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Anthropic Raises $3.5 Billion In Series E Round Led By Lightspeed Venture Partners At $61.5 Billion Valuation
Anthropic, the AI startup co-founded in 2021 by CEO Dario Amodei, has raised $3.5 billion in a Series E round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $61.5 billion valuation. The round, which also included Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, and others, brings its total funding to $18.2 billion. Anthropic plans to use the funds to develop next-gen AI systems, expand compute capacity, and accelerate global growth. The company recently launched Claude 3.7 Sonnet and is focusing on new tools, subscription tiers, and AI agents to drive revenue while maintaining a strong emphasis on AI safety.
INVESTORS: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, General Catalyst, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures & Salesforce Ventures
ROUND: Series E
AMOUNT: $3,500,000,000
VALUATION: $61,500,000,000
HQ: #SanFrancisco #California
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Colossal 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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