Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand
TechCrunch • • business
Key Points:
- Anthropic has signed a new agreement with Google and Broadcom to increase processing and compute capacity for its Claude AI models, responding to soaring demand.
- The deal expands Anthropic’s use of Google Cloud’s tensor processing units (TPUs) and includes 3.5 gigawatts of compute capacity, expected to come online in 2027.
- Most of the new compute capacity will be based in the U.S., supporting Anthropic’s $50 billion commitment to U.S. compute infrastructure investment.
- Anthropic’s revenue has surged to a $30 billion run rate from $9 billion at the end of 2025, fueled by enterprise customers, with over 1,000 businesses spending more than $1 million annually.
- The company recently closed a $30 billion Series G funding round valuing it at $380 billion, despite concerns from the U.S. Defense Department about supply-chain risks.
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