Ode reportedly in talks to acquire AI consultancy Casper Studios

Ode, the joint venture backed by Anthropic and a constellation of heavyweight investors, has acquired AI consultancy Casper Studios. The move extends the enterprise-focused AI services firm’s strategy of absorbing specialized teams to bolster its engineering bench. The acquisition adds Casper Studios’ capabilities in custom AI solutions, UX/UI design, and large language model development to Ode’s growing roster. For a venture that only launched on July 15, 2026, Ode is moving fast, and this deal signals it has no plans to slow down. What Ode is building Ode entered the world valued at roughly $1.5 billion, which is the kind of number that makes you take a new company seriously. The joint venture was established with backing from Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs, and Sequoia Capital. The venture’s foundation was built on the May 2026 acquisition of Fractional AI, an applied AI services company. That deal gave Ode an immediate pool of engineers experienced in deploying AI systems inside large organizations. Adding Casper Studios now layers on a consultancy team with deep expertise in designing and building custom AI applications from scratch. Ode’s core pi...