Anthropic, the generative artificial intelligence startup backed by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and others, is looking to raise $2B in new funding that would value the company at $60B, The Wall Street Journal reported.

By Anna Tong, Krystal Hu and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -AI startup Anthropic is near a deal to raise an additional $2 billion at a price that values the company at $60 billion, sources said, months after its $4 billion funding from Amazon.

OpenAI rival Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion in a funding round that would value the startup at $60 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter.

AI hyperscaler Anthropic in in advanced talks to raise $2 billion led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $60 billion post-money valuation, as first reported by the WSJ. Why it matters: This would make Anthropic the world's seventh most valuable startup,