Spark Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in the consumer, commerce, fintech, software, frontier, and media sectors, led a $450m Series C round in Anthropic, an AI-driven research company that focuses on increasing the safety of large-scale AI systems, with participation from Google, Salesforce Ventures, Sound Ventures, Zoom Ventures. “We are thrilled that these leading investors and technology companies are supporting Anthropic’s mission: AI research and products that put safety at the frontier. The systems we are building are being designed to provide reliable AI services that can positively impact businesses and consumers now and in the future,” Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO.