Anthropic closing in on $30B raise that would top OpenAI's valuation

Anthropic is nearing a $30 billion fundraising round that would value the artificial intelligence company at $900 billion, surpassing the valuation of rival OpenAI, according to a Financial Times report.

Four firms - Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter Capital - will jointly lead the round at a pre-money valuation of $900 billion, the FT said, citing two people familiar with the deal.

Each of the four lead investors is expected to contribute at least $2 billion, the people said. The deal is expected to close as soon as this month.

The new valuation would exceed that of OpenAI, which was most recently valued at $852 billion.

The fundraising comes just three months after Anthropic closed a $30 billion round in February at a $350 billion valuation, nearly tripling the company's worth in that span.