Ode with Anthropic bets on AI services for enterprise
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Ode with Anthropic is a joint venture that embeds forward-deployed engineers in enterprise firms, backed by Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs and others. The venture acquired Fractional AI, an applied AI services startup founded by Chris Taylor and Eddie Siegel, earlier this year to serve as its core. On TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Taylor and Siegel discussed why many enterprise AI pilots fail to reach production and why they believe AI-native services will become a major tech category.
What’s reported
Ode with Anthropic is a joint venture focused on embedding forward-deployed engineers in enterprise firms.
Backers include Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs.
Ode acquired Fractional AI earlier this year; Fractional AI was founded by Chris Taylor and Eddie Siegel.
Taylor and Siegel appeared on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast to discuss enterprise AI pilot failures and the future of AI-native services.
Key figures
Chris Taylor, co-founder of Fractional AI and leader at Ode
Eddie Siegel, co-founder of Fractional AI and leader at Ode
Rebecca Bellan, host of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast
Sources: TechCrunch
