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.

Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, is finalizing a $3.5 billion fundraising round that values the company at $61.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Anthropic initially set out to raise $2 billion, but investors have now agreed to a larger tranche, per the WSJ.

Anthropic is seeking $3.5 billion in a funding round that would value it at $61.5 billion, two sources told Reuters.

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.