Anthropic's Valuation Rockets to $60B in Latest Funding Push

San Francisco-based AI startup Anthropic is in advanced talks to secure $2 billion, boosting its valuation to a staggering $60 billion from $18 billion. Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, this funding spree follows investments from Alphabet and Amazon, totaling over $11.3 billion to date. Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI executives Dario and Daniela Amodei, Anthropic is now vying for the fifth spot among top U.S. startups. With annual revenues nearing $875 million, the AI showdown just got fiercer—and funnier!