Anthropic
An AI safety and research company known for building Claude and pioneering Constitutional AI.
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- Jul 20, 2026
The record
Anthropic PBC is an AI company founded in January 2021 by former OpenAI employees, as a federal judge's 2025 order put it, and organized as a Delaware public benefit corporation whose stated purpose is the responsible development and maintenance of advanced AI for the long-term benefit of humanity. In September 2023 it announced a Long-Term Benefit Trust, a body of five financially disinterested members holding a special class of stock that lets it elect a growing share of the board.
It launched its Claude assistant in March 2023. Amazon invested $1.25 billion in September 2023 and a further $2.75 billion in March 2024, taking a minority stake, with Anthropic naming Amazon Web Services its primary cloud provider. In September 2025 Anthropic raised $13 billion at a $183 billion post-money valuation in a round led by ICONIQ, saying its revenue run-rate had grown from about $1 billion at the start of 2025 to over $5 billion by August.
Its court record is mostly copyright. In Bartz v. Anthropic, Judge William Alsup ruled on June 23, 2025 that using authors' books to train its models was a fair use, as was converting purchased print books to digital files, but ordered a trial over the pirated copies in Anthropic's central library and the resulting damages. Music publishers led by Concord Music Group, including Universal Music Group affiliates, have a separate copyright case against Anthropic in the Northern District of California.
Roles and honours on the record
- 2021 AI software firm founded in January 2021 by former OpenAI employees source
- as of 2023 Delaware public benefit corporation overseen in part by a Long-Term Benefit Trust source
- 2024-2026 Defendant, Bartz v. Anthropic PBC, N.D. Cal. No. 3:24-cv-05417 source
- as of 2026 Defendant, Concord Music Group v. Anthropic PBC, N.D. Cal. No. 5:24-cv-03811 source
Every entry, newest first
- Ruled
Judge granted final approval of the $1.5 billion Bartz v. Anthropic settlement with authors, Bloomberg Law reported. Judge OKs Anthropic's $1.5B authors' deal; OpenAI case waits
- Ruled
Judge Alsup ruled training on authors' books was fair use and downloading from pirate libraries was not, NPR reported. Judge OKs Anthropic's $1.5B authors' deal; OpenAI case waits
Stories in this file
The record, entry by entry
- 2021-01 Official Anthropic was founded by former OpenAI employees; its core offering became the Claude AI service, according to the statement of facts in a 2025 federal court order. U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal., order on fair use, No. C 24-05417 WHA
- 2023-03-14 Official Anthropic launched Claude and the lighter Claude Instant through a chat interface and an API after a closed alpha with partners. Anthropic announcement
- 2023-09 Official Amazon made an initial $1.25 billion investment in Anthropic, Amazon later said. Amazon announcement
- 2023-09-19 Official Anthropic announced its Long-Term Benefit Trust, five financially disinterested members holding Class T stock that lets them elect and remove a growing portion of the board. Anthropic announcement
- 2024-03 Official Amazon invested a further $2.75 billion, bringing its total to $4 billion for a minority stake; Anthropic named AWS its primary cloud provider for mission-critical workloads. Amazon announcement
- 2025-06-23 Ruled Judge William Alsup granted Anthropic summary judgment that training on authors' books and converting purchased print copies to digital were fair uses, but denied it for pirated library copies and set a trial on those copies and damages, writing that later buying a stolen book would not absolve liability. U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal., order on fair use
- 2025-09-02 Official Anthropic raised $13 billion at a $183 billion post-money valuation in a Series F led by ICONIQ, reporting a run-rate revenue above $5 billion. Anthropic announcement
Documents
- Order on fair use, Bartz v. Anthropic PBC (June 23, 2025)
- GovInfo case record, Concord Music Group v. Anthropic PBC, N.D. Cal. No. 24-3811
- Anthropic announcement of the Long-Term Benefit Trust (Sept. 19, 2023)
- Anthropic Series F announcement (Sept. 2, 2025)
- Amazon announcement on completing its $4 billion investment (2024)