Blackstone(US:BX) Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2026-02-11 01:41Group 1 - Blackstone Group has significantly increased its investment in AI unicorn Anthropic, adding approximately $200 million to its stake, bringing the total investment to around $1 billion [1] - Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI model, has seen its post-money valuation soar to $350 billion, more than doubling from $183 billion during its Series F funding round in September 2025 [1] - The current funding round has attracted substantial interest, with Anthropic's initial fundraising target of $10 billion being more than doubled due to strong investor demand [1] Group 2 - Blackstone's investment is primarily structured through its Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund (BXPE), indicating a trend of top alternative investment opportunities becoming accessible to a broader wealth management market [2] - In addition to Blackstone, Anthropic has secured at least $1 billion from Coatue Management, Singapore's GIC, and Iconiq Capital, along with up to $15 billion from strategic investors like Nvidia and Microsoft [2] - Blackstone has positioned itself as the largest non-venture capital, non-sovereign investor in Anthropic, coinciding with OpenAI's ongoing efforts to negotiate a record AI funding round potentially reaching $100 billion [2]