Anthropic — Startup Profile
AI safety company delivering constitutional AI systems that enterprises trust for mission-critical work
HQ: San Francisco, CA | Founded: 2021 | Employees: 3,000+ | Stage: Series H | Website: https://www.anthropic.com
About
Anthropic is an AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers led by Dario Amodei. The company develops large language models under the Claude brand, built using constitutional AI techniques that train models to be helpful, harmless, and honest. Anthropic serves enterprise customers through its API platform, Claude Code for software engineering, and Claude Cowork for professional knowledge work. The company has raised over $132 billion in funding and reached a $965 billion post-money valuation in its Series H round in 2026.
The Take
Anthropic has emerged as the leading enterprise AI company by combining frontier model capabilities with a safety-first approach. Its constitutional AI methodology and focus on interpretability differentiate it from competitors. The company's rapid revenue growth from $9 billion to $47 billion annualized in under a year demonstrates strong enterprise demand for Claude across coding, knowledge work, and customer-facing applications.
Key Metrics
- Post-Money Valuation: $965B
- Total Funding Raised: $132B
- Annualized Revenue (May 2026): $47B
- Number of Investors: 94
- Funding Rounds: 18
- Employees: 3,000+
Funding Rounds
- Round: $65B (2026-04-21) — Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital
- Round: $30B (2025) — GIC, Coatue, D.E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, MGX
- Round: $4B (2024) — Menlo Ventures
- Round: $450M (2023) — Spark Capital
Key People
- Dario Amodei
- Daniela Amodei
- Jack Clark
- Mike Krieger
- Alex Romero
Key Competitors
- OpenAI —
- Google DeepMind —
- Meta AI —
- Mistral AI —
Timeline Highlights
- 2026: Series H Funding
- 2025: Series G Funding
- 2024: Claude Code Launch
- 2023: Claude Launch
- 2021: Company Founded
Recent News
- Anthropic Raises $65 Billion in Series H Funding at $965 Billion Valuation (2026-04-21)
- Anthropic Annualized Revenue Surpasses $47 Billion (2026-05-01)
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