According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, AI startup Anthropic has recently received unsolicited investment offers from several venture capital firms, with some valuing the company at up to $80 billion—a more than doubling of its current valuation. While popular startups often receive such "preemptive" bids that they decline, this level of valuation underscores Silicon Valley's intense interest in Anthropic, particularly amid reports that it may plan an IPO later this year. In February, Anthropic completed a funding round led by GIC and Coatue,当时 valued the company at $38 billion. By comparison, OpenAI reached a post-financing valuation of $85.2 billion last month. Meanwhile, on private secondary trading platform Caplight, Anthropic's valuation rose to approximately $68.8 billion within three months—an increase of roughly 75%. Strong business growth is seen as a key driver behind rising valuation expectations. Anthropic disclosed that its annualized revenue surged rapidly from $9 billion at the end of last year to $30 billion. Additionally, the number of enterprise customers spending over $1 million annually exceeded 1,000, doubling in less than two months. The rapid adoption of Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding assistant, is considered a major catalyst for this growth. At the recent HumanX conference, industry experts expressed strong confidence in Anthropic. Jared Quincy Davis described the company's performance as "extremely robust," while Tomasz Tunguz highlighted the significance of its latest released model, "Mythos," which sparked heightened market attention. Anthropic declined to comment on these valuation offers. Furthermore, the newly launched "Mythos" model was made unavailable to the public due to potential cyberattack risks, intensifying external discussions about the company's technical capabilities and security boundaries.