Sequoia Capital made a 25 billion dollar investment in Anthropic.

Sequoia Capital's New Investment: Anthropic

HANDE BERKTAN

A significant development has occurred in the field of artificial intelligence: Sequoia Capital announced its participation in a major funding round for Anthropic, the startup behind the AI language model Claude.

Extraordinary Move in Venture Capital

This investment stands out as a noteworthy development in Silicon Valley. While venture capital firms typically avoid investing in competing companies within the same sector, Sequoia Capital is now backing Anthropic, alongside competitors such as OpenAI and xAI.

Timing and Statements

The announcement becomes more interesting in light of remarks made last year by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Altman responded to rumors that OpenAI investors were prohibited from investing in rival firms, stating that this situation actually provided protection against the misuse of confidential information.

Large Funding Goal

According to sources from the Financial Times, Sequoia Capital is participating in this new funding round, alongside other investors such as GIC based in Singapore and Coatue, who contributed $1.5 billion. Anthropic aims to raise a total of $25 billion, with its value increasing from $170 billion to $350 billion in just the past four months.

Other Investors and Commitments

Microsoft and Nvidia have committed to investing a total of $15 billion, while additional contributions of around $10 billion are expected from venture capital firms and other investors.