Company behind Claude chatbot is valued at $61.5 billion after overcoming investor fears sparked by the success of China’s DeepSeek.

AI startup Anthropic is seeking $3.5 billion in a funding round that would value it at $61.5 billion, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The startup behind the Claude chatbot could receive backing from venture firms Lightspeed Venture Partners,

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,