Private company

Anthropic

Logo: Anthropic, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American artificial intelligence company

Anthropic, PBC (stylized as ANTHROP\C or A\) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California. Its flagship product is Claude, a series of proprietary large language models (LLMs).2 It was founded by Jared Kaplan, Dario Amodei, Daniela Amodei and Chris Olah.1 Its chief executive is Dario Amodei (since 2021).1 It employed 2,500 people in 2026.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 26, 2021Founded1
  • Industryartificial intelligence1
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco1
  • Founded inSan Francisco1
  • Websitewww.anthropic.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
Slack offices, Howard Street, San Francisco (viewed from the south-west, January 2020)
Photo: HaeB, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Anthropic, PBC (stylized as ANTHROP\C or A\) is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California. Its flagship product is Claude, a series of proprietary large language models (LLMs).2

The story

Founded by Chris Olah, Daniela Amodei, Dario Amodei and Jared Kaplan on Jan 26, 2021, in San Francisco.1

Leadership

Who has led Anthropic, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Dario Amodei2021–now
2025

Products and brands

  • Claude
  • Claude Code
  • artificial intelligence

Listed on Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20262,5001

Timeline

  1. Feb 2021New chief executive Dario Amodei becomes CEO1
  2. Jan 26, 2021Founded Founded in San Francisco1

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