Israeli Sources Explain | What Went Wrong With the $6 Billion Anthropic-Decart Deal?

Gift this article Share to Facebook Share to X Print article Article printing is available to subscribers only Print in a simple, ad-free format Subscribe Comments: Save Zen Reading Zen reading is available to subscribers only Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Subscribe Sagi Cohen Follow 06:20 PM • September 09 2026 IDT Not much is known about the collapse of AI giant Anthropic's reportedly $6 billion bid to acquire Israeli startup Decart AI. On Monday night, Bloomberg reported that Anthropic decided not to acquire the three-year-old AI model maker. According to a previous Bloomberg report, the American company considered the bid, but walked despite performing due diligence on Decart and holding talks with it. Loading... Click the alert icon to follow topics: Follow Israel start-up Follow Israel high-tech Follow Israel business news Follow Elon Musk Follow Artificial Intelligence (AI) Comments Loading... In the News In the News: Live Updates Netanyahu October 7 Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K. Eisenkot JD Vance Ben-Gvir Gaza Israel Election HaQuiz Haaretz Podcast Remembering and rebuilding two years later ICYMI