Daniela Amodei: Anthropic's 80x Q1 Growth Driven by Claude Code — 'Fastest SaaS Ramp Ever'

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In her CNBC Disruptor 50 interview on May 19, Anthropic President Daniela Amodei detailed the revenue trajectory: $1B run rate Dec 2024, $9B end of 2025, $14B Feb 2026, $19B March, $30B April — driven primarily by Claude Code hitting $1B annualized within six months of launch. CEO Dario Amodei called 80x annualized Q1 growth 'just crazy' and 'too hard to handle,' revealing an emergency compute deal with xAI's Colossus data center to absorb demand.