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Decart is based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded 2023 by Dean Leitersdorf, Moshe Shalev. Latest valuation ~$4B (As of May 18, 2026, SiliconANGLE).
Recent changes
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion Pulse story
- Jun 10, 2026Jun 10, 2026Decart Raises $300M at ~$4B Valuation Pulse story
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Raised $300M Growth at a ~$4B valuation SiliconANGLE
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026First reported valuation: ~$4B SiliconANGLE
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026New investor: Toyota Ventures SiliconANGLE
Earlier changes (8)
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026New investor: NVentures SiliconANGLE
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026New investor: Radical Ventures SiliconANGLE
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026New investor: Adobe Ventures SiliconANGLE
- Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024Raised $32M Series A at a $500M+ valuation TechCrunch
- Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024New investor: Benchmark TechCrunch
- Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024New investor: Zeev Ventures TechCrunch
- Oct 31, 2024Oct 31, 2024Raised $21M Seed TechCrunch
- Oct 31, 2024Oct 31, 2024New investor: Sequoia Capital TechCrunch
Funding History
3 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | Growth | $300M | ~$4B | SiliconANGLE | |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Series A | $32M | $500M+ | TechCrunch | |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Seed | $21M | — | Sequoia CapitalLeadOren Zeev | TechCrunch |
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Latest Pulse
- Sep 8, 2026Anthropic Walks Away From Its Biggest Deal EverAnthropic terminated talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for roughly $6 billion after conducting due diligence, walking away from what would have been its largest acquisition to date.→
- Aug 15, 2026Why Every Big AI Deal Right Now Is Really a Compute DealAnthropic's Decart talks, IBM's OpenAI tie-up and Tencent's own numbers all point to the same thing: the AI industry's biggest recent moves are about who controls usable compute, not which model wins the week.→
- Aug 14, 2026Kog Claims 30x Faster LLM Inference on Existing GPUsFrench startup Kog says its software can squeeze up to 30x faster inference out of GPUs enterprises already own, betting that optimization -- not new chips -- is the fastest way to cut AI's biggest recurring cost.→
- Aug 13, 2026Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 BillionAnthropic is negotiating to acquire Israeli AI infrastructure startup Decart for about $6 billion, which would be Anthropic's largest acquisition to date and a roughly 50% premium over the $4 billion valuation Decart set just ten weeks ago.→
- Jun 10, 2026Decart Raises $300M at ~$4B ValuationAnother $300M bet on the foundation model layer, but the window for new entrants is closing fast. At $4B, investors are paying frontier-lab multiples for a company that still needs to prove it can compete with labs spending $10B+ annually on training.→
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AI~$6B deal, terminated
Anthropic Walks Away From Its Biggest Deal Ever
Anthropic terminated talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for roughly $6 billion after conducting due diligence, walking away from what would have been its largest acquisition to date.
DEEP DIVE
Why Every Big AI Deal Right Now Is Really a Compute Deal
AI
Why Every Big AI Deal Right Now Is Really a Compute Deal
Anthropic's Decart talks, IBM's OpenAI tie-up and Tencent's own numbers all point to the same thing: the AI industry's biggest recent moves are about who controls usable compute, not which model wins the week.
DEEP DIVE
Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion
AI~$6B (talks)
Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion
Anthropic is negotiating to acquire Israeli AI infrastructure startup Decart for about $6 billion, which would be Anthropic's largest acquisition to date and a roughly 50% premium over the $4 billion valuation Decart set just ten weeks ago.
DEEP DIVE
Decart Raises $300M at ~$4B Valuation
FUNDING$300M
Decart Raises $300M at ~$4B Valuation
Another $300M bet on the foundation model layer, but the window for new entrants is closing fast. At $4B, investors are paying frontier-lab multiples for a company that still needs to prove it can compete with labs spending $10B+ annually on training.
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What is Decart's valuation?
Decart's valuation is ~$4B (As of May 18, 2026, SiliconANGLE).
Who are Decart's investors?
Decart's investors include Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Radical Ventures, Adobe Ventures, NVentures, and 2 more (As of May 18, 2026).
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