Insiders: Anthropic is in talks to raise up to $10 billion in new funding.

According to sources familiar with the matter, Anthropic is close to reaching a new round of financing of up to $10 billion, which is higher than expected and one of the largest funding rounds for an artificial intelligence startup to date. Sources say that negotiations are still ongoing and the final amount may change. Previous reports had stated that Anthropic was in deep discussions to raise $5 billion in this round, with a valuation of $170 billion. Sources have revealed that this amount has significantly increased due to strong investor demand. It is reported that investment firm Iconiq Capital will lead this round of financing. Other expected participants include TPG Inc., Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and Menlo Ventures. Anthropic has also been in discussions with the Qatar Investment Authority and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC, about joining this round of negotiations.