation by date (83 rows)
Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.
| Date | Valuation | Range | Predicted in 1 yr | Phase | Headcount | Trend | Grade | Winding-down probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2021 | $16.8M | $6.11M – $46.1M | $18.7M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2021 | $16.9M | $6.17M – $46.5M | $18.8M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2021 | $17.1M | $6.22M – $46.9M | $19.0M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2021 | $17.2M | $6.28M – $47.4M | $19.1M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 1 May 2021 | $17.4M | $6.33M – $47.8M | $19.2M (+11%) | before first round | – | unknown | D | 0% |
| 29 May 2021 | $551M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+80%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2021 | $554M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+79%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2021 | $581M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+70%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2021 | $611M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+62%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2021 | $642M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+54%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2021 | $674M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+47%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2021 | $708M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+40%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2021 | $743M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+33%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2022 | $781M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+27%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2022 | $821M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+21%) | after a round | – | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2022 | $859M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+15%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2022 | $903M | $478M – $1.1B | $990M (+10%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 May 2022 | $2.9B | $2.1B – $6.2B | $4.4B (+50%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2022 | $3.0B | $2.1B – $6.2B | $4.4B (+45%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2022 | $3.1B | $2.1B – $6.2B | $4.4B (+40%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2022 | $3.3B | $2.1B – $6.2B | $4.4B (+35%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2022 | $3.4B | $2.1B – $6.2B | $4.4B (+31%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2022 | $3.5B | $2.1B – $6.2B | $4.4B (+26%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2022 | $3.6B | $2.1B – $6.2B | $4.4B (+22%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2022 | $3.7B | $2.1B – $6.2B | $4.4B (+18%) | after a round | 38 | unknown | B | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | $4.2B | $2.4B – $7.1B | $5.0B (+19%) | after a round | 70 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2023 | $4.4B | $2.4B – $7.1B | $5.0B (+14%) | after a round | 70 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2023 | $4.6B | $2.4B – $7.1B | $5.0B (+9%) | after a round | 70 | growing | B | 0% |
| 9 Mar 2023 | $4.1B | $3.6B – $5.2B | $4.5B (+10%) | after a round | 70 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2023 | $4.1B | $3.6B – $5.2B | $4.5B (+9%) | after a round | 70 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 May 2023 | $4.2B | $3.6B – $5.2B | $4.5B (+8%) | after a round | 70 | growing | A | 0% |
| 24 May 2023 | $4.8B | $3.4B – $8.8B | $6.2B (+30%) | after a round | 70 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2023 | $4.8B | $3.4B – $8.8B | $6.2B (+29%) | after a round | 70 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2023 | $4.9B | $3.4B – $8.8B | $6.2B (+26%) | after a round | 70 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2023 | $5.0B | $3.4B – $8.8B | $6.2B (+24%) | after a round | 70 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2023 | $8.0B | $7.0B – $12.0B | $10.4B (+30%) | after a round | 70 | growing | A | 0% |
| 2 Sep 2023 | $8.0B | $7.0B – $12.0B | $10.4B (+30%) | after a round | 70 | unknown | A | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | $60.0B | $52.2B – $75.9B | $66.0B (+10%) | after a round | 220 | growing | A | 0% |
| 2 Oct 2023 | $60.0B | $52.2B – $75.9B | $66.0B (+10%) | after a round | 220 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2023 | $60.5B | $52.2B – $75.9B | $66.0B (+9%) | after a round | 220 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2023 | $61.0B | $52.2B – $75.9B | $66.0B (+8%) | after a round | 220 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | $61.5B | $52.2B – $75.9B | $66.0B (+7%) | after a round | 220 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2024 | $62.0B | $52.2B – $75.9B | $66.0B (+7%) | after a round | 220 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2024 | $66.8B | $52.2B – $89.3B | $77.6B (+16%) | after a round | 460 | growing | A | 0% |
