Anthropic raises $13 billion Series F at $183 billion valuation

Ken Metral

02 Sep 2025 — 1 min read

Credit: Anthropic PBC

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company best known for its Claude models, has closed a landmark $13 billion Series F funding round, pushing its post-money valuation to $183 billion. The company says the fresh capital will be used to scale enterprise adoption, deepen AI safety research, and fuel international expansion.

Investor Lineup

The round was co-led by ICONIQ, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to Anthropic’s announcement. A broad range of global investors also participated, including Altimeter, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Blackstone, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, Insight Partners, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Qatar Investment Authority, and several other institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms, and asset managers.

Growing Demand

Anthropic’s Chief Financial Officer, Krishna Rao, highlighted surging customer adoption as a major driver behind the raise:

“We are seeing exponential growth in demand across our entire customer base.”

The company’s tools are increasingly being adopted by enterprises for both productivity and software development, with executives pointing to strong momentum in both revenue and large-scale customer contracts.

Strategic Focus

With the Series F complete, Anthropic has outlined three key priorities for deploying the capital:

Enterprise Growth – Expanding infrastructure and support to serve rapidly rising business demand.
Safety Research – Strengthening its leadership in developing steerable, interpretable, and secure AI systems.
Global Expansion – Extending its presence and partnerships in international markets.

Industry Impact

The raise cements Anthropic as one of the world’s most valuable private technology companies and underscores how investor enthusiasm for advanced AI continues to accelerate. With a swelling customer base and billions in new capital, Anthropic is positioning itself not only as a commercial powerhouse but also as a leader in the responsible development of next-generation AI systems.

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