Anthropic Raises $13B, Hits $183B Valuation

Anthropic has completed a $13 billion Series F funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to $183 billion making it one of the most valuable private AI companies globally. The round was led by ICONIQ Capital, with participation from Fidelity, Lightspeed, Qatar Investment Authority, Blackstone, Coatue, and others.
Source: Anthropic press release

What It Means for Anthropic

• Blistering growth: revenue reportedly rose from ~$1B in early 2025 to $5B+ by August.
• Developer traction: Claude Code (AI coding assistant) is cited as contributing $500M+ in annual run-rate with usage surging in recent months.

Investor Confidence & Strategy

According to Anthropic’s CFO, Krishna Rao:

“We are seeing exponential growth in demand across our entire customer base. This financing demonstrates investors’ extraordinary confidence…”

The funding enables Anthropic to:

• Scale infrastructure for enterprise demand
• Deepen safety and interpretability research
• Accelerate international expansion
• Formalize a National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council

Funding Snapshot

Series: F
Amount: $13B
Post-money valuation: $183B
Revenue run-rate: $5B+ (Aug 2025)
Claude Code run-rate: $500M+
Large enterprise customers: reported 300,000+
Key investors: ICONIQ, Fidelity, Lightspeed, QIA, Blackstone, Coatue, others

Final Thoughts

Anthropic’s raise cements its position among the most valuable private AI companies. With capital to scale infra, expand globally, and invest in safety, this isn’t just financing it’s a signal of sustained leadership in enterprise AI.