Business Insider is now reporting that the AI lab has received «multiple offers» at valuations of $800 billion, citing anonymous sources.
That would put it closer to OpenAI’s already stellar valuation at $852 billion — signifying peak interest in the AI sector at large and Anthropic specifically.
Anthropic just finished a $30 billion funding round in February at a valuation of $380 billion, meaning the latest offers would more than double the company’s value.
Anthropic then said that their revenue had grown 10x each year since inception, and said in April that customers spending $1 million or more had doubled since that.
It is common for «buzzy startups» to be on the receiving end of «preemptive offers,» Business Insider notes.
Read more: Business Insider, Reuters.