US EditionSequoia to join GIC, Coatue in Anthropic investment, FT reports
Sequoia joins Singapore's GIC and Coatue in a $25 billion round valuing Anthropic around $350 billion, with Microsoft and Nvidia contributing up to $15 billion.
- On Sunday, the Financial Times reported Sequoia Capital is joining a funding round led by Singapore's GIC and U.S. investor Coatue for Anthropic, aiming to raise $25 billion at a $350 billion valuation.
- Anthropic's recent financing history shows it last raised $13 billion in a Series F round valuing the company at $183 billion, while last year Microsoft and Nvidia committed up to $15 billion with venture capital and other investors adding $10 billion or more.
- According to the FT, GIC and Coatue are each contributing $1.5 billion, while Sequoia Capital, founded 1972, backed Google and Apple early.
- Reuters could not immediately verify the FT report and Sequoia Capital, Anthropic, GIC and Coatue did not respond, while Anthropic is reportedly preparing for an IPO this year.
- Recent leadership changes at Sequoia, including Roelof Botha's ouster and Alfred Lin and Pat Grady taking over, add context to its break with VC norms and $21 million Finix forfeiture.
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