Anthropic and Blackstone-backed AI consulting firm completes first acquisition

According to Bloomberg, a new AI enterprise services company supported by Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman, has chosen San Francisco-based startup Fractional AI as its operational core. This is the first acquisition completed by the unnamed new company, with specific transaction terms undisclosed.

This acquisition directly leads to Fractional AI terminating its 11-month partnership with OpenAI. Currently, both Anthropic and OpenAI are building cooperation platforms with large alternative asset management companies, with the core strategy being to reach thousands of portfolio companies under these institutions and further promote AI tools to a broader range of mid-sized enterprises.

In a joint statement, Fractional AI stated that its goal is to "leverage Anthropic's leading models to bridge the trillion-dollar gap between the current operational status and future development potential of businesses," starting with priority from the portfolio companies of the world's top alternative asset management firms. This positioning indicates that the new platform is not merely selling AI models but deeply embedding AI capabilities into enterprise operational processes.

This new consulting firm is supported by multiple top-tier capital, including Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman, as well as Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, Leonard Green & Partners, GIC, and Sequoia Capital. Its core mission is to promote the scaled adoption of generative AI by mid-sized businesses, with a particular priority on implementing Anthropic's Claude model.