# Anthropic Shops Decart at ~$6B — World Models Ahead of an IPO

Times of AI Desk · 2026-08-13 · Frontier Labs

[https://timesof.ai/2026/08/anthropic-decart-acquisition-talks](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/anthropic-decart-acquisition-talks)

> Bloomberg reported Anthropic is in talks to acquire Israeli startup Decart AI — real-time generative video, world models, and GPU-efficiency tech — for about $6 billion, which would be Anthropic’s largest known deal. Talks are early and could still fall through; no newsroom confirmation.

Closed-frontier labs rarely buy $6 billion inference/video shops this close to a listing. Decart’s **NVIDIA-backed** efficiency stack would be a hedge against token-cost wars (and against Google TPU / Amazon Trainium lock-in).

**Anthropic** is in **talks** to acquire **Decart AI** for about **$6 billion**, **Bloomberg** reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Decart is an **Israeli** startup working on **real-time generative video**, **world models**, and **chip-efficiency / GPU optimization**. A deal at that price would be Anthropic’s **largest known acquisition** and a roughly **50% premium** to Decart’s **nearly $4 billion** valuation after a **$300 million** May 2026 round that included **NVIDIA**. **Talks are not signed** and **could still fall through**; Anthropic has not posted a newsroom confirmation.

## What the reporting supports

| Item | Detail | Limit |
|------|--------|--------|
| **Parties** | Anthropic PBC; Decart AI (founders **Dean Leitersdorf**, **Moshe Shalev** per Times of Israel) | Named by Bloomberg / follow-ons |
| **Price** | About **$6 billion** | “Talks,” not a signed SPA |
| **Why Decart** | Video simulation / world models; inference and GPU efficiency into Anthropic’s inference team (Fortune/Bloomberg sources) | Strategic rationale is sourced, not official |
| **Prior round** | **$300 million** (May), Radical Ventures lead; NVIDIA, Atreides, Valor, Adobe Ventures; ~**$4B** valuation | Public follow-on reporting |
| **IPO context** | Bloomberg framed the talks **ahead of Anthropic’s anticipated IPO** | Not a closing condition |

This is **talks, not a close**. Named parties + dollar scale + structure from a major exclusive still make a first-class **financing / M&A** story.

## Limits

- Could still fall through; no SPA.
- CFIUS/Israeli export review and NVIDIA’s cap table are open complications.
- No Anthropic newsroom confirmation.

## Sources

- [Bloomberg: Anthropic Said in Talks to Buy AI Startup Decart for $6 Billion (August 13, 2026)](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/anthropic-said-in-talks-to-buy-ai-startup-decart-for-6-billion)
- [Fortune: Anthropic said in talks to buy startup Decart for $6 billion (August 13, 2026)](https://fortune.com/2026/08/13/anthropic-said-in-talks-to-buy-startup-decart-for-6-billion/)
- [Times of Israel: Anthropic reportedly in talks to buy Israeli-founded AI startup at $6B (August 2026)](https://www.timesofisrael.com/anthropic-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-israeli-founded-ai-startup-at-6b-valuation/)