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Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to raise funds
róngzī
融资
$30 billion
sānbǎi yì měiyuán
300亿美元
,
valuation
gūzhí
估值
reaching
dá
达
$380 billion
sānqiān bābǎi yì měiyuán
3800亿美元
。

February 12, 2026
2026 nián 2 yuè 12 rì
2026年2月12日
,
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic
completed
wánchéng
完成
(completed action)
le
了
$30 billion
sānbǎi yì měiyuán
300亿美元
(structural particle)
de
的
Series G funding
G lún róngzī
G轮融资
,
post-money valuation
tóu hòu gūzhí
投后估值
as high as
gāodá
高达
$380 billion
sānqiān bābǎi yì měiyuán
3800亿美元
。
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
in 2026
2026 nián
2026年
so far
qìjīn
迄今
the largest-scale
guīmó zuìdà de
规模最大的
venture capital
fēngxiǎn tóuzī
风险投资
deal
jiāoyì
交易
,
also
yě
也
is
shì
是
in history
shǐ shàng
史上
the second largest
dì èr dà
第二大
funding deal
róngzī àn
融资案
。

February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM

February 12
èr yuè shí èr rì
二月十二日
,
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic
announced
xuānbù
宣布
completed
wánchéng
完成
$30 billion
sānbǎi yì měiyuán
300亿美元
(structural particle)
de
的
Series G funding
G lún róngzī
G轮融资
。
this funding round
cǐ lún róngzī
此轮融资
led by
yóu
由
GIC (Singapore sovereign wealth fund)
GIC
GIC
and
hé
和
Coatue (investment firm)
Coatue
Coatue
led
zhǔdǎo
主导
,
post-money valuation
tóu hòu gūzhí
投后估值
as high as
gāodá
高达
$380 billion
sānqiān bābǎi yì měiyuán
3800亿美元
。
to participate
cānyù
参与
investment
tóuzī
投资
(structural particle)
de
的
institutions
jīgòu
机构
also
hái
还
including
bāokuò
包括
Founders Fund (venture firm)
Founders Fund
Founders Fund
and
hé
和
ICONIQ (investment firm)
ICONIQ
ICONIQ
and others
děng
等
well-known
zhīmíng
知名
venture capital firms
fēngtóu jīgòu
风投机构
。
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
in 2026
2026 nián
2026年
so far
qìjīn
迄今
the largest-scale
guīmó zuìdà de
规模最大的
venture capital
fēngxiǎn tóuzī
风险投资
deal
jiāoyì
交易
。
in terms of
cóng
从
total funding amount
róngzī zǒng é
融资总额
in terms of
lái kàn
来看
,
this
zhè
这
also
yě
也
is
shì
是
in history
shǐ shàng
史上
the second largest
dì èr dà
第二大
private funding deal
sīmù róngzī àn
私募融资案
。
the largest (ranked first)
páimíng dì yī de
排名第一的
is
shì
是
rival
jìngzhēng duìshǒu
竞争对手
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
,
which
qí
其
in (formal)
yú
于
in 2025
2025 nián
2025年
completed
wánchéng
完成
(completed action)
le
了
$40 billion
sìbǎi yì měiyuán
400亿美元
fundraising
róngzī
融资
。
Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic
currently
mùqián
目前
(structural particle)
de
的
annualized revenue
nián huà yíngshōu
年化营收
reached
dádào
达到
$14 billion
yībǎi sìshí yì měiyuán
140亿美元
,
past
guòqù
过去
three years
sān nián
三年
each year
měi nián
每年
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than
chāoguò
超过
10 times
shí bèi
10倍
。
under its umbrella
qíxià
旗下
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
Claude Code
Claude Code
Claude Code
(structural particle)
de
的
annualized revenue
nián huà shōurù
年化收入
already
yǐ
已
exceeded
chāoguò
超过
$2.5 billion
èrshíwǔ yì měiyuán
25亿美元
。

New Words

Anthropic
Anthropic
Anthropic (AI company)
G lún róngzī
G轮融资
Series G funding
róngzī
融资
financing/fundraising
tóu hòu gūzhí
投后估值
post-money valuation
fēngxiǎn tóuzī
风险投资
venture capital
nián huà yíngshōu
年化营收
annualized revenue
jìngzhēng duìshǒu
竞争对手
rival/competitor
zēngzhǎng
增长
to grow/growth
qíxià chǎnpǐn
旗下产品
flagship product
sīmù róngzī
私募融资
private fundraising

News in English

Science & Technology

Anthropic Raises $30 Billion at $380 Billion Valuation in Series G

Anthropic completed a $30 billion Series G on February 12, 2026, at a $380 billion post-money valuation, the largest venture deal of 2026 and second-largest of all time.

On February 12, artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced completion of $30 billion in Series G funding. This funding round was led by GIC and Coatue, with a post-money valuation of $380 billion. Participating investment institutions also include Founders Fund and ICONIQ and other well-known venture capital firms. This is the largest-scale venture capital deal so far in 2026. In terms of total funding amount, this is also the second largest private fundraising deal in history. The largest was ranked first by OpenAI, which completed $40 billion in financing in 2025. Anthropic currently has annualized revenue reaching $14 billion, with growth exceeding 10 times each year over the past three years. Its flagship product Claude Code has annualized revenue already exceeding $2.5 billion.

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