Anthropic Acquires AI Startup Vercept to Advance Claude Computer Use Capabilities

Vercept Acquisition Announced

Anthropic announced on February 25, 2026 via X: "Anthropic has acquired Vercept_ai to advance Claude's computer use capabilities." The acquisition comes as competition intensifies around AI agents capable of autonomously operating software.

Vercept's Technology and Team

Seattle-based Vercept, which raised $50 million total with backing from investors including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Google DeepMind's Jeff Dean, developed technology enabling AI to autonomously control desktop software. Co-founders Kiana Ehsani, Luca Weihs, and Ross Girshick will join Anthropic with their team.

Major Leap in Claude Computer Use

According to Anthropic, Claude Sonnet 4.6 advanced from under 15% to 72.5% on OSWorld — a leading benchmark for AI computer use — approaching human-level performance on tasks like navigating complex spreadsheets and completing web forms across browser tabs.

Product Transition

Vercept's desktop application Vy will shut down within 30 days post-acquisition, with existing users encouraged to migrate to Claude tools. The co-founders said their startup's mission had found a bigger home at Anthropic, citing the lab's focus on building safe, steerable AI systems.

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Anthropic Acquires Vercept to Expand Claude Computer-Use Stack

Anthropic says it has acquired Vercept to push Claude’s computer-use capabilities further. The company also tied the move to Sonnet 4.6 progress, citing a rise to 72.5% on OSWorld.

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Claude agents gain memory across sessions in public beta

Why it matters: persistent memory is one of the missing pieces between demo agents and useful long-running agents. Anthropic pushed the feature into public beta on April 23 and framed it as a memory layer that learns from every session.

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Anthropic’s 69-person market test found stronger agents win quietly

Anthropic’s new agent-market experiment matters because it turns model quality into money. In a 69-person office marketplace, Claude agents closed 186 deals worth just over $4,000, and Opus-backed users got better prices without noticing.