Anthropic has turned down venture capital offers that would value the AI startup at $800 billion or more, according to Bloomberg sources, despite investor eagerness to match or exceed the valuation of rival OpenAI.
The offers come just months after Anthropic’s last funding round. In February 2026, OpenAI closed a record $110 billion round at an $852 billion post-money valuation. A few weeks earlier, Anthropic had announced its own $30 billion round at a $380 billion valuation.
While Anthropic has declined the offers for now, the company faces massive capital expenditures that could eventually drive it back to the fundraising table. The Claude maker has recently committed $50 billion to build its own data centers, $30 billion to spend on Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure, and spends billions annually on AWS. At more than double its previous valuation, the current offers could prove attractive if capital needs intensify.
Venture capitalists are motivated by Anthropic’s explosive revenue growth. The company reportedly reached $30 billion in revenue by the end of March 2026, up from $9 billion at the end of 2025. Demand for Anthropic shares on secondary markets has become “nearly insatiable,” Bloomberg reported.
Given current investor appetite, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei could secure funding that surpasses OpenAI’s valuation at the slightest indication of interest. The company declined to comment to Bloomberg and did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Source: TechCrunch