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Sources: Sequoia is planning a big investment in Anthropic, joining a round led by GIC and Coatue, which are investing $1.5B each; Anthropic aims to raise $25B+ (George Hammond/Financial Times)

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Sequoia Capital is joining a funding round for AI startup Anthropic, which is led by GIC and Coatue, with each investor committing $1.5 billion. Anthropic, creator of the Claude language models, is pursuing a raise of more than $25 billion at a roughly $350 billion valuation, and Sequoia already backs rival AI builders such as OpenAI.

Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. TechMeme·
    Sources: Sequoia is planning a big investment in Anthropic, joining a round led by GIC and Coatue, which are investing $1.5B each; Anthropic aims to raise $25B+ (George Hammond/Financial Times)

    Sequoia is investing in Anthropic, joining a round led by GIC and Coatue. Each is investing $1.5B. Anthropic aims to raise $25B+.

  2. TechCrunch·
    Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals: FT

    Sequoia Capital is investing in Anthropic. The AI startup is behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. This move breaks a VC taboo on backing rivals.

  3. The Next Web·
    Sequoia’s big bet on Anthropic

    Sequoia Capital is investing in Anthropic, an AI startup known for its Claude language models. The deal is part of a $25 billion raise at a $350 billion valuation. Sequoia is already invested in rival AI builders like OpenAI.

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