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Databricks wanted $1 billion and took $5 billion: the squeeze of late-stage rounds

Databricks co-founder Ali Ghodsi described how the company actually wanted to raise $1 billion but, faced with $15 billion of interest that followed a news report, closed a $5 billion round at a $190 billion valuation.

CompaniesAug 17, 2026

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Investors expect a $2 trillion valuation at Anthropic's public listing

According to six of the company's backers, Anthropic's planned October float could come at a valuation of $2 trillion or more. That would make it the largest initial public offering ever.

CompaniesAug 17, 2026

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Dual valuations in AI rounds: different prices in the same deal

According to Newcomer, dual-valuation deals have become pervasive in the AI funding cycle, with prestige firms monetising their brand names by getting better prices in the same round.

CompaniesAug 16, 2026