Anthropic and OpenAI have simultaneously announced enterprise-focused joint ventures to accelerate AI adoption among large organizations. Anthropic's venture is valued at $1.5 billion with backing from Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs, while OpenAI's "The Development Company" is raising $4 billion at a $10 billion valuation. Both ventures use similar strategies to provide preferred access to enterprise customers while allowing investors to capture value from resulting contracts.
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Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services
Anthropic ($1.5B) and OpenAI ($4B) simultaneously launch enterprise ventures to control corporate AI adoption and let investors capture value from the AI boom.
Monday, May 4, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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