Revealed! Here Is the List of Giant Investors in the World’s Largest AI Company

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia –A number of tech giants, investment firms, and billionaires are among the investors in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) company that developed the chatbot Claude

Funding support from these major names has driven a surge in Anthropic’s valuation across several funding rounds. As is known, earlier this month, Anthropic’s valuation reached US$965 billion—approximately IDR 17,000 trillion.

According to a Reuters report on Wednesday (October 28, 2026), Anthropic has successfully secured significant confidence from investors.

The company’s planned initial public offering (IPO) also serves as a litmus test to see whether the enthusiasm surrounding leaders in the AI ​​industry extends to investors beyond Silicon Valley.

Amazon is one of the primary investors in Anthropic. The e-commerce company has invested at least US$13 billion and, in April, agreed to an additional investment of up to US$20 billion.

As part of the partnership, Anthropic has committed to spending more than US$100 billion on Amazon’s cloud computing services over the course of 10 years.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has also committed to investing up to US$40 billion in Anthropic, including an initial US$10 billion investment announced in April.

This partnership provides Anthropic with access to Google’s cloud computing infrastructure and AI chips for training and running its Claude models.

Beyond tech giants, a number of venture capital firms and investment managers have also provided funding to Anthropic. Spark Capital, for instance, led a US$450 million Series C funding round in May 2023. A general partner at the firm, Yasmin Razavi, subsequently secured a seat on Anthropic’s board of directors.

Lightspeed Venture Partners led a US$3.5 billion Series E funding round in March 2025. Later, in September 2025, the firm—alongside other investors—led a US$13 billion Series F round, at which point Anthropic reached a valuation of US$183 billion.

Fidelity Management & Research also participated in the Series E funding round and served as one of the lead investors for the Series F round. In addition to Anthropic, Fidelity has invested in technology companies such as Databricks and CoreWeave.

Salesforce Ventures, the investment arm of software company Salesforce, contributed to both the US$450 million Series C round and the US$3.5 billion Series E round. The firm also holds investments in the AI ​​company Cohere and the software supply chain security firm Chainguard.

ICONIQ Capital led the US$13 billion Series F funding round and subsequently co-led the US$30 billion Series G round. Its investment portfolio also includes OpenAI and Oura, the manufacturer of smart rings.

In the Series G round, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC, acted as the lead investor, at which point Anthropic reached a valuation of US$380 billion. GIC has also invested in ElevenLabs, a startup developing AI-based voice generation technology.

Coatue Management co-led the US$30 billion Series G funding round and later joined other investors to lead the US$65 billion Series H round. This investment firm has also backed Canva and CoreWeave.

D1 Capital Partners has invested in several major funding rounds for Anthropic, spanning Series E, F, G, and H. The firm’s portfolio also includes Cognition AI and SpaceX.

Sequoia Capital emerged as a key investor in the Series G round and subsequently served as one of the lead investors for a US$65 billion Series H funding round, at which point Anthropic’s valuation reached US$965 billion. Altimeter Capital also participated in a US$13 billion funding round in September 2025, acting as one of the lead investors for that Series H round.

Beyond investment firms, Anthropic has also garnered support from individual investors. Jaan Tallinn, a co-founder of Skype, led Anthropic’s first institutional funding—a US$124 million Series A round in 2021. He has also provided funding to open-source AI startups Zyphra and Rain AI.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has personally backed Anthropic, standing out as one of the company’s most prominent individual investors. Schmidt has also invested in Advanced Machine Intelligence, an AI company founded by Yann LeCun.

Meanwhile, Menlo Ventures began investing in Anthropic in 2023, starting with a Series C round. The venture capital firm later led a Series D funding round in 2024, when Anthropic’s valuation hit US$18.4 billion. Menlo Ventures also participated in a US$3.5 billion Series E round, which brought the company’s valuation to US$61.5 billion.

SOURCE : CNBC INDONESIA