# Anthropic close to finalising $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman and Friedman.

*genai · news · 2026-05-05 · Crypto News*

## Key points

- Anthropic is finalizing a $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman and Friedman.
- The venture targets private-equity-backed firms, offering AI tools for finance, operations, and analytics.
- Blackstone and Hellman and Friedman will each invest about $300 million; Goldman Sachs will invest $150 million.
- Anthropic's government pipeline is constrained by legal disputes, increasing the strategic value of this private equity channel.
- Anthropic's run-rate revenue hit $30 billion in April 2026, tripling since end of 2025.

**Companies:** Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Anthropic, Hellman and Friedman
**Countries:** United States

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