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May 8, 2026 - Deals
Anthropic Plans $50 Billion Funding Round At $900 Billion Valuation With Google And Amazon Backing
Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, is weighing a funding round of up to $50 billion at a roughly $900 billion pre-money valuation, according to the Financial Times, in what could become the largest private capital raise in tech history. Led by CEO Dario Amodei, the company has seen explosive growth, with annualized revenue reportedly climbing from $9 billion at the end of 2025 to $30 billion by early April, while investors including Google and Amazon continue backing the company ahead of a potential IPO as early as October 2026.
FOUNDERS: Dario Amodei & Daniela Amodei
AMOUNT: $50,000,000,000
VALUATION: $900,000,000,000
HQ: San Francisco, California
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View AllColossal Biosciences In Talks For Funding Round Targeting $23 Billion ValuationColossal Biosciences, the de-extinction biotech startup known for its efforts to recreate the woolly mammoth and other extinct species, is reportedly in talks to raise new funding at a valuation of roughly $23 billion–$24 billion, according to Axios. The potential raise would mark a significant jump for the five-year-old company, with investors valuing not only its genetic-engineering programs but also its broader genomics, reproductive technology, conservation, and intellectual property platform. Colossal has begun generating revenue through conservation technology sales and technology spinouts, including Astromech, an AI-driven predictive modeling company, and Form Bio, a computational biology platform, expanding its value beyond de-extinction efforts.
FOUNDERS: Ben Lamm & George Church
TARGET VALUATION: $23,000,000,000
HQ: Dallas, Texas
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