Google Invests $1 Billion More in Anthropic, Valued at $60 Billion for Claude AI Models
Jan 22, 2025, 11:39 AM
Google has announced an additional investment of over $1 billion in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup and a competitor to OpenAI. This new funding adds to Google's previous investment of more than $2 billion in the company. Anthropic, known for its Claude AI models, is reportedly nearing a further $2 billion funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, which could value the startup at approximately $60 billion. This move by Google is part of a broader strategy to bolster its position in the competitive AI sector.
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