AI firm Anthropic has drawn investor proposals that would value the company at about $800 billion or higher. The talks followed a sharp rise in Claude’s revenue and renewed interest in AI companies.
Anthropic funding talks track revenue surge and IPO plans
According to a report by Business Insider Africa, the company behind Claude has received several funding approaches tied to valuations near $800 billion. That price level would mark a steep jump from Anthropic’s February fundraising round.
In that round, the company raised $30 billion at a $380 billion valuation. Reports also described the earlier figure as a $350 billion pre-money valuation.
Investor interest has risen alongside Anthropic’s recent sales growth. The company disclosed this month that its annualized revenue run rate reached $30 billion. That figure stood near $19 billion only months earlier and near $9 billion at the end of 2025.
Enterprise demand has driven much of that revenue growth. Companies have deployed Claude for software development, data processing, and security operations.
Anthropic has also expanded business tools aimed at automating more workplace functions. The latest funding interest has arrived as Anthropic studies a public listing. Bloomberg reported that an initial public offering could happen as early as October 2026.
AI market growth data shows expanding demand
The Anthropic talks have unfolded during a period of rapid expansion across the AI market. According to a Forbes report that was made early this month, the global AI market could reach $1,339 billion by 2030. That projection compares with estimated AI revenue of $214 billion in 2024.
The same data said AI could lift United States GDP by 21 percent by 2030. It also said AI may grow at an annual rate of 36.6 percent from 2023 to 2030. Those figures place Anthropic’s fundraising discussions inside a much larger expansion cycle.
Business adoption has also continued to climb across sectors. Data in the report said 72 percent of businesses now use AI in at least one function. It also said 64 percent of businesses expect AI to increase productivity.
Other figures pointed to wider use of AI tools in daily life. Half of U.S. mobile users now use voice search every day, according to the supplied data. ChatGPT also reached a million users within its first five days of release. The report also showed strong business interest in generative AI products. It said 97 percent of business owners believe ChatGPT will help their business. One in three businesses plans to use it for website content.
Public concern over AI trust and jobs remains
Despite the expected growth in the AI space, public concerns about trust and employment remain in place. More than 75 percent of consumers worry about misinformation tied to AI systems.
Another 77 percent of people said they fear AI could cause job losses within the next year. The employment figures also showed wider labor risks over time. A McKinsey estimate in the provided data said AI could displace 400 million workers worldwide, affecting about 15 percent of the global workforce by 2030.
Country-level adoption data showed uneven progress across markets. India posted the highest AI adoption rate at 59 percent, followed by the United Arab Emirates at 58 percent.
Singapore’s score, on the other hand, stood at 53 percent while China reached 50 percent. Other countries posted lower adoption levels in the same dataset.
Australia, Spain, and France on the other hand, secured 29 percent, 28 percent, and 26 percent shares respectively. Those figures showed that AI uptake remains uneven even as revenue expectations rise.
Sector forecasts in the supplied material pointed to healthcare and automotive as key long-term adopters. Healthcare holds a long-term AI adoption rate of 40 percent and automotive at 18 percent, while one in ten cars may become self-driving by 2030. Business owners also raised concerns about dependence on the technology itself. The data said 43 percent of businesses worry about technology dependence. Another 35 percent said they worry about having enough technical skills to use AI well.