TLDR
- Anthropic is in talks to acquire AI startup Decart AI for around $6 billion
- The deal has not been finalized and could still fall through
- Decart’s technology helps chips run more efficiently, lowering AI training costs
- Decart raised $300 million in May at a valuation of nearly $4 billion
- If completed, Decart’s team would join Anthropic’s inference and performance organization
Anthropic is in talks to buy AI startup Decart AI in a deal that could be worth around $6 billion. The acquisition has not been finalized and talks could still collapse, according to people familiar with the matter.
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to acquire Decart for $6B to improve inference efficiency without adding more hardware.
Decart reportedly runs models at ~8x industry-average speed increasing the output Anthropic can get from the same compute. pic.twitter.com/BON68qZe5F
— Shay Boloor (@StockSavvyShay) August 13, 2026
The deal would be Anthropic’s largest known acquisition to date. It comes as the company prepares for a highly anticipated initial public offering.
Decart develops AI infrastructure and optimization technology. Its software helps chips work more efficiently, which can lower the cost of training AI models.
That technology could help Anthropic handle growing demand for its services without needing to add as much new computing power. Anthropic has been spending heavily on infrastructure to develop new products and serve customers.
If the deal closes, Decart’s team would join Anthropic’s inference and performance organization. Anthropic rarely makes large acquisitions, making this deal stand out.
Decart’s Products and Backing
Decart has built several AI tools beyond infrastructure. Its Lucy model can edit live video in real time. It also developed Oasis, a model that creates simulated environments for training and testing robotics and autonomous driving systems.
The startup was founded in 2023 by three Israeli engineers: brothers Dean and Orian Leitersdorf, and Moshe Shalev.
In May, Decart raised $300 million in a funding round led by Radical Ventures. Nvidia, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, and Adobe Ventures all joined that round. Prior investors Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, and Zeev Ventures also participated.
That round valued Decart at nearly $4 billion, up from $3.1 billion in August 2025.
Anthropic’s Push to Scale
Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI assistant, has been aggressively expanding its computing capacity. Last week, the company said it was hiring engineers to help co-design custom chips and AI models to make Claude run faster.
OpenAI and Anthropic have each committed to spending tens of billions on data centers loaded with expensive chips. Both companies are using hardware from multiple providers to meet rising demand.
Those costs could weigh on both firms as they prepare for Wall Street debuts in the coming months.
An Anthropic spokesperson declined to comment. Decart did not respond to requests for comment.
The deal, if completed, would give Anthropic both infrastructure talent and generative video capabilities as it moves closer to going public.
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