Anthropic Nears $1.5 Billion Joint Venture With Wall Street Firms

May 4, 2026 - 08:27

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, is closing in on a major financial deal with some of the biggest names on Wall Street. According to sources familiar with the matter, the company is finalizing a joint venture valued at roughly $1.5 billion. The deal would bring together Anthropic with private equity heavyweights Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman, each expected to contribute around $300 million. Investment bank Goldman Sachs is also participating as an investor in the venture.

The structure of the deal remains under wraps, but it signals a growing appetite among traditional finance firms to get directly involved in the AI boom. Rather than simply buying shares in public companies, these firms are opting for direct stakes in private AI developers. For Anthropic, the injection of capital comes at a critical time. The company has been racing to scale its infrastructure and compete with rivals like OpenAI and Google. The joint venture model also allows Wall Street firms to potentially benefit from the licensing and commercialization of Anthropic's technology without the volatility of public markets. Neither Anthropic nor the investment firms have issued a public statement, but insiders say the final paperwork could be signed within weeks.