Ode, the enterprise‑AI arm created by Anthropic, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman, said Thursday it has acquired Casper Studios, a consultancy that helps companies integrate Anthropic’s Claude model into the software their employees already use. The announcement did not include a purchase price or details on how the transaction was structured.

The acquisition is Ode’s second consultancy purchase in a four‑month span. In May the firm bought Fractional AI, an applied‑AI boutique that had previously partnered with OpenAI. By adding Casper, Ode aims to broaden the range of services it can offer – from custom, high‑complexity builds to the “volume work” of scaling AI across an organization.

Ode’s business model centers on sending small teams of senior engineers into large enterprises, diagnosing where AI can add value, and then building solutions that run on Anthropic’s Claude model when appropriate, or on rival models when they fit better. The company, which runs on roughly 100 engineers—more than half of whom previously founded startups—describes its teams as “special forces” rather than a conventional consulting army.

Chief executive Chris Taylor, who previously led Fractional AI, told TechCrunch at Ode’s launch that the venture could become a trillion‑dollar company if it executes well. He reiterated that vision after the Casper deal, emphasizing that the two firms share a common toolchain built around Claude Code, allowing code written by one team to be immediately usable by the other.

Casper’s CEO and co‑founder Jay Singh said the firm was created to help organizations adopt AI quickly, effectively, and with real trust. He noted that Casper and Ode had already collaborated on several engagements before the acquisition, and that the combined capabilities would let CEOs address the “long tail of AI engineering needs.”

One recent joint client, operational‑intelligence platform Sphera, illustrates the partnership’s impact. Ode built a custom internal tool that, according to the company, cut bottlenecks in time‑intensive tasks by 70 percent. Casper separately automated processes across Sphera’s customer‑support, consulting and project‑planning teams, extending AI’s reach throughout the organization.

Ode’s backers include Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Goldman Sachs, Leonard Green & Partners and Sequoia. Several of those investors also sit on Anthropic’s financing rounds, linking the venture’s delivery arm directly to the capital that funds Anthropic’s model training and chip purchases.

The move underscores a broader industry trend: firms that once relied on large consulting giants are now building or buying in‑house AI implementation capabilities. Analysts have noted that traditional consultancies such as Accenture have seen their stock suffer amid fears that AI could erode their core business. By buying existing consultancies, Ode sidesteps the time and risk of building expertise from scratch.

Anthropic continues to develop the enterprise stack surrounding its models. Earlier this month the company unveiled an inspection layer that lets businesses block sensitive data before it reaches Claude, addressing compliance concerns that often stall AI rollouts. Ode serves as the delivery arm for that strategy, while Casper expands the venture’s ability to embed AI across a wider range of workflows.

Details on Casper’s size, revenue or staff integration were not disclosed. Neither Ode nor its investors provided comment beyond the statements from Taylor and Singh. The Information reported the deal separately behind a paywall, but no additional facts have emerged.

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