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.

Though it lags in consumer acceptance, Anthropic challenges OpenAI. The company's Claude chatbot is attracting users, especially in companies and among engineers. Anthropic remains unprofit despite with a per year income of around $1.

According to reports, Anthropic is about to complete a $3.5B funding round. The Amazon-backed AI startup and maker of the Claude chatbot could potentially bring in 75% more funds than the $2B it planned to raise initially.

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.

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise $3.5 billion at a valuation of $61.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter — a larger funding round than the company initially planned to raise.