Funding

Anthropic Raises $30 Billion at $900 Billion Valuation, Overtaking OpenAI’s Valuation

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Anthropic is raising $30 billion at a $900 billion valuation, surpassing OpenAI. The round is led by Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter Capital, each investing at least $2 billion. This comes three months after a previous $30 billion round at $350 billion valuation. Anthropic’s revenue is projected to reach $45 billion this year, five times higher than last year’s $9 billion, driven by the success of Claude and its new capabilities like Claude Cowork. The company continues to face scrutiny from European regulators regarding access to its latest Claude Mythos model.

Bounce Watch Secures Bridge Funding to Advance AI-Powered Private Market Intelligence Platform

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Bounce Watch is a signal-based AI platform for private market intelligence founded in 2023 by Cem Otkun and Sedat Yusuf Ergunes. The platform continuously monitors company activity, detects emerging signals, and generates actionable insights for investors, corporate venture teams, M&A teams, and other enterprise users. The company has evolved into a three-product ecosystem and completed a pre-seed funding round at a €2.5 million valuation, followed by a bridge round with existing investors.

Adfin Secures $18M Series A to Expand AI-Powered Payment Automation Platform

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Adfin, a British fintech startup co-founded by Romanian engineer Ciprian Diaconasu, has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures. The platform helps businesses reduce payment delays, with clients seeing only 9% of invoices paid late compared to the 63% average in the UK. Total funding reached $30 million in under two years of operation.