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Anthropic’s Enterprise AI Venture Makes Its First Purchase

2026-08-20 · 3 company · 3 thematic
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julia hornstein

Venture capital reporter at The Information who broke stories on Anthropic's joint venture Ode acquiring Casper Studios and Nvidia participating in Mercor's $20 billion funding round.

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