{
  "id": 1615632,
  "title": "Anthropic nears $6 billion deal for Israeli AI startup Decart, creating new billionaires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/anthropic-nears-6-billion-deal-for-israeli-ai-startup-decart-creating",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:52:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post Tech & Start-Ups",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post-tech-start-ups",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-905834"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli AI startup Decart is nearing a $6 billion deal with US AI company Anthropic, creating potential billionaires among its founders. The deal would bring Anthropic to Israel and is estimated to value the company at $2 trillion. Founders Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev retain 64% of Decart's shares, allowing them to receive a combined $4 billion. After Leitersdorf's brother joined the team, each founder is expected to receive $1 billion to $1.5 billion. While Wiz founders received full cash compensation, Decart's founders preferred a lower offer in shares for a company set to go public. The majority of investors in Decart are US funds, with a small stake held by the Aleph fund of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. If the deal goes through, Decart will be Anthropic's first R&D center in Israel, with a focus on optimizing Anthropic's models for various processors.",
  "summary": "Decart's shareholders believe they can produce a higher return from shares of a company like Anthropic, which is planning to launch the largest IPO in history, at a company valuation of $2 trillion.",
  "key_points": [
    "Anthropic nearing $6B deal for Israeli AI startup Decart",
    "Founders Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev to receive $4B combined",
    "Deal valued Decart at $2T, first R&D center in Israel"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The deal would make Decart's founders billionaires and establish Anthropic's first Israeli R&D center, marking the company's entry into Israel and valuing Decart at a significant level.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}