Inside Ode with Anthropic, the startup betting AI services are the future of enterprise
Can a handful of engineers really do the work of an army of consultants? That’s the bet behind Ode with Anthropic — the joint venture dedicated to embedding forward-deployed engineers in enterprise firms, backed by Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs and others. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan sits down with Ode’s leaders Chris Taylor and Eddie Siegel, who founded
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Ode with Anthropic is a joint venture that embeds engineers directly within enterprise companies to implement AI solutions, backed by investors including Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs. The venture was formed after acquiring Fractional AI, an applied AI services startup founded by Chris Taylor and Eddie Siegel, to serve as its foundation. The bet underlying this model is that a small group of engineers can accomplish what traditionally required large consulting teams. The venture addresses a significant problem in enterprise AI: many AI pilot projects fail to reach production, suggesting that implementation and services, rather than just AI models themselves, represent a major business opportunity.
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