The National Bank of Kazakhstan became an investor in AI company Anthropic
The funding for one of the world's leading AI companies came from a Series F round of funding
The head of Kazakhstan's Central Bank called the Anthropic deal part of a long-term strategy / Photo: Thaspol Sangsee/Shutterstock
The National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan has become a direct shareholder of Anthropic, the developer of Claude's AI models, the regulator's head Timur Suleimenov said on Facebook.
"For us, this investment is part of a long-term strategy. It is not about short-term market conditions, but about participation in companies that form the basis of the future economy," he wrote.
The funding took place in late 2025 as part of a Series F investment round. National Bank Corporation participated along with international players such as Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funds deployed amounted to $25 million at Anthropic's valuation of $183 billion.
Already in February, the AI startup held a Series G round with a valuation of about $380 billion. And in the summer, another round may take place - according to the Financial Times, Anthropic is considering raising tens of billions of dollars for a large-scale expansion of computing power. This could raise the company's value to almost $1 trillion, which would allow it to surpass OpenAI.
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