Anthropic in Talks to Raise $30 Billion at $900 Billion Valuation
Anthropic
Bloomberg reported on May 12, 2026 that Anthropic is in early talks to raise at least $30 billion at a valuation exceeding $900 billion — which would make it more valuable than OpenAI. The round could close as early as end of May and is intended to fund computing infrastructure to meet growing demand for Claude. Anthropic is also reportedly considering an IPO as early as October 2026.
Why it matters
If closed at this valuation, would be the largest private AI funding round in history and would briefly surpass OpenAI's most recent valuation
Importance: 4/5
Potentially the largest private tech fundraise in history at $900B valuation; signals intensifying capital competition between Anthropic and OpenAI at frontier scale.