<ul><li>Anthropic, an AI start-up, has raised $3.5 billion in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, valuing the company at $61.5 billion.</li><li>The company has raised a total of $14.8 billion since its founding in 2021 and counts Amazon, Google, and Salesforce among its investors.</li><li>The funding activity for prominent AI start-ups is on the rise, with OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI also in talks for significant financing rounds.</li><li>Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, founded the company with the aim to develop AI with ethical considerations, following his departure from OpenAI.</li></ul>

A.I. Start-Up Anthropic Closes Deal That Values It at $61.5 Billion

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