according to a report by cailian press, the rising u.s. ai company anthropic has finalized the terms of a new $30 billion funding round. this round is co-led by sequoia capital, dragoneer, greenoaks, and altimeter capital, with participation from existing shareholders and several new institutional investors. the closing is expected to take place within this month.
following this round, anthropic’s post-money valuation has surged to approximately $900 billion, surpassing openai’s current valuation of about $852 billion and placing it among the world’s highest-valued private tech companies. sources reveal that since investor interest began last month, cfo krishna rao swiftly initiated negotiations and finalized key terms within weeks.
several lead investors plan to commit at least $2 billion each, while the remaining funds are still being negotiated with other potential investors. although no official announcement has been made yet and some details remain subject to refinement, all parties are currently maintaining silence.
this marks anthropic’s second $30 billion‑level funding round in just three months. in mid-february this year, the company completed its series g financing, valuing it at $380 billion. in less than 90 days, its valuation has soared by 137%, approaching $900 billion.
this rapid growth stems from explosive revenue expansion: its annualized revenue is projected to soon exceed $45 billion, up more than 400% from $9 billion at the end of 2025—surpassing for the first time the $24 billion annualized revenue disclosed by openai.
market penetration has also accelerated rapidly—anthropic’s share of total enterprise ai spending has climbed from 10% at the beginning of 2025 to over 65% by february 2026; its market share in the programming sector stands at 54%, clearly outpacing competitors; eight of the fortune 10 have already adopted claude services; and the number of customers with annual spend exceeding $1 million has surged from just over ten two years ago to more than 500 today.
the industry widely expects this funding round to significantly accelerate anthropic’s ipo process, potentially listing as early as late 2026, with a target annualized revenue of $26 billion.
