Anthropic may raise $10 billion, setting the record for the largest financing of an AI startup.

[Bitpush] According to informed sources, Anthropic is about to reach a new financing agreement of up to $10 billion, which is higher than expected and is one of the largest financing rounds for AI startups to date. Sources say that negotiations are still ongoing, and the final amount may vary. Previously, it was reported that Anthropic was in deep discussions to raise $5 billion in this financing round, with a valuation of $170 billion. Informed sources indicated that due to strong investor demand, this amount has significantly increased. It is reported that the investment firm Iconiq Capital will lead this round of financing. Informed sources revealed that other expected participants include TPG Inc., Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and Menlo Ventures. Anthropic has also discussed joining this round of negotiations with the Qatar Investment Authority and the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, GIC.