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Anthropic

Frontier safety-first AI lab. Maker of Claude.

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 2021late stageWebsite @AnthropicAI
Composite score
55.6
rank #14 · risers

#14 Riser. Headcount up 22% over the last 90 days.

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Headcount
5.9k
+3.5%
90d change
+21.6%
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
$935k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
15.4%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.4 yrs
Time since last raise
3 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

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. The Vergetoday
    OpenAI’s sly mathematical breakthrough sends a chill through academia

    Mentioned as OpenAI's 'archrival' and employer of coauthor Levent Alpöge, but not a central subject.

  2. Decrypttoday
    AI Is Solving Math's Best Problems Faster Than They Can Be Replaced, Terence Tao Warns

    Anthropic's Claude model solved the Erdős conjecture and is featured as a key competitor to OpenAI in the AI math-solving narrative.

  3. TechCrunch1d ago
    ‘Gambling with our lives’: Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AI

    Anthropic is a major subject of the article; researcher accuses it of irresponsible AI development and racing toward superintelligence despite safety risks.

  4. TechCrunch1d ago
    AI spend per employee slumped at top firms in August — summer doldrums or a warning sign?

    Mentioned as one of two frontier labs cutting prices and cited for customer model choices, but not a primary focus.

  5. The VergeHeadline1d ago
    Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI ‘could kill all humans’

    Article is primarily about Anthropic researcher departure and safety concerns at the company.

  6. TechCrunch1d ago
    Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribers

    Article is primarily about security vulnerabilities in Anthropic's Claude service where hackers stole user tokens via infostealer malware.

  7. The Verge1d ago
    Drama swirls around OpenAI’s legendary mathematical milestone

    Anthropic researcher Levent Alpöge is mentioned as co-author of a related competing result, but Anthropic itself is not a central subject.

  8. TechCrunch2d ago
    OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician

    Anthropic mathematician collaborated with NYU on the math proof using Claude AI; mentioned as partner but not central to the controversy.

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Events

Funding · series h · $50B
4mo ago
Funding · series h · $10B
5mo ago
Funding · series h · $5.0B
5mo ago
Funding · series g · $30B
7mo 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
2y ago
Funding · series d · $750M
3y ago

Score history

2026-09-07
55.6
rank #14
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
2026-07-27
71.4
rank #4
2026-07-20
86.0
rank #5
2026-07-13
88.7
rank #4
2026-07-06
84.2
rank #3
2026-06-29
85.4
rank #2
2026-06-22
83.0
rank #3