| 28 Mar 2024 | $45.2B | $31.8B – $70.5B | $49.7B (+10%) | after a round | 460 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2024 | $45.2B | $31.8B – $70.5B | $49.7B (+10%) | after a round | 460 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 May 2024 | $45.6B | $31.8B – $70.5B | $49.7B (+9%) | after a round | 460 | growing | B | 0% |
| 23 May 2024 | $46.9B | $33.0B – $73.1B | $51.5B (+10%) | after a round | 460 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2024 | $47.0B | $33.0B – $73.1B | $51.5B (+10%) | after a round | 460 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2024 | $47.3B | $33.0B – $73.1B | $51.5B (+9%) | after a round | 460 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2024 | $47.7B | $33.0B – $73.1B | $51.5B (+8%) | after a round | 920 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2024 | $48.1B | $33.0B – $73.1B | $51.5B (+7%) | after a round | 920 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2024 | $48.5B | $33.0B – $73.1B | $51.5B (+6%) | after a round | 920 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2024 | $50.2B | $35.0B – $77.5B | $54.6B (+9%) | after a round | 1,200 | growing | B | 0% |
| 23 Nov 2024 | $48.4B | $34.1B – $75.6B | $53.3B (+10%) | after a round | 1,200 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | $48.5B | $34.1B – $75.6B | $53.3B (+10%) | after a round | 1,200 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | $48.9B | $34.1B – $75.6B | $53.3B (+9%) | after a round | 1,200 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2025 | $49.3B | $34.1B – $75.6B | $53.3B (+8%) | after a round | 1,200 | growing | B | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2025 | $49.7B | $34.1B – $75.6B | $53.3B (+7%) | after a round | 1,200 | growing | B | 0% |
| 4 Mar 2025 | $61.5B | $53.5B – $92.0B | $80.0B (+30%) | after a round | 1,200 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2025 | $62.8B | $53.5B – $92.0B | $80.0B (+27%) | after a round | 1,200 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 May 2025 | $64.2B | $53.5B – $92.0B | $80.0B (+25%) | after a round | 1,200 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | $65.6B | $53.5B – $92.0B | $80.0B (+22%) | after a round | 1,811 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | $67.4B | $53.5B – $93.6B | $81.4B (+21%) | after a round | 1,966 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $69.7B | $53.5B – $95.8B | $83.3B (+19%) | after a round | 2,178 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2025 | $71.5B | $53.5B – $95.8B | $83.3B (+16%) | after a round | 2,178 | growing | A | 0% |
| 3 Sep 2025 | $183.1B | $159.1B – $273.7B | $237.9B (+30%) | after a round | 2,178 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | $186.9B | $159.1B – $273.7B | $237.9B (+27%) | after a round | 2,718 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | $191.1B | $159.1B – $273.7B | $237.9B (+25%) | after a round | 2,718 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | $195.2B | $159.1B – $273.7B | $237.9B (+22%) | after a round | 2,718 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | $199.6B | $159.1B – $273.7B | $237.9B (+19%) | after a round | 2,718 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | $204.1B | $159.1B – $273.7B | $237.9B (+17%) | after a round | 2,718 | growing | A | 0% |
| 13 Feb 2026 | $380.3B | $330.4B – $568.2B | $494.0B (+30%) | after a round | 2,718 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | $384.7B | $330.4B – $568.2B | $494.0B (+28%) | after a round | 2,718 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | $393.3B | $330.4B – $568.2B | $494.0B (+26%) | after a round | 4,665 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 May 2026 | $403.2B | $330.4B – $577.1B | $501.7B (+24%) | after a round | 5,005 | growing | A | 0% |
| 29 May 2026 | $965.7B | $838.9B – $1.44T | $1.25T (+30%) | after a round | 5,005 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Jun 2026 | $967.8B | $838.9B – $1.44T | $1.25T (+30%) | after a round | 5,005 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Jul 2026 | $989.2B | $838.9B – $1.45T | $1.26T (+27%) | after a round | 5,090 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Aug 2026 | $1.01T | $838.9B – $1.45T | $1.26T (+24%) | after a round | 5,090 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $1.03T | $838.9B – $1.45T | $1.26T (+22%) | after a round | 5,090 | growing | A | 0% |
| 1 Oct 2026 | $1.07T | $838.9B – $1.51T | $1.31T (+22%) | after a round | 6,076 | growing | A | 0% |
| 25 Oct 2026 | $1.09T | $838.9B – $1.51T | $1.31T (+20%) | after a round | 6,076 | growing | A | 0% |
Key facts about Anthropic
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- about 6,080 +124% in a year
- Total raised
- $133.85B
- Funding rounds
- 13
- Last round
- Series H May 2026
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by Ben Mann, Chris Olah, Daniela Amodei, Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, Sam McCandlish and Tom Brown.
