New Anthropic-, Blackstone-backed AI services firm acquires Fractional AI
The recently announced artificial intelligence-native enterprise services firm backed by Anthropic PBC, Blackstone Inc. and Hellman & Friedman LLC has acquired Fractional AI Inc., a San Francisco-based applied AI services company that will form the operational centerpiece of the new venture.
Today’s deal hands the still-unnamed services firm a ready-made delivery team built specifically to embed generative AI into enterprise workflows. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The venture itself was unveiled on May 4, when Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. committed a combined $1.5 billion to build a services company focused on helping mid-sized businesses deploy Claude across their core operations.
Anthropic, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman are each putting in $300 million, with Goldman Sachs contributing $150 million as a founding investor. Additional backers include General Atlantic Service Co. LP, Leonard Green & Partners, Apollo Global Management Inc., GIC Pte. Ltd. and Sequoia Capital.
