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▶ 7:00 · $GENERAL-CATALYST · General Catalyst leads Mercor's $20B funding round
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The Information

Anthropic’s Enterprise AI Venture Makes Its First Purchase

2026-08-20 · 3 company · 3 thematic
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julia hornstein

Venture capital reporter at The Information who broke stories on Anthropic's joint venture Ode acquiring Casper Studios and Nvidia participating in Mercor's $20 billion funding round.

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“we've also heard that existing investor General Catalyst is in talks to lead that funding round.”
—julia hornstein

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