Anthropic Explored $7 Billion Acquisition of Chip Startup MatX Before Talks Ended
Anthropic, an AI lab developing its Claude models, considered acquiring chip startup MatX for about $7 billion to accelerate in-house chip development and reduce reliance on Nvidia. The talks reportedly shifted toward a partnership but are no longer active. MatX, founded by former Google TPU engineers, is seeking new capital at a $4 billion valuation. Anthropic aims to produce custom hardware ahead of its expected IPO, targeting a $2 trillion valuation by 2028, while continuing to hire talent for chip design.
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economictimes broke this story on 28 Aug, 02:15 am. Other outlets followed.