OpenAI and Anthropic unveil $11.5B PE-backed enterprise AI ventures

On May 5, 2026, Awesome Agents detailed how OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched private‑equity‑backed enterprise AI deployment companies, together valued at around $11.5 billion. OpenAI’s “The Deployment Company” and Anthropic’s new services firm will embed forward‑deployed engineers inside portfolio companies of major PE investors to roll out AI tools at scale. ([awesomeagents.ai](https://awesomeagents.ai/news/openai-anthropic-enterprise-deployment-jv/))