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Anthropic

Frontier safety-first AI lab. Maker of Claude.

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 2021late stageWebsite @AnthropicAI
Composite score
81.2
rank #3 · risers

A top-3 Riser. Headcount up 4% over the last 90 days.

Headcount
3.9k
0.0%
90d change
+3.6%
Funding events (90d)
1
17 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$1.4M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
14.8%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.4 yrs
Time since last raise
2 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Anthropic

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
1,480
+111%
Operations
220
+103%
Human Resources
199
+165%
Finance
143
+230%
Marketing
135
+139%
Research
87
+50%
Product
80
+78%
Legal
79
+229%
Other
504

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. DecryptHeadlinetoday
    OpenAI Wants a Price War With Anthropic—Is It Proving DeepSeek Right?

    Named in headline; central to OpenAI's anticipated pricing response and competitive pressure narrative.

  2. DecryptHeadlinetoday
    Anthropic Apologizes for Claude Fable 5 Secret Censorship—But the Fix Has a Catch

    Article is entirely about Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 model secretly censoring requests and the company's apology/fix.

  3. Decrypt1d ago
    Morning Minute: Citadel Cautions Against the AI Trade Ahead of SpaceX IPO

    Significant mention: confidential S-1 filing, $965B valuation, internal customer walkaway over cost concerns.

  4. TechCrunchHeadline1d ago
    Anthropic taps TCS to scale its enterprise AI deployments

    Article centers on Anthropic's partnership with TCS to scale enterprise AI deployments and expand India presence.

  5. The VergeHeadline1d ago
    Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails

    Article is entirely about Anthropic's apology for hidden Claude Fable guardrails and their decision to reverse course on invisible safety measures.

  6. TechCrunchHeadline1d ago
    Anthropic’s Dario Amodei has just one direct report

    Article focuses on Dario Amodei's unique organizational structure at Anthropic, revealing his single direct report.

  7. DecryptHeadline1d ago
    Anthropic CEO Warns AI Is Getting Too Powerful—While Releasing Powerful AI

    Article is entirely about Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's policy essay on AI regulation and Anthropic's Claude model releases.

  8. DecryptHeadline1d ago
    The Internet Is Furious at Anthropic After Claude Fable 5 Release

    Article is entirely about backlash to Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 release, featuring criticism from AI researchers and developers over model restrictions and data retention policies.

Events

Funding · corporate round · $5.0B
2mo ago
Funding · series g · $30B
4mo ago
Funding · series f · $13B
9mo ago
Funding · debt financing · $2.5B
1y ago
Funding · series e · $3.5B
1y ago
Funding · corporate round · $1.0B
1y ago
Funding · corporate round · $4.0B
2y ago
Funding · secondary market · $452M
2y ago
Funding · secondary market · $884M
2y ago
Funding · series d · $750M
2y ago
Funding · series d · $5M
2y ago
Funding · corporate round · $2.0B
3y ago

Score history

2026-06-08
81.2
rank #3
2026-06-01
81.2
rank #3
2026-05-25
81.2
rank #3
2026-05-18
82.3
rank #4
2026-05-11
100.0
rank #1
2026-05-04
100.0
rank #1
2026-04-27
86.0
rank #2
2026-04-20
90.5
rank #2
2026-04-13
82.4
rank #2
2026-04-06
80.7
rank #3
2026-03-30
100.0
rank #1
2026-03-23
97.4
rank #2