{"text":[[{"start":9.35,"text":"Anthropic has agreed the terms of a $30bn fundraising that will value it at $900bn and is expected to close as soon as this month, capitalising on its unprecedented growth this year to leapfrog its rival OpenAI’s valuation."}],[{"start":24.2,"text":"Investors Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital and Altimeter Capital have agreed to co-lead the round, which would nearly triple the AI lab’s valuation to $900bn not including the new money, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. "}],[{"start":40.349999999999994,"text":"Each of the co-leads was likely to invest $2bn or more, the people said. Anthropic is in discussions with other investors to supply the remainder of the new funding, and the terms could still change before the deal is announced."}],[{"start":55.199999999999996,"text":"The new round has come together rapidly. Anthropic was approached by investors last month, and chief financial officer Krishna Rao initiated talks with prospective backers in the past two weeks, according to people familiar with those discussions. "}],[{"start":69.5,"text":"The deal comes just three months after the company led by chief executive Dario Amodei raised $30bn at a valuation of $350bn, and follows a period of dramatic revenue growth during which Anthropic’s revenues appear to have surpassed OpenAI’s — though the two companies use different accounting methods. "}],[{"start":87.7,"text":"Anthropic’s annualised revenues, a measure that extrapolates full-year revenue based on recent weeks, are expected to cross $45bn imminently, marking a fivefold increase from $9bn at the end of last year. "}],[{"start":101.15,"text":"That had spurred interest from multiple current and new investors in the company, according to people familiar with the matter."}],[{"start":108.85000000000001,"text":"Anthropic and Sequoia declined to comment. Dragoneer, Altimeter and Greenoaks did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "}],[{"start":117.60000000000001,"text":"Three of the investment firms are also prominent backers of OpenAI, recently valued at $852bn, with Dragoneer investing close to $3bn in the rival AI start-up last year. Sequoia first backed the ChatGPT maker in 2021, and Altimeter CEO Brad Gerstner has hosted OpenAI chief Sam Altman on his podcast and regularly boosted the company in interviews. "}],[{"start":143.45000000000002,"text":"Big Tech companies are not currently expected to form part of the $30bn round, though Anthropic has previously received tens of billions of dollars in backing from big tech companies Amazon and Google. "}],[{"start":165.50000000000003,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1778810926_4294.mp3"}