Anthropic funding history
Anthropic has 13 funding rounds on record, from May 2021 to May 2026, $133.85B in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $965.00B post-money (Series H, May 2026).
Series H 28 May 2026
Led by Altimeter, Dragoneer Investment Group, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital; with Capital Group, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, GIC, ICONIQ, XN, Baillie Gifford, Blackstone, Brookfield, D. E. Shaw Group, DST Global, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Insight Partners, Jane Street, Lightspeed Venture Partners, MGX, NTT Venture Capital, Situational Awareness LP, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Temasek, Amazon, Samsung Venture Investment, SK Hynix, Micron, BlackRock, Fidelity.
Sources: pinggy.io, anthropic.com, techcrunch.com and 5 more
$65.00B
$965.00B post-money
Series G 12 Feb 2026
Led by GIC, Coatue, D. E. Shaw Group, Dragoneer Investment Group, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, MGX; with Accel, Addition, Alpha Wave Global, Altimeter, AMP PBC, Appaloosa LP, Baillie Gifford, Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Blackstone, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Greenoaks, Goldman Sachs, Insight Partners, Jane Street, JPMorganChase, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Morgan Stanley, NX1 Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, Sands Capital, Sequoia Capital, Temasek, TowerBrook, TPG, Whale Rock Capital Management, XN, Microsoft, NVIDIA.
Sources: anthropic.com, techcrunch.com, axios.com and 3 more
$30.00B
$380.00B post-money
Series F 2 Sep 2025
Led by ICONIQ, Lightspeed Venture Partners; with Altimeter, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Blackstone, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, General Atlantic, General Catalyst, GIC, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Insight Partners, Jane Street, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Qatar Investment Authority, TPG, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., WCM Investment Management, XN.
Sources: pinggy.io, techfundingnews.com, 7gc.co and 5 more
$13.00B
$183.00B post-money
Series E 3 Mar 2025
Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners; with Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures, Salesforce Ventures.
Sources: anthropic.com, techcrunch.com, venturebeat.com and 11 more
$3.50B
$61.50B post-money
Growth Equity 22 Nov 2024
Led by Amazon.
Sources: techfundingnews.com, techcrunch.com, theguardian.com and 2 more
$4.00B
Growth Equity 22 May 2024
With Salesforce Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Amazon, Hermitage Capital, 3 Comma Capital, Elevation Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bossa Invest, IronArc Ventures, Helios Ventures, Wisdom Ventures, DT Unicorn Fund, Australian Gulf Capital.
Sources: rothschildandco.com, aboutamazon.com, anthropic.com
$4.00B
$2.75B
$2.00B
$60.00B post-money
Series D 1 Sep 2023
Led by Amazon; with Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures.
Sources: pinggy.io, eu.36kr.com, siliconangle.com
$8.00B
Series C 23 May 2023
Led by Spark Capital; with GV, Salesforce Ventures, Sound Ventures, Zoom Ventures, Menlo Ventures, M12, HOF Capital, Pioneer Fund, Wikus Capital Inc., GG1978 LLC, SV Angel, Alphabet.
Sources: pinggy.io, anthropic.com, techcrunch.com and 4 more
$450M
Growth Equity 8 Mar 2023
Led by Spark Capital; with Google LLC.
Sources: siliconangle.com, eu.36kr.com
$300M
$4.10B post-money
Series B 30 Apr 2022
With Center for Emerging Risk Research.
Sources: alleywatch.com, pinggy.io, anthropic.com and 2 more
$730M
Series A 28 May 2021
Led by Ambient Sound Investments; with Center for Emerging Risk Research, James McClave, Dustin Moskovitz, Innovation Endeavors.
Sources: anthropic.com, techcrunch.com, techzine.eu and 4 more
$124M
$550M post-money
Anthropic investors
83 investors have backed Anthropic; Amazon, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Altimeter and 11 more led at least one round.
