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  "markdown": "Co-founder, Anthropic.\n\nChris Olah co-founded Anthropic and leads its interpretability research, which studies how AI models work internally. Anthropic says he is best known for foundational work on mechanistic interpretability. He previously led interpretability research at OpenAI and was a research scientist at Google.\n\n## What Chris builds\n\n- [Claude API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.md), graded BB, 77.3/100, in Model APIs \u0026 inference. Anthropic's Messages API for Claude, with server-side tools, an MCP connector and computer use. Co-founder, Anthropic, researched 2026-10-26.\n- [Claude Agent SDK](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-agent-sdk.md), graded BB, 70.1/100, in Agent frameworks \u0026 SDKs. Runs the Claude Code agent as a library, with its loop, built-in tools, permissions, sessions, hooks and subagents. Co-founder, Anthropic, researched 2026-10-26.\n- [Claude Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.md), graded C, 59.9/100, in Agent harnesses. Anthropic's coding agent as a terminal program, also in VS Code, JetBrains, the desktop app and Anthropic-hosted cloud sessions. Co-founder, Anthropic, researched 2026-10-26.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Angela Jiang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/angela-jiang/), Head of Product, Claude Platform\n- [Boris Cherny](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/boris-cherny/), Software Engineer; creator of Claude Code\n- [Daniela Amodei](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/daniela-amodei/), Co-founder, Anthropic\n- [Dario Amodei](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dario-amodei/), Co-founder, Anthropic\n- [Jack Clark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jack-clark/), Co-founder, Anthropic\n- [Jared Kaplan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jared-kaplan/), Co-founder, Anthropic\n- [Sam McCandlish](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sam-mccandlish/), Co-founder, Anthropic\n- [Thariq Shihipar](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/thariq-shihipar/), Member of Technical Staff, Claude Code; Claude Agent SDK engineering article author\n- [Tom Brown](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tom-brown/), Co-founder, Anthropic\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Jim McClave](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jim-mcclave/)\n- [Nishad Singh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nishad-singh/)\n- [Jaan Tallinn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jaan-tallinn/)\n- [Center for Emerging Risk Research (CERR)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/center-for-emerging-risk-research-cerr/)\n- [Spark Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spark-capital/)\n- [Google](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/google/)\n- [Salesforce](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/salesforce/)\n- [Sound Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sound-ventures/)\n- [Zoom](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zoom/)\n- [Amazon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amazon/)\n- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lightspeed-venture-partners/)\n- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bessemer-venture-partners/)\n- [Cisco Investments](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cisco-investments/)\n- [D1 Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/d1-capital-partners/)\n- [Fidelity Management \u0026 Research Company](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fidelity-management-research-company/)\n- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)\n- [Jane Street](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jane-street/)\n- [Menlo Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/menlo-ventures/)\n- [ICONIQ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/iconiq/)\n- [Altimeter Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/altimeter-capital/)\n- [Baillie Gifford](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/baillie-gifford/)\n- [BlackRock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blackrock/)\n- [Blackstone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blackstone/)\n- [Coatue](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/coatue/)\n- [General Atlantic](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-atlantic/)\n- [GIC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gic/)\n- [Goldman Sachs](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/goldman-sachs/)\n- [Insight Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/insight-partners/)\n- [Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ontario-teachers-pension-plan/)\n- [Qatar Investment Authority](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/qatar-investment-authority/)\n- [TPG](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tpg/)\n- [T. 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Anthropic says he is best known for foundational work on mechanistic interpretability. He previously led interpretability research at OpenAI and was a research scientist at Google.\n\n### What does Anthropic make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Claude API, Claude Agent SDK and Claude Code from Anthropic. Anthropic's Messages API for Claude, with server-side tools, an MCP connector and computer use.\n\n### Who has invested in Anthropic?\n\nThe sources our research read name Jim McClave, Nishad Singh, Jaan Tallinn, Center for Emerging Risk Research (CERR), Spark Capital, Google, Salesforce, Sound Ventures, Zoom, Amazon, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Investments, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management \u0026 Research Company, General Catalyst, Jane Street, Menlo Ventures, ICONIQ, Altimeter Capital, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Blackstone, Coatue, General Atlantic, GIC, Goldman Sachs, Insight Partners, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Qatar Investment Authority, TPG, T. Rowe Price, WCM Investment Management, XN, NVIDIA, Microsoft, D. E. Shaw Ventures, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, MGX, Accel, Addition, Alpha Wave Global, AMP PBC, Appaloosa LP, Greenoaks, JPMorganChase, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, NX1 Capital, Sands Capital, Sequoia Capital, Temasek, TowerBrook, Whale Rock Capital, Capital Group, Brookfield, DST Global, NTTVC and Situational Awareness LP.\n\n### How are Chris's tools graded?\n\nClaude API is graded BB, 77.3 out of 100; Claude Agent SDK is graded BB, 70.1 out of 100; Claude Code is graded C, 59.9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelajiang/\n- https://www.anthropic.com/company/leadership\n- https://www.anthropic.com/\n- https://platform.claude.com/\n- https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-agents-with-the-claude-agent-sdk\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thariqshihipar/\n- https://borischerny.com/about\n- https://x.com/bcherny\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. 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