Sequoia don put money for Anthropic as e dey happen $25B+ AI funding round, e dey back plenty AI rivals

Sequoia Capital don join one big funding round for Anthropic, the AI company wey build the Claude chatbot, and this one different from how VC dem dey usually avoid to invest for direct competitors. The round dey led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and investment firm Coatue (report say each put $1.5bn). Microsoft and Nvidia sef don report say dem fit commit up to $15bn together, and other institutional plus venture investors fit add about $10bn, dey push the round near $25bn+ and dey value Anthropic near $350bn (from around $170bn four months before). E dey notable say Sequoia join because dem already get stakes for OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, so e rare make one top VC back three big AI rivals. The move come after leadership changes for Sequoia and e reflect strategy shifts wey dey based on the big trillion‑dollar AI opportunity and the want to spread risk. Report talk say Anthropic revenue don grow (10x year‑on‑year to around $10bn by December) and talk about IPO later this year dey give am more momentum. Traders suppose watch how this fit affect demand for AI infrastructure (good for Nvidia and cloud providers), possible concentration of tech capital, and changing VC conflict norms wey fit speed up funding across AI — all these fit affect liquidity, sector valuations, and market sentiment for crypto‑adjacent spaces wey AI and tokenized infrastructure dey meet.