Anthropic expands Claude Startups program in bid to snag founders and fast-growing companies

Anthropic on Tuesday announced it's expanding its Claude Startups program, the artificial intelligence lab's latest push to deepen its ties to founders and fast-growing companies. Claude Startups initially launched in May, and thousands of companies are already participating, according to Anthropic. The company is opening up the program to more organizations, and members will get access to thousands of dollars worth of Anthropic's Claude products and credits to help them build. "We created this program because we believe the benefits of AI will reach most people through the companies that build on top of models, rather than through the models alone," Anthropic said in a release.