- Amazon lead, 5 rounds
- Lightspeed Venture Partners lead, 4 rounds
- Altimeter lead, 3 rounds
- Coatue lead, 3 rounds
- GIC lead, 3 rounds
- Dragoneer Investment Group lead, 2 rounds
- Greenoaks lead, 2 rounds
- Sequoia Capital lead, 2 rounds
- Spark Capital lead, 2 rounds
- Founders Fund lead
- D1 Capital Partners 4 rounds
- General Catalyst 4 rounds
- Salesforce Ventures 4 rounds
- Bessemer Venture Partners 3 rounds
- BlackRock 3 rounds
- Blackstone 3 rounds
- Fidelity Management & Research Company 3 rounds
- Insight Partners 3 rounds
- Menlo Ventures 3 rounds
- XN 3 rounds
- Center for Emerging Risk Research 2 rounds
- GV 2 rounds
- Qatar Investment Authority 2 rounds
- Qualcomm Ventures 2 rounds
- Temasek 2 rounds
- TPG 2 rounds
- Accel
- Alpha Wave Global
- AMP PBC
- Appaloosa LP
- Brookfield
- DST Global
- Dustin Moskovitz
- Fidelity
- General Atlantic
- GG1978 LLC
- Goldman Sachs
- Google LLC
- Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- Helios Ventures
- Innovation Endeavors
- James McClave
- JPMorganChase
- M12
- Micron
- Morgan Stanley
- NX1 Capital
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
- Samsung Venture Investment
- Sands Capital
- Situational Awareness LP
- SK Hynix
- Sound Ventures
- SV Angel
- Wikus Capital Inc.
What Anthropic does
Anthropic works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in artificial intelligence, education, financial services and government.
Anthropic PBC is an American public benefit corporation engaged in artificial intelligence research, development, and deployment. The company focuses on building large language models and AI systems, and conducts research in areas such as natural language processing, code generation, and interpretability. Anthropic also develops and applies safety techniques, conducts economic research on AI usage, and provides AI agent development and code modernization services. Its operations serve businesses, nonprofits, and civil society groups in sectors including education, financial services, government, healthcare, and life sciences. The company collaborates with civil society, government, academia, nonprofits, and industry to advance the responsible development and deployment of AI.
Description from Veridion's company data.
Products and services
- AI System Development
- Large Language Model Development
- AI Assistant Services
- Code Generation Services
- AI Agent Development
- Code Modernization Services
- AI Safety Research
- Alignment Auditing Research
- Language Model Auditing Research
- AI Model Deployment
- AI Platform Services
- Economic Impact Research
- Industry Usage Analysis Services
- Civil Society Collaboration Services
- Academic and Industry Partnership Services
Markets
- Artificial Intelligence
- Education
- Financial Services
- Government
- Healthcare
- Life Sciences
- Nonprofit
Technology
- Large Language Models
- Alignment Auditing
- Auditing Language Models for Hidden Objectives
Business model
- Business-to-Business
- Service Provider
- Software-as-a-Service
- Subscription-Based
- Enterprise
Industry codes (NAICS)
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) 50% match
- 513210 Software Publishers 30% match
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services 20% match
Questions about Anthropic
What is Anthropic worth?
Valuation $1.09T (range $838.9B to $1.51T), as of 25 Oct 2026. The last disclosed valuation was $965.00B (Series H, May 2026).
Has Anthropic raised money?
Anthropic has 13 funding rounds on record, from May 2021 to May 2026, $133.85B in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $965.00B post-money (Series H, May 2026).
Who has invested in Anthropic?
Amazon, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Altimeter, Coatue, GIC and ICONIQ, and 77 more. Lead investors include Amazon, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Altimeter and Coatue.
How many people work at Anthropic?
About 6,080, up 124% over the last year. Headcount grew from 38 in Mar 2022 to 6,076 in Sep 2026.
What does Anthropic do?
Anthropic works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in artificial intelligence, education, financial services and government. Its main offerings are AI system development, large language model development and AI assistant services.
When was Anthropic founded, and where is it based?
Anthropic was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, United States. It has about 6,080 employees, up 124% over the last year.