What happened
Anthropic secured $30 billion in a funding round, valuing the artificial intelligence group at $350 billion. This capital injection supports a planned 2026 initial public offering. The final figure exceeds the $20 billion round reported on 9 February. Anthropic now holds one of the highest private valuations in the technology sector. The firm allocates these funds to scale compute infrastructure and advance Claude model development. This transaction concludes a series of capital raises starting in December 2025.
Why it matters
Massive capital concentration restricts compute access for smaller labs. Because Anthropic secured $30 billion, the firm can outbid rivals for GPU clusters. Therefore, founders face higher hardware costs and longer lead times. For procurement teams, this funding secures the Claude roadmap against market volatility. Investors now benchmark AI valuations against this $350 billion peak. This fourth valuation increase in ten weeks signals a shift from venture scaling to pre-IPO consolidation.
