Anthropic/Blackstone enterprise AI venture acquires Fractional AI
Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman have announced the acquisition of Fractional AI, a leading applied AI services company. This acquisition aims to enhance the capabilities of a new AI-native enterprise services firm focused on helping mid-size companies implement AI solutions. The collaboration is expected to bridge the gap between current business operations and the potential of AI technologies.
- ▪Fractional AI was founded in 2024 and has quickly become a top destination for applied AI engineers.
- ▪The new company will leverage Fractional AI's engineering team to assist enterprises in AI transformation.
- ▪The acquisition terms were not disclosed, but it is backed by a consortium of leading alternative asset managers.
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The recently announced AI-native enterprise services firm led by Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and others to help mid-size companies bring Claude into their core operations, today announced the acquisition of Fractional AI, a leading applied AI services company based in San Francisco. Fractional AI’s team and delivery capabilities will serve as the founding operational centerpiece of the new company.Fractional AI was founded in 2024 by Chris Taylor, Eddie Siegel, and Travis May, and has quickly become a top destination for the industry’s best applied AI engineers. Built by a team with deep entrepreneurial and technical experience, Fractional AI has evolved into one of the go-to end-to-end AI implementation partners for enterprises.
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