PANews August 22 news, according to informed sources, Anthropic is about to reach an agreement for a new round of financing of up to $10 billion, which is higher than expected and one of the largest financing rounds for an AI startup to date. Informed sources say that negotiations are still ongoing, and the final amount may change. Earlier reports indicated that Anthropic was in deep discussions to raise $5 billion in this round of financing, with a valuation of $170 billion. Informed sources indicated that due to strong investor demand, this amount has significantly increased. It is reported that investment firm Iconiq Capital will lead this round of financing. Informed sources revealed that other expected participants include TPG Inc., Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and Menlo Ventures. Anthropic has also discussed with the Qatar Investment Authority and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), about joining this round of negotiations.