Anthropic wants to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart AI for $6 billion
Anthropic is in talks to buy artificial intelligence startup Decart AI for about $6 billion.
Anthropic is in talks to buy artificial intelligence startup Decart AI for about $6 billion.
This is reported by Bloomberg, citing its own sources.
Why Decart AI
The startup Decart is developing so-called “world models” that simulate physical reality, as well as software to improve chip efficiency, which can significantly reduce the cost of training artificial intelligence. These technologies could help Anthropic’s infrastructure cope more effectively with growing demand.
For Anthropic, which typically avoids large acquisitions and is currently spending significant resources on computing power, this deal could be the largest in the company's history ahead of its long-awaited IPO.
If the negotiations are successful, the Decart team will join Anthropic's inference and performance division, although the negotiations themselves are still ongoing and could fall apart.
What is known about the AI startup?
The Decart startup was founded in 2023 by three Israeli engineers — brothers Dean and Orian Leitersdorf, and Moshe Shalev.
In May, Decart announced a $300 million funding round led by venture capital firm Radical Ventures. The round also included participation from Nvidia Corp., Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, and Adobe Ventures. The company’s previous investors, Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, and Zeev Ventures, also participated.
According to The Wall Street Journal, this round raised the startup's valuation to almost $4 billion (in August 2025, the company was valued at $3.1 billion).
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