Anthropic acquires dev tools startup Stainless
anthropic acquired api developer tools startup stainless, reportedly for over $300 million, and will wind down its services for other clients.
anthropic has acquired stainless, the new york-based startup founded by alex rattray that automates the creation of software development kits for apis. the acquisition reportedly exceeds $300 million and removes a critical infrastructure provider used by rivals like openai, google, and cloudflare. anthropic stated it will wind down all hosted stainless products, ensuring existing customers retain rights to their generated sdks. the move secures specialized tooling essential for building ai agents that connect to external software, centralizing control within anthropic's ecosystem.