Anthropic reportedly in talks to buy Israeli-founded AI startup at $6B valuation
Sharon Wrobel is a tech reporter for The Times of IsraelFounded only three years ago, Israeli artificial intelligence startup Decart is reportedly in talks to be acquired by American AI giant and Claude chatbot developer Anthropic for as much as $6 billion.The talks — which have not been finalized and could still fall through — were first reported by Bloomberg. If the deal comes to fruition, it would mark Anthropic’s first acquisition in Israel, and its largest to date. Started by a group of former OpenAI researchers in 2021, Anthropic is the developer of so-called large language models or LLMs, the advanced AI technology behind conversational chatbots such as Claude AI or ChatGPT.Anthropic did not respond to a request for comment, and Decart declined to do so. Meanwhile, Elon Musk dismissed a report by Israeli financial daily Calcalist that SpaceX was in talks to buy Decart. Previously, US chip giant…
Anthropic, the American AI giant behind the Claude chatbot, is reportedly in talks to acquire Israeli-founded AI startup Decart for up to $6 billion. Founded in late 2023 by Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev, Decart specializes in a software platform that optimizes the training of large, real-time generative AI models across various processors, significantly reducing computing costs. The startup also develops generative AI foundation models for video simulation, allowing users to manipulate live video feeds with text prompts and enabling applications like virtual try-ons for online shopping. This acquisition, if finalized, would be Anthropic's first in Israel and its largest to date. Decart has raised over $450 million in funding, including a $300 million round in May at a $4 billion valuation.
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