Amidst the rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence, AI startup Anthropic has created a big stir in the global tech world. The value of the company has now reached about 380 billion dollars i.e. about Rs 34 lakh crore, which is more than the total market cap of India’s leading IT companies.
The total market cap of India’s big IT companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra is around $ 240 billion i.e. around Rs 21.64 lakh crore. In such a situation, investors are being surprised by the dominance of just a five-year-old AI company over all these. Anthropic, launched in 2021, raised $30 billion in its latest funding round in February 2026. According to the ET report, after this the value of the company more than doubled to $380 billion. It is clear from this that the confidence of investors in the AI sector is increasing rapidly.
Anthropic describes itself as an AI safety and research company. Its focus is on creating AI systems that are trustworthy and easy to use. The company’s coding-focused models, especially Claude Code, are becoming increasingly popular among developers and giving it a strong foothold in the enterprise AI market.
Stocks fell in February
Indian IT stocks were under huge pressure due to the increasing impact of AI tools. Nifty IT fell by about 21% in February, which is considered to be the biggest monthly fall since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. Anthropic has recently launched a new AI product, which can do many professional tasks automatically. The company claims that its AI can automate tasks like checking contracts, managing NDAs, preparing legal drafts and creating standard answers.
The biggest concern in the market is that if AI automates these services rapidly, the profits of traditional IT service companies and their competitive strength may be affected. Anthropic, which is growing rapidly with the support of Google and Amazon, claims to have a current run-rate revenue of $14 billion. The run-rate of Claude Code alone is said to be more than $2.5 billion.
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