Anthropic eyes a $900B valuation, and wants term sheets in 48 hours
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| FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026 · VOL. 1, NO. 40 · 10 STORIES |
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Anthropic Eyes a $900B Valuation, and Wants Term Sheets in 48 Hours
Anthropic is asking investors to commit allocations within 48 hours for a roughly $50B fundraise that could close in two weeks at a $900B valuation. The frontier labs are no longer pitching investors, they are scheduling them. |
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