AI Startups: Anthropic Nears OpenAI in Fundraises but Lags Far Behind in Adoption | PYMNTS.com

AI Startups: Anthropic Nears OpenAI in Fundraises but Lags Far Behind in Adoption | PYMNTS.com

Anthropic, the AI startup founded by former OpenAI engineers, is in talks to raise up to $2 billion for a valuation of $60 billion. The latest round would more than triple the artificial intelligence startup’s valuation from a year ago. Leading the round is Lightspeed Venture Partners.

If it comes to pass, the fundraise would make Anthropic the fifth most valuable U.S. startup, following SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe and Databricks, according to CB Insights. It would be the seventh most…

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