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$20B

raised

10

acquisitions

FundingFri, Sep 11

Jeff Dean's Discovery Loop reportedly seeks $50B valuation

Valuation

$50B

Discovery Loop

Artificial Intelligence · Scientific Research AI

FundingFri, Sep 11

Cohere reportedly in talks to raise up to $3B at $20B valuation

Raised

$3B

Series E

Cohere

Artificial Intelligence · Enterprise Software

FundingFri, Sep 11

Kinetix AI raises $74.5M angel+ round led by Vertex Ventures

Raised

$75M

Angel+

Kinetix AI

Robotics · Embodied AI

IPOFri, Sep 11

Tencent-backed Enflame surges 188% in $912M Shanghai IPO debut

Raised

$912M

IPO

Shanghai Enflame Technology

Semiconductors · AI Chips

FundingThu, Sep 10

Arlequin AI raises $30M Series A for topological neural networks

Raised

$30M

Series A

Arlequin AI

AI Infrastructure · Defense & Security

AcquisitionThu, Sep 10

Salesforce closes $3.6B acquisition of Fin, formerly Intercom

Deal Value

$3.6B

Fin (formerly Intercom)

AI Agents · Customer Service

FundingThu, Sep 10

Positron AI raises $875M Series C at $5B valuation for inference chips

Raised

$875M

Series C

Positron AI

AI Chips · Semiconductors

FundingThu, Sep 10

Mach Industries raises $600M Series C extension at $3.7B valuation

Raised

$600M

Series C extension

Mach Industries

Defense Tech · Autonomous Systems

AcquisitionThu, Sep 10

Copart to acquire ACV Auctions for $1.9B in all-cash deal

Deal Value

$1.9B

ACV Auctions

Automotive · Marketplaces

AcquisitionThu, Sep 10

Bending Spoons buys Miro for $1.36B, 90% below its 2022 valuation

Deal Value

$1.4B

Miro

Collaboration Software · SaaS

FundingThu, Sep 10

The Boring Company raises $3B Series D at $23B valuation

Raised

$3B

Series D

The Boring Company

Tunneling · Infrastructure

FundingWed, Sep 9

Clay raises $115M Series D at $7.1B valuation, doubling last year's mark

Raised

$115M

Series D

Clay

AI · Sales Tech

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FundingFri, Sep 11

Jeff Dean's Discovery Loop reportedly seeks $50B valuation

Valuation

$50B

Discovery Loop

Artificial Intelligence · Scientific Research AI

FundingFri, Sep 11

Cohere reportedly in talks to raise up to $3B at $20B valuation

Raised

$3B

Series E

Cohere

Artificial Intelligence · Enterprise Software

FundingFri, Sep 11

Kinetix AI raises $74.5M angel+ round led by Vertex Ventures

Raised

$75M

Angel+

Kinetix AI

Robotics · Embodied AI

IPOFri, Sep 11

Tencent-backed Enflame surges 188% in $912M Shanghai IPO debut

Raised

$912M

IPO

Shanghai Enflame Technology

Semiconductors · AI Chips

FundingThu, Sep 10

Arlequin AI raises $30M Series A for topological neural networks

Raised

$30M

Series A

Arlequin AI

AI Infrastructure · Defense & Security

AcquisitionThu, Sep 10

Salesforce closes $3.6B acquisition of Fin, formerly Intercom

Deal Value

$3.6B

Fin (formerly Intercom)

AI Agents · Customer Service

FundingThu, Sep 10

Positron AI raises $875M Series C at $5B valuation for inference chips

Raised

$875M

Series C

Positron AI

AI Chips · Semiconductors

FundingThu, Sep 10

Mach Industries raises $600M Series C extension at $3.7B valuation

Raised

$600M

Series C extension

Mach Industries

Defense Tech · Autonomous Systems

AcquisitionThu, Sep 10

Copart to acquire ACV Auctions for $1.9B in all-cash deal

Deal Value

$1.9B

ACV Auctions

Automotive · Marketplaces

AcquisitionThu, Sep 10

Bending Spoons buys Miro for $1.36B, 90% below its 2022 valuation

Deal Value

$1.4B

Miro

Collaboration Software · SaaS

FundingThu, Sep 10

The Boring Company raises $3B Series D at $23B valuation

Raised

$3B

Series D

The Boring Company

Tunneling · Infrastructure

FundingWed, Sep 9

Clay raises $115M Series D at $7.1B valuation, doubling last year's mark

Raised

$115M

Series D

Clay

AI · Sales Tech

AcquisitionWed, Sep 9

Meta acquires Swedish AI startup Stilla eight months after its launch

Stilla

AI Agents · Enterprise Software

LaunchWed, Sep 9

Covenant exits stealth with $250M, opens Grand Prairie missile plant

Raised

$250M

Covenant

Defense Tech · Aerospace

AcquisitionWed, Sep 9

Salesforce reportedly in talks to acquire Listen Labs for $2B

Deal Value

$2B

Listen Labs

AI · Enterprise Software

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Anthropic

AIFoundation Models
FundingSeptember 2, 2025

Anthropic Raises $13B Series F at $183B Valuation

One of the largest private rounds ever, nearly tripling Anthropic's valuation in six months.

ICONIQ led the round, with Fidelity and Lightspeed co-leading, as Claude's run-rate revenue passed $5B.

Lead Investors

ICONIQ Capital
Fidelity Management
Lightspeed Venture Partners

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San Francisco, CA
AIFoundation Models

AI safety and research company building the Claude family of frontier models.

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Key Metrics

2021

Founded

2,000

Employees

$183B

Valuation

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