Anthropic will complete sales of $30 billion next week, raising its market value above $900 million and beating OpenAI.

How large AI startups continue to raise funds even as they prepare for IPOs
Regardless of Anthropic’s plans to go public soon, the company is still raising money privately. According to Bloomberg, a round that will allow it to raise more than $30 billion and push its market cap above $900 billion will close next week.

> Bottom line: Anthropic will become the world’s most expensive startup, surpassing OpenAI. As of March this year, OpenAI’s valuation was $852 million, and it could now exceed that figure.

Who is participating in the new round
* Existing investors – Founders Fund and General Catalyst.

* New major players:
* Sequoia Capital
* Dragoneer Investment Group
* Altimeter Capital
* Greenoaks Capital Partners

Each of them is ready to invest roughly $2 billion.

Anthropic could raise more than $30 billion in total. Preparation for the round began at the end of April.

Financial results and growth
* In Q2 the company generated revenue of $10.9 million, becoming profitable for the first time.

* According to the startup’s estimates, by the end of next month annual revenue will exceed $50 million – almost a 12‑fold increase compared with July last year ($4 million).

* In the first quarter of this year CEO Dario Amodei noted an 80‑fold growth in both revenue and demand for services.

How the raised funds are used
Anthropic invests in expanding its computing infrastructure:

Partner Investments / AI expenses (Colossus 1, Memphis) $45 billion over three years for Alphabet’s (Google) data center lease; purchase of chips and cloud resources – up to $30 million is planned under the terms. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has already invested $5 billion and plans to add another $20 billion.

It was not clarified whether Google and AWS will participate in Anthropic’s new funding round.

What next?
OpenAI, in turn, is considering filing for an IPO in a few days if the rumors are confirmed. The capital‑raising situation for both giants is becoming increasingly competitive, but both companies demonstrate steady growth and attract significant investments from leading venture funds and technology corporations.