ACCORDING to Bloomberg, the AI unicorn Anthropic is in the final stages of securing a monumental $20 billion funding round, elevating its market valuation to a staggering $350 billion. The latest influx follows a previous $13 billion round completed five months earlier, as the company pursues a “velocity-at-all-costs” expenditure strategy to counteract rising computational costs and OpenAI’s encroachment.
The bulk of the new capital is reportedly coming from two strategic juggernauts: NVIDIA and Microsoft, with the latter’s investment part of a hedging strategy to diversify interests across the AI landscape. Anthropic’s fundraising spree has drawn participation from Altimeter Capital, Sequoia, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures, Coatue, Iconiq, and the Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund, among others.
Market chatter suggests OpenAI is also plotting a near-$100 billion round, while both firms are tipped for potential IPOs in the summer of 2026, alongside SpaceX’s xAI. The article notes that Microsoft’s stake signals a broader bid to blur competitive boundaries within the sector as 2026 unfolds.