[Anthropic to Raise Tens of Billions, Valuation May Reach Nearly $1 Trillion, Surpassing OpenAI] Odaily Planet Daily News: According to the Financial Times, Anthropic is considering raising tens of billions of dollars this summer to fund a large-scale expansion of its computing capabilities. This move could push its valuation to nearly $1 trillion, surpassing its competitor OpenAI. Five informed sources revealed that the developer of Claude had already reached a valuation of $380 billion in February this year. With its revenue continuing to grow, it has attracted interest from investors such as Dragoneer, General Catalyst, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. These sources estimate that Anthropic's annualized revenue (based on recent weeks' data extrapolated for the year) is about to surpass $45 billion—five times higher than the $9 billion at the end of last year. Three of the sources stated that the new round of financing is expected to value Anthropic at approximately $900 billion pre-money, with a fundraising target of up to $50 billion. They also added that this round of financing is likely to be completed within two months. OpenAI, after completing a record-breaking $12.2 billion funding round in March, had a post-money valuation of $852 billion. (Jin10)