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Anthropic lands $30B Series G; $900B valuation surpasses OpenAI

Anthropic closes $30B Series G with Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia, Altimeter co-leading. Post-money valuation settles at $900B, overtaking OpenAI. ARR nearing $45B; October IPO prep underway alongside SpaceX and compute-infrastructure deals. Capital markets price in model safety wagers despite White House-Mythos cyber model clash.

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