Google Invests Over $1 Billion in Anthropic, Valuing AI Startup at $60 Billion with Lightspeed

Jan 22, 2025, 06:58 AM

Google has announced an additional investment of over $1 billion in Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence startup known for its Claude AI models. This move increases Google's stake in Anthropic, following an initial investment of about $2 billion. The latest funding round comes as Anthropic is nearing a further $2 billion investment from Lightspeed and other venture capitalists, which would value the company at approximately $60 billion. This investment underscores the intensifying competition in the AI sector, with Anthropic positioned as a key rival to OpenAI.