Anthropic raises $65B at $965B valuation, surpassing OpenAI as world's most valuable AI startup
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Summary
Anthropic raised $65 billion at a $965 billion valuation, making it the most valuable AI startup globally, surpassing OpenAI's $852 billion valuation. This massive funding round more than doubled the net worths of Anthropic's seven cofounders to an estimated $16.6 billion each, according to Forbes. While substantial, their individual stakes remain less than OpenAI president Greg Brockman's nearly $30 billion stake.
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· 3 pulledAnthropic announced on Thursday that it had raised $65 billion at an eye-watering valuation of $965 billion
It didn't just become the most valuable AI startup in the world, eclipsing $852 billion-valued archrival OpenAI
It also ballooned the individual fortunes of Anthropic's seven cofounders — more than doubling their net worths to $16.6 billion apiece, Forbes estimates
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