Samsung and SK invest in Anthropic650billion-dollar investment

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix reportedly invested in Anthropic, the developer of the generative artificial intelligence model Claude. The investment round was a Series H. Anthropic raised650billion dollars in the round.

Immediately after the investment, Anthropic was valued at9650billion dollars. The report converted this to approximately1440trillion won. Global memory companies, including Micron, participated in the round as strategic infrastructure partners.

Anthropic is the company that developed the generative AI model Claude. It also operates AI agent services. The industry sees Anthropic as a competitor to OpenAI.

Samsung Electronics was reportedly said to have discussed the possibility of foundry cooperation, going beyond simply supplying memory. Specific terms of any foundry-related cooperation or contract details have not yet been disclosed. Details on how SK hynix would participate have also not been disclosed.

Anthropic said it plans to use the funds raised for research and development and infrastructure expansion. The specific schedule for deploying the funds and the allocation by project have not been disclosed. Official contracts or detailed disclosure materials from the participating companies have also not been made public.

Industry insiders29reported that they had confirmed the facts related to the matter. If additional disclosure materials are released, the participating companies are expected to clarify the specific scope and schedule of the cooperation. Investors can check the details through subsequent disclosures and presentation materials.