SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Tuesday unveiled a new suite of business-focused AI tools, pressing ahead with an aggressive product rollout just weeks after one of its earlier releases sparked a sweeping selloff across global software stocks.
The San Francisco–based startup announced 10 new plug-ins designed to integrate its AI technology into core corporate workflows, targeting high-value functions such as investment banking, wealth management and human resources. The tools are intended to assist with tasks ranging from deal review and portfolio analysis to adapting onboarding materials so they align with a company’s brand voice and internal policies.
Anthropic also highlighted new plug-ins aimed at private equity firms, engineering teams and design professionals, broadening the scope of industries it hopes to serve as it pushes deeper into the enterprise market.
The company said the new tools were developed in collaboration with several major partners, including LSEG, FactSet, Salesforce’s Slack platform, and DocuSign. It added that companies such as Thomson Reuters, which owns the Reuters news agency, and RBC Wealth Management are already using AI agents powered by Anthropic’s technology.
Investor response was swift. Shares of Anthropic’s partner companies jumped following the announcement, with Salesforce climbing 4%, FactSet rising 5% and DocuSign gaining nearly 6%.
Backed by Google parent Alphabet and Amazon, Anthropic said it is also rolling out new ways to connect its Claude AI system to commonly used business tools such as Google Calendar and Gmail. The move underscores the company’s ambition to make its AI deeply embedded in everyday enterprise software.
The rapid pace of releases this year highlights Anthropic’s effort to establish an early lead in selling autonomous AI systems to corporate customers—a lucrative segment of the market—amid expectations that the company could eventually pursue a public listing. Anthropic has said it has not yet made a decision about going public.
Competition in the space remains intense. Anthropic is vying with rivals including OpenAI, Google itself, and xAI, as companies race to commercialize generative AI tools at scale.
Last month, Anthropic’s release of a legal-focused plug-in rattled investors, igniting a global selloff of roughly $830 billion in software and services stocks over six trading days. The decline swept up shares of several traditional software firms—including some that partner with Anthropic—as markets reacted to fears that AI-driven automation could erode existing revenue streams.
Scott White, Anthropic’s head of product for enterprise, said the company’s goal is to augment customer capabilities rather than replace human expertise.
“This isn’t a product that’s trying to own every workflow,” White said in an interview. “We’re providing infrastructure and intelligence so our partners and customers can bring their business knowledge, their expertise and their trusted relationships to the equation—and ultimately deliver better outcomes.”
