Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style

Who owns Anthropic?

Written and fact-checked by
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Anthropic was founded in 2021 by a group of former OpenAI researchers, including Dario Amodei, Daniela Amodei, Jared Kaplan, and Chris Olah. The company is a public benefit corporation (PBC) that has raised billions of dollars from investors. Funding rounds valued Anthropic at about $183 billion in September 2025 and $965 billion in May 2026.