Anthropic plans to conduct an employee stock option offer acquisition with an estimated value of 350 billion dollars.

According to sources familiar with the matter, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic is advancing a stock transaction that allows some employees to sell company shares at a valuation of at least $350 billion. At the same time, the company is also raising funds, expecting to raise over $20 billion. This tender offer will allow Anthropic employees to cash in on part of their equity, making it one of the highest-valued AI startups globally. The sources mentioned that the $350 billion valuation aligns with the ongoing fundraising negotiations and is a pre-existing valuation, not including the funds to be raised in this round. Anthropic declined to comment on the matter. As the details of the tender offer are not public, the sources requested anonymity and stated that specifics of the offer have not been finalized. The funds for this secondary stock transaction are being prepared by investors, and the final transaction size will depend on the number of shares that current and former employees plan to sell. The valuation of this tender offer may also be adjusted based on Anthropic's current fundraising progress and actual valuation.