Anthropic reportedly ups its next funding round to $3.5B

Anthropic’s next funding round is reportedly growing larger.

Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, is finalizing a $3.5 billion fundraising round that values the company at $61.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Anthropic initially set out to raise $2 billion, but investors have now agreed to a larger tranche, per the WSJ.

Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX are said to be in talks to participate in the coming round. Should it top out at…