Google to Invest Up to $40B in Anthropic—Compute Plus Cash

Google announced plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic: $10 billion immediately at a $35 billion valuation, plus $30 billion conditional on performance milestones. The same week, Anthropic unveiled Claude Opus 4.7, emphasizing coding and enterprise performance. April's VC market saw Anthropic secure $15 billion and Bezos's Project Prometheus raise $10 billion—with 66% of all global VC funding ($37 billion) flowing to AI.