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OpenAI Raises Less Than $10 Billion; Anthropic Asked to Lower Valuation: Trillion-Dollar Valuation Questioned
Author: Joanne
Editor: Xu Qingyang
The two most expensive funding rounds in the AI industry to date—the latest capital moves by OpenAI and Anthropic—are simultaneously confronting the same core question: Is the market still willing to pay astronomical premiums for growth?
On November 6 (local time in the United States), OpenAI completed the first closing of its latest $11 billion funding round, with a post-money valuation of $1.25 trillion; however, this figure is significantly below its original fundraising target.
Almost simultaneously, Anthropic—which is preparing for its IPO—is facing collective investor caution: multiple institutions have publicly questioned its proposed $1.5 trillion IPO valuation as overly ambitious, even urging the company to lower its issuance pricing. Whether its originally scheduled IPO roadshow—set to begin next week—can proceed as planned has now become a hot topic of market discussion, casting uncertainty over its上市 timeline.
These two companies, once widely regarded as the most valuable assets in the AI industry, are now simultaneously grappling with the real-world pressure of a tightening funding environment. This shift goes far beyond adjustments at the level of individual projects…
Editor: Xu Qingyang
The two most expensive funding rounds in the AI industry to date—the latest capital moves by OpenAI and Anthropic—are simultaneously confronting the same core question: Is the market still willing to pay astronomical premiums for growth?
On November 6 (local time in the United States), OpenAI completed the first closing of its latest $11 billion funding round, with a post-money valuation of $1.25 trillion; however, this figure is significantly below its original fundraising target.
Almost simultaneously, Anthropic—which is preparing for its IPO—is facing collective investor caution: multiple institutions have publicly questioned its proposed $1.5 trillion IPO valuation as overly ambitious, even urging the company to lower its issuance pricing. Whether its originally scheduled IPO roadshow—set to begin next week—can proceed as planned has now become a hot topic of market discussion, casting uncertainty over its上市 timeline.
These two companies, once widely regarded as the most valuable assets in the AI industry, are now simultaneously grappling with the real-world pressure of a tightening funding environment. This shift goes far beyond adjustments at the level of individual projects…
