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Anthropic

Frontier safety-first AI lab. Maker of Claude.

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 2021late stageWebsite @AnthropicAI
Composite score
40.8
rank #18 · risers

#18 Riser. Headcount up 12% over the last 90 days.

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Headcount
6.2k
+3.0%
90d change
+12.4%
Funding events (90d)
0
19 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$881k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
15.4%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.4 yrs
—
Time since last raise
5 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Anthropic

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
1,705
+125%
Operations
251
+112%
Human Resources
204
+152%
Finance
182
+259%
Marketing
159
+125%
Sales
109
+129%
Legal
95
+164%
Research
92
+59%
Other
589
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In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. DecryptHeadline1d ago
    Sweden's Government Offices Block ChatGPT and Claude, Keep Microsoft Copilot

    Claude (Anthropic's product) is named in headline and banned by Sweden's Government Offices on security grounds.

  2. TechCrunch2d ago
    OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”

    Mentioned as context: Anthropic adopted similar internet-access restrictions two weeks prior.

  3. Decrypt2d ago
    How I Vibe Coded My Smart TV—And Claude Killed It

    Article details Claude (Anthropic's AI) making problematic automated decisions that wiped user's TV customizations without permission.

  4. TechCrunchHeadline2d ago
    What some of Anthropic’s backers are worth before its IPO

    Article is entirely about Anthropic's upcoming IPO and the valuations of major investor stakes in the company.

  5. TechCrunch3d ago
    OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO

    Mentioned in context of comparison regarding IPO timing and valuation expectations, but not the article focus.

  6. TechCrunch3d ago
    1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password

    Claude Duet from Anthropic named as one of several agent options supported by 1Password's new platform.

  7. The VergeHeadline3d ago
    OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters

    Anthropic named in headline; article reports record Q3 lobbying spend of $2.1M with detailed policy engagement topics.

  8. TechCrunch3d ago
    Investors break down how founders can raise a Series A today

    Anthropic cited as a case study of successful Series A evaluation despite negative margins; mentioned preparing IPO at $2T valuation.

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Events

Funding · series h · $50B
5mo ago
Funding · series h · $10B
6mo ago
Funding · series h · $5.0B
6mo ago
Funding · series g · $30B
9mo ago
Funding · series f · $13B
1y ago
Funding · debt financing · $2.5B
1y ago
Funding · series e · $3.5B
2y ago
Funding · corporate round · $1.0B
2y ago
Funding · corporate round · $4.0B
2y ago
Funding · secondary market · $452M
2y ago
Funding · secondary market · $884M
3y ago
Funding · series d · $750M
3y ago

Score history

2026-10-19
40.8
rank #18
2026-10-12
39.0
rank #19
2026-10-05
39.2
rank #18
2026-09-28
47.4
rank #15
2026-09-21
47.3
rank #17
2026-09-14
58.3
rank #16
2026-09-07
62.1
rank #13
2026-08-31
58.3
rank #17
2026-08-24
75.0
rank #3
2026-08-17
79.6
rank #4
2026-08-10
79.5
rank #5
2026-08-03
71.7
rank #4