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TechCrunch · September 26, 2026 · On the brief until October 10, 2026

Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal

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Anthropic agreed to spend 11.6 billion dollars over seven years on Akamai cloud infrastructure. In exchange, Akamai granted stock warrants that give Anthropic equity as its spending increases. The agreement shows how cloud providers are using equity incentives and heavy capital outlays to secure computing buyers.

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