Anthropic Surpasses OpenAI With $965B Valuation After $65B Funding Round

Executive Briefing

• Raises $65B led by Sequoia, Altimeter, and Dragoneer, pushing post-money valuation to $965B
• Eclipses OpenAI's $852B valuation, making Anthropic the world's most valuable AI startup
• Drives growth through enterprise adoption and coding tools like Claude Code launched late 2024
• Maintains safety-focused stance, resisting Pentagon pressure to enable autonomous weapons use
• Plans significant midterm election influence via lobbying and Super PACs supporting AI regulation
• Signals continued massive capital flows into AI despite widespread public skepticism of the technology