Anthropic closes $15B Series round; in talks for $800B+ additional funding

Global venture funding reached $56 billion in April, a 100% year-on-year increase and the third-largest monthly total in a year. Anthropic's $15B and Bezos's Project Prometheus at $10B accounted for 45% of April's VC activity. AI funding alone totaled $37 billion, representing 66% of all funding. Bloomberg reports that Anthropic is considering additional funding rounds valued at $800B+ (April 14) and $900B+ (April 29).