Salesforce’s investment in AI startup Anthropic has grown to about $5 billion, according to a Bloomberg report, as the Claude developer moves closer to a public market debut after confidentially filing for an initial public offering (IPO).
The enterprise software company reportedly began backing Anthropic in early 2023 with an investment of roughly $50 million and has participated in each of the startup’s subsequent fundraising rounds.
The value of Salesforce’s stake has surged alongside Anthropic’s rapid rise in valuation, which recently reached about $965 billion following a $65 billion funding round.
The holding now represents a significant portion of Salesforce’s investment portfolio. According to the report, Salesforce’s strategic investments were valued at approximately $7.8 billion at the end of April, before Anthropic’s latest fundraising round. At its current estimated value, the company’s stake accounts for roughly two-thirds of that portfolio.
Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO on June 1, setting the stage for one of the most closely watched public offerings in the AI sector. The company has emerged as one of the industry’s biggest winners, surpassing OpenAI in private-market valuation after its latest funding round.
Salesforce has integrated Anthropic’s technology across its products, including Slack and its Agentforce platform. Salesforce Chief Executive Marc Benioff has also said the company plans to spend $300 million on Anthropic tokens in 2026.
In a February blog post, Salesforce Ventures said its original investment was made when there was little evidence that AI research labs could generate large commercial businesses.
“We first invested in Anthropic’s Series C in early 2023, and we’ve stood by their side through every subsequent round since, including their latest Series G in February 2026,” the company wrote.
Bloomberg reported that other investors, including Zoom through its venture arm, have also seen substantial increases in the value of their Anthropic holdings as investor demand for AI companies has intensified.
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