Anthropic拟融资至少250亿美元，红杉资本计划参投OpenAI劲敌

Group 1 - Anthropic is advancing a new funding round aiming to raise at least $25 billion at a valuation of $350 billion, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Microsoft, and NVIDIA [1][2] - The company, founded in 2021 by former OpenAI executives, has seen its annual revenue surge from $1 billion to $10 billion, positioning itself as a competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT [1] - Anthropic's flagship product, the Claude series, is set to evolve with the release of Claude Opus 4 in 2025, enhancing its capabilities in complex software development [1] Group 2 - Sequoia Capital has previously invested in OpenAI and xAI, creating a rare situation of supporting three direct competitors in the same field [2] - Despite a valuation of $350 billion, Anthropic's valuation is still lower than OpenAI's $500 billion, although it has seen a significant increase of over 90% in four months [2] - The current funding round includes contributions from GIC and Coatue, each investing $1.5 billion, while Microsoft and NVIDIA's investments total $15 billion [3] Group 3 - The AI sector is experiencing a head effect, with Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI dominating the major funding shares, leading to a squeezed survival space for smaller startups [3] - Concerns about valuation bubbles, talent shortages, and regulatory risks are emerging as significant challenges in the AI industry [3]