刚刚,Anthropic在质疑声中获130亿美元融资,估值达1830亿
机器之心·2025-09-03 00:44

Core Insights - Anthropic has completed a new funding round of $13 billion, achieving a post-money valuation of $183 billion, which is three times its valuation from the last funding round in March [1][4] - This funding round is the second largest private financing in the tech industry, following OpenAI's historic $40 billion financing in March 2025 [4] - Anthropic's revenue has grown significantly, reaching approximately $1 billion by early 2025 and exceeding $5 billion in annualized revenue just eight months later, making it one of the fastest-growing tech companies in history [5] Funding Details - The latest funding round is part of Anthropic's Series F, led by Iconiq, Fidelity Management & Research Co., and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from other investors like Altimeter, General Catalyst, and Coatue [4] - The new capital will be used to deepen safety research, meet growing enterprise demands, and support international expansion [7] Revenue Growth and Product Development - Anthropic has served over 300,000 enterprise customers, with the number of large clients (each generating over $100,000 in revenue) increasing nearly sevenfold in the past year [6] - The company highlighted the success of Claude Code, which has generated over $500 million in operating revenue and saw usage grow more than tenfold within three months of its full release in May 2025 [5] Controversies and Challenges - Despite the high valuation, Anthropic has faced several controversies, including user data collection practices and usage limits for heavy users, which have sparked community backlash [8][9] - The company announced that user chat and coding sessions would be used for model training by default unless users opt out, with data retention policies extending up to five years [9] - There have been complaints regarding model performance fluctuations and the company's approach to handling abusive interactions, raising concerns among users [9] Competitive Landscape - Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI executives, is now a fierce competitor to OpenAI, which has recently announced plans to sell stock, potentially valuing the company at around $500 billion [10]