Anthropic Eyeing Over $900 Billion Valuation | Bloomberg Tech 5/13/2026

Why It Matters

A near-$1 trillion Anthropic valuation and massive $30 billion fundraising push would reshape competitive dynamics and capital allocation in generative AI, intensifying the race for talent, compute and strategic partnerships. Coupled with potential diplomatic progress on chip exports, the developments could unlock wider hardware access and further fuel tech-sector gains and M&A or IPO activity.

Summary

Anthropic is reportedly seeking at least $30 billion in fresh financing that could value the AI startup at more than $900 billion, underscoring intense investor appetite for large, well-funded models. The report comes amid a high-profile U.S. delegation to China—including last-minute addition NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang—raising market hopes for eased chip access and broader U.S.-China dialogue on AI. Markets rallied on those prospects, with chipmakers and NVIDIA shares climbing as traders priced in potential supply and trade openings. Separately, defense AI firm Anduril surged to a $61 billion valuation in a recent funding round, highlighting booming investment across commercial and military AI players.

Original Description

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss what to expect from the highly anticipated meeting between President Trump and China's Xi Jinping, as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gets added to the trip last minute. Plus, Anthropic is looking to raise at least $30 billion in fresh financing at a valuation of more than $900 billion, in what could be its largest funding round yet. And, we speak with Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf as the company hits a $61 billion valuation in its latest funding round.

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:10:05 - Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf

00:32:35 - Varda Space Industries CEO Will Bruey

00:37:03 - Affirm CEO Max Levchin

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