Anthropic Gets $1.5B AI JV Backing

Anthropic announced a $1.5 billion joint venture backed by Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs, and General Atlantic.
Each of the three lead firms will invest $300 million, while Goldman Sachs and General Atlantic commit $150 million each.
The JV aims to commercialize Anthropic’s Claude Code AI tool, prompting sell‑offs in listed software stocks.
Anthropic seeks new revenue to justify data‑center spend and may pursue an IPO as early as this year.