Anthropic Acquires Vercept: Top AI Talent Joins
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Anthropic Acquires Vercept: A Seattle-based AI Startup
Anthropic, a leading AI company, has announced the acquisition of Vercept, a Seattle-based startup specializing in advanced agent tools. Vercept, which built Vy, a cloud agent for controlling remote Apple MacBooks, will cease operations on March 25th. The acquisition follows Anthropics purchase of coding engine Bun last December to enhance Claude Code.
Vercepts co-founders had deep ties to the Allen Institute for AI, and the startup raised $50 million in total funding, with a $16 million seed round led by investor Seth Bannon. Notable angels included former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and DeepMinds Jeff Dean.
Reactions to the acquisition were mixed. Vercepts CEO, Kiana Ehsani, expressed excitement about joining Anthropic to accelerate their shared vision. However, investor Oren Etzioni criticized the sale, blaming business hires and calling it a premature end despite a solid return.
Ehsani, Luca Weihs, and Ross Girshick will join Anthropic, while Matt Deitke, who joined Meta in a $250 million deal last year, will remain with Vercept. The acquisition underscores the intense competition for top AI talent, as startups are acquired to fuel larger AI visions.
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