Anthropic in Talks to Acquire Israeli AI Startup Decart in Reported $6B Deal

Anthropic is in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart in a deal reported to be worth around $6 billion, according to Jewish News.

The report, published on August 16, says the acquisition talks are ongoing, though neither Anthropic nor Decart has confirmed the negotiations. A deal of that size would rank among the largest acquisitions of an AI startup by a major AI lab.

Decart is an Israeli startup that has drawn attention in the AI infrastructure space for its focus on real-time generative AI and efficient inference, an area that has become strategically important as frontier labs race to cut the cost of serving models.

For Anthropic, an acquisition would expand its footprint in the compute and infrastructure layer at a time when model developers are increasingly investing in the systems that serve and deploy AI at scale. The reported price would also signal a premium for startups building at that layer of the stack.

The talks come amid a broader wave of consolidation in AI, where established labs and big tech companies have been acquiring startups rather than building competing capabilities from scratch. A $6 billion figure, if it holds, would put Decart among the higher-valued private AI companies.

Because the deal is still described as talks, the outcome is far from certain. Reported negotiations of this kind can shift on valuation, terms, or regulatory review, and neither company has commented publicly.

What to watch next: official confirmation from either company, the final price and structure of the deal, and how the acquisition would fit into Anthropic's broader compute and infrastructure strategy. Regulators may also take an interest given the concentration of AI talent and technology in a few large labs.