Funding round
Anthropic Growth
Reported as "Growth Equity"
Anthropic, which works in AI system development in San Francisco, raised $2.00B in a Growth round announced on 1 Oct 2023, at a $60.00B post-money valuation. 1 firm took part. It is Anthropic's sixth venture round on record; the one before was a Series D in Sep 2023.
$2.00B
Amount raised
$60.00B
Post-money valuation
$58.00B pre-money
1
Investors
no lead named
15x
Step-up from the Growth
$4.10B in Mar 2023
3.3%
Stake sold
new money over the post-money
Valuation
What this round says about the price
This round priced Anthropic at $60.00B after the new money, 14.6 times the $4.10B of its Growth (Mar 2023). The $2.00B bought investors about 3.3% of the company. It came 1 month after Anthropic's Series D. It is 1.5% of the $133.85B Anthropic has raised in the venture rounds on record. Anthropic raised again 5 months later: a Growth round of $2.75B in Mar 2024. Its next priced round, a Series E in Mar 2025, valued it at $61.50B.
Anthropic's funding rounds
Anthropic has 13 venture rounds on record. This one is highlighted.
- Series A 28 May 2021, led by Ambient Sound Investments $124M$550M post-money
- Series B 30 Apr 2022 $730M
- Growth 8 Mar 2023, led by Spark Capital $300M$4.10B post-money
- Series C 23 May 2023, led by Spark Capital $450M
- Series D 1 Sep 2023, led by Amazon $8.00B
- Growth this round 1 Oct 2023 $2.00B$60.00B post-money
- Growth 27 Mar 2024 $2.75B
- Growth 22 May 2024 $4.00B
- Growth 22 Nov 2024, led by Amazon $4.00B
- Series E 3 Mar 2025, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners $3.50B$61.50B post-money
- Series F 2 Sep 2025, led by ICONIQ and Lightspeed Venture Partners $13.00B$183.00B post-money
- Series G 12 Feb 2026, led by GIC, Coatue and D. E. Shaw Group $30.00B$380.00B post-money
- Series H+ 28 May 2026, led by Altimeter, Dragoneer Investment Group and Greenoaks $65.00B$965.00B post-money
Investors
Who put money in
1 firm took part; no lead investor was named.
Investors
- GV backs 428 venture-backed companies new investor
Comparable rounds
How it compares
352 Growth rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $45M, and this round was 44 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Growth rounds in Tech Companies:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Companies | 11 Oct 2023 | $250M | not disclosed | Vista Equity Partners |
| Tech Companies | 18 Oct 2023 | $80M | not disclosed | Insight Partners |
| Tech Companies | 26 Oct 2023 | $50M | not disclosed | Craft Ventures and Valor |
| Tech Companies | 5 Oct 2023 | $50M | not disclosed | not named |
| Tech Companies | 17 Oct 2023 | $43M | not disclosed | Eight Roads and AB Private Credit Investors |
| Tech Companies | 2 Oct 2023 | $40M | not disclosed | Dimension |
| Tech Companies | 17 Oct 2023 | $40M | $1.00B | MassMutual Ventures and Capital One Ventures |
| Tech Companies | 31 Oct 2023 | $39M | not disclosed | Silver Lake Waterman and Piper Sandler |
Sources
Where this comes from
Reported by 3 sources.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Anthropic raise in its Growth round?
Anthropic raised $2.00B in its Growth round, announced in Oct 2023.
Which investors took part in Anthropic's Growth round?
GV.
What was Anthropic's valuation at the Growth round?
$60.00B post-money ($58.00B pre-money).
How does it compare with other Growth rounds in Tech Companies?
352 Growth rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $45M, and this round was 44 times the median.
Did Anthropic raise again after this round?
Yes: a Growth round in Mar 2024 of $2.75B.