AI startup Anthropic is seeking $3.5 billion in a funding round that would value it at $61.5 billion, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Anthropic is finalizing a $3.5 billion funding round that values the startup behind the chatbot Claude at $61.5 billion, showing how eager investors are to back promising artificial-intelligence companies despite the disruptive arrival of China’s DeepSeek.

AI startup Anthropic is looking to raise $3.5 billion in its latest funding round which would value the startup behind the chatbot Claude at $61.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.