Anthropic in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for $6 billion
Foreign report: AI giant Anthropic is examining its largest acquisition to date, Decart, which raised funds in May at a valuation of around $4 billion.
Anthropic is reportedly considering purchasing Israeli AI startup Decart AI in a deal that could reach $6 billion, according to Bloomberg. The acquisition would likely be Anthropic's largest to date. Decart specializes in AI infrastructure, optimization technologies, and independent models. Their software enhances chip efficiency, potentially reducing AI model training costs and assisting Anthropic in addressing increasing demand and compute capacity challenges.
Decart's notable creations include the Lucy model for real-time video editing and the Oasis model for simulating environments to train and test robotics and autonomous driving systems. Decart raised $300 million in May 2022, led by Radical Ventures with investments from Nvidia, Adobe Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Benchmark, valuing the company at nearly $4 billion at the time.
The startup was founded by Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev. If the acquisition proceeds, Decart's employees would join Anthropic's inference and performance division. This potential deal coincides with Anthropic's preparations for an IPO and comes amid significant capital investments in data center infrastructure by competitors.
However, the talks are still at an early stage, and the transaction might not happen. Anthropic's spokesperson declined to comment on the report, and Decart did not offer a response.
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