TSMC earmarks up to $1 billion to buy Anthropic and OpenAI shares

· Tech · Taiwan · United States

TSMC has earmarked up to $1 billion to buy shares in Anthropic and OpenAI, according to Nikkei Asia, as the chipmaker moves to take equity stakes in the AI companies that are among its biggest customers. The investment would tie the world's largest contract chipmaker more closely to the frontier labs driving demand for advanced semiconductors. Both OpenAI and Anthropic are unlisted, and Anthropic is preparing an IPO that targets a valuation of up to $1.4 trillion.

Why it matters：Chipmakers taking equity in AI labs deepens the ties between hardware and model makers and could reshape how the AI supply chain is financed.

Key points

  • TSMC would invest up to $1 billion in the two AI firms.
  • Both OpenAI and Anthropic are unlisted.
  • Anthropic is preparing an IPO targeting up to $1.4 trillion.

Sources (original reporting)

More stories from this day