Anthropic Walks Away From $6 Billion Decart AI Acquisition Before Planned IPO
TLDR
- Anthropic has decided not to acquire AI startup Decart AI after completing due diligence
- The potential deal was valued at around $6 billion
- Decart makes software that helps AI chips run more efficiently and at lower cost
- The two companies may still find other ways to work together
- Anthropic is preparing for an IPO, potentially launching as early as mid-October
Anthropic has walked away from a planned acquisition of AI startup Decart AI, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal had been valued at around $6 billion.
BREAKING: ANTHROPIC ABANDONS ~$6 BILLION ACQUISITION OF DECART AI
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>israeli AI startup ~100 people
>build DOS inference engine
>8x faster tokens vs. industry
>nvidia already investor
>makes ~$8 billion acquisition offer
>anthropic pulls up with competing offer
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The company behind the Claude chatbot had been in early talks to buy Decart since at least August. It completed due diligence on the startup before deciding not to move forward.
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