Qatar's $524 Billion Wealth Fund Dives Deeper into AI with $13 Billion Anthropic Investment

Qatar's $524 billion wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority, has invested in Anthropic, an AI startup, as part of a $13 billion financing round valuing the company at $183 billion. This marks a shift in Anthropic's stance on investing in authoritarian regimes and is part of the QIA's plan to spend half a trillion dollars in the US over the next decade. The QIA's investment in Anthropic is expected to be the first of many in the AI sector, with the fund also planning investments in chips and media, as well as a push into China.

September 02, 2025 — Qatar's $524 billion wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), has joined a significant group of global investors in backing Anthropic's record $13 billion Series F funding round. This round values the AI startup at $183 billion post-money, nearly tripling its valuation from $61.5 billion just six months ago in March 2025 [4].

The funding round was led by Iconiq Capital alongside co-leads Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners. QIA joined leading global institutional investors, including Singapore's GIC, major firms like BlackRock, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan [2][3]. Notably absent from the final investor list was UAE’s MGX, which was previously reported to be in advanced talks alongside QIA for what was initially expected to be a smaller $3-5 billion round at a $170 billion valuation [4].

Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI assistant, has experienced rapid growth. The company’s run-rate revenue grew from approximately $1 billion at the beginning of 2025 to over $5 billion by August 2025 – making it one of the fastest-growing technology companies in history [3]. Anthropic now serves over 300,000 business customers, with large accounts representing over $100,000 in annual revenue growing nearly 7x in the past year [3]. The company’s Claude Code developer tool, launched in May 2025, has already generated over $500 million in run-rate revenue with usage growing more than 10x in just three months [3].

The investment comes amid previous controversy over leaked comments from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who said in internal messages that taking funding from Middle East leaders would line the pockets of "dictators." The comments were met with backlash from tech leaders in the Middle East [4].

This investment marks a shift in Anthropic's stance on investing in authoritarian regimes and is part of the QIA's plan to spend half a trillion dollars in the US over the next decade [4]. The QIA's investment in Anthropic is expected to be the first of many in the AI sector, with the fund also planning investments in chips and media, as well as a push into China [4].

References:
[1] https://www.qia.qa/en/Newsroom/Pages/QIA-participates-in-Anthropic%E2%80%99s-Series-F-$13-billion-fundraise.aspx
[2] https://www.lookonchain.com/feeds/27417
[3] https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-series-f-at-usd183b-post-money-valuation
[4] https://www.menabytes.com/anthropic-series-f/