21 of 22 VC firms declined to back Anthropic before its $124M Series A
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-13
According to The Information, in 2021, 21 out of the 22 VC firms Anthropic's leaders approached declined to invest.
- Anthropic initially sought $500 million, but lowered the target after nearly every VC passed.
- It turned to individual investors and ultimately announced a $124 million Series A.
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