Anthropic is finalizing a $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman & Friedman. The partnership will create a consulting-style company to integrate Claude AI models into private equity-backed businesses.
Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman will each contribute $300 million as anchor investors. Goldman Sachs will provide an additional $150 million as a founding investor.
The venture aims to accelerate enterprise adoption by deploying AI across the firms' extensive portfolio companies. This move positions Anthropic to compete directly with OpenAI for dominance in the corporate sector.