Anthropic Raises $13B Series F at $183B Valuation
▼ Summary
– Anthropic raised $13 billion in a Series F round, reaching a post-money valuation of $183 billion.
– The funding will support enterprise adoption, safety research, and international expansion.
– The round was co-led by Iconiq, Fidelity, and Lightspeed, with backing from various institutional investors.
– Annual recurring revenue grew from $1 billion to $5 billion in 2025, with over 300,000 business customers.
– Claude Code generates over $500 million in run-rate revenue, with usage growing more than 10x in three months.
Anthropic has secured a $13 billion Series F funding round, catapulting its post-money valuation to a staggering $183 billion. The investment will drive enterprise adoption, advance safety research, and support global expansion efforts for the rapidly growing AI company.
The round was co-led by Iconiq, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. A diverse consortium of institutional investors, venture capital firms, sovereign wealth funds, private equity groups, and asset managers also participated. Notable backers include Altimeter, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Blackstone, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, Insight Partners, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and Qatar Investment Authority.
Krishna Rao, Anthropic’s Chief Financial Officer, emphasized the significance of the funding, stating, “We are witnessing exponential growth in demand across our entire customer base. This financing reflects extraordinary investor confidence in our financial performance and their commitment to supporting our unprecedented growth trajectory.”
This latest capital infusion marks a substantial leap from the company’s previous raise of $3.5 billion in March 2025, which valued the firm at $61.5 billion. Reports had earlier suggested Anthropic was seeking between $3 billion and $5 billion at a $170 billion valuation, but strong performance metrics evidently fueled a larger round.
Anthropic’s growth has been nothing short of remarkable. The company reported that its annual recurring revenue surged from $1 billion to $5 billion over the course of 2025, driven by accelerated API usage and widespread enterprise adoption. The firm now serves over 300,000 business customers, with the number of large accounts, each generating over $100,000 in run-rate revenue, growing nearly sevenfold in the past year.
A key driver of this expansion has been Claude Code, a developer-focused product that has become a favorite among programmers. The tool already contributes more than $500 million in run-rate revenue, with usage increasing more than ten times in the last quarter alone.
Despite this rapid ascent, Anthropic faces intense competition from rivals like OpenAI and Cursor. In a recent memo reported by Wired, CEO Dario Amodei acknowledged the challenges of scaling while navigating complex investor landscapes. He expressed discomfort with accepting capital from sovereign wealth funds linked to authoritarian regimes but noted the practical difficulty of excluding certain investors while pursuing aggressive growth.
This story continues to develop as Anthropic positions itself at the forefront of the global AI race.
(Source: TechCrunch)
