Colossus 1
colossus-1-cf9f9212·3 events·first seen 1mo agoAliases: Colossus 1, Colossus I, Colossus
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Anthropic-SpaceX AI's 300MW/$5B/yr Colossus I Deal; ARR Growth 8000% Annualized
Latent Space AINews reports that Anthropic has struck a major infrastructure deal with SpaceX AI involving 300MW of compute capacity at the Colossus I data center for approximately $5B per year. The report also highlights Anthropic's annualized ARR growth of 8000%, signaling rapid commercial scaling. This represents a significant strategic alignment between Anthropic and xAI/SpaceX infrastructure assets.
Anthropic Announces SpaceX Colossus Compute Deal and Higher Claude Usage Limits
Anthropic has signed an agreement with SpaceX to access the full compute capacity of the Colossus 1 data center, gaining over 300 megawatts and 220,000+ NVIDIA GPUs within a month. This deal, combined with prior agreements with Amazon, Google/Broadcom, Microsoft/NVIDIA, and Fluidstack, enables Anthropic to double Claude Code rate limits, remove peak-hour restrictions for Pro/Max users, and raise API rate limits for Claude Opus models. The announcement also notes interest in developing orbital AI compute capacity with SpaceX, and outlines international infrastructure expansion for enterprise compliance needs.
Anthropic raises $65B in Series H funding at $965B post-money valuation
Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H round led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $965 billion post-money. The company reports annualized run-rate revenue crossing $47 billion and highlights major compute expansion agreements with Amazon (up to 5 GW), Google/Broadcom (5 GW of TPU capacity), and SpaceX (Colossus GPU access). Strategic infrastructure partners Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix join the round alongside a broad syndicate of institutional investors. Funding is earmarked for safety and interpretability research, compute scaling, and product expansion including Claude Code and Cowork.