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Funding records01/06
Funding roundAI infra
Anthropic
$3.5B · Series E
Announced
2025-03-03
Source
TechCrunch· tier B
Led by
Lightspeed Venture Partners
With
Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Investments, General Catalyst, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures, Salesforce Ventures
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Value Add VC is a venture capital and startup intelligence platform built by Trace Cohen. It provides free interactive dashboards and data tools covering fund benchmarking, unicorn tracking, IPO analysis, AI company valuations, startup funding rounds, and tech layoffs and hiring.
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