Anthropic plans $50B raise at $900B valuation, with $45B annualized revenue — up 5x from 2024. IPO under consideration. Anthropic is raising up to $50 billion at a roughly $900 billion valuation, per the Financial Times. Annualized revenue hit $45 billion — a fivefold increase from $9 billion at the end of 2024. Key facts $50B target raise at ~$900B valuation. $45B annualized revenue, up from $9B in late 2024. 5x revenue growth in 18 months. Investors: Dragoneer, General Catalyst, Lightspeed. IPO considered as early as late 2026. The round, led by Dragoneer, General Catalyst, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, is expected to close within two months. CFO Krishna Rao deliberately delayed the round until compute capacity deals with SpaceX, Google, Broadcom, and AWS were secured, along with a new partnership with private equity firms [According to the Financial Times]. Key Takeaways Anthropic plans $50B raise at $900B valuation, with $45B annualized revenue — up 5x from 2024. IPO under consideration.…