Anthropic raises $30bn in latest round, valuing Claude bot maker at $380bn

The Guardian World

by Dan Milmo and Graeme Wearden

February 13, 2026

Maker of chatbot with coding ability says annualised revenue grew tenfold in each of past three years, to $14bn Anthropic, the US AI startup behind the Claude chatbot, has raised $30bn (£22bn) in a funding round that more than doubled its valuation to $380bn. The company’s previous funding round in September achieved a value of $183bn, with further improvements in the technology since then spurring even greater investor interest. Continue reading...

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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/13/2026