# Jared Kaplan

> Jared Kaplan is co-founder of Anthropic. Claude API, Claude Agent SDK and Claude Code on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Anthropic.

Jared Kaplan co-founded Anthropic and is its chief science officer, heading its technical research. He did foundational research on scaling laws, helped develop Constitutional AI, and before Anthropic helped build GPT-3 and Codex at OpenAI after 15 years as a theoretical physicist. He is also an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University.

## What Jared builds

- [Claude API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.md), graded BB, 77.3/100, in Model APIs & inference. Anthropic's Messages API for Claude, with server-side tools, an MCP connector and computer use. Co-founder, Anthropic, researched 2026-10-26.
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-agent-sdk.md), graded BB, 70.1/100, in Agent frameworks & 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.
- [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.

## Works with

- [Angela Jiang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/angela-jiang/), Head of Product, Claude Platform
- [Boris Cherny](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/boris-cherny/), Software Engineer; creator of Claude Code
- [Chris Olah](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-olah/), Co-founder, Anthropic
- [Daniela Amodei](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/daniela-amodei/), Co-founder, Anthropic
- [Dario Amodei](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dario-amodei/), Co-founder, Anthropic
- [Jack Clark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jack-clark/), Co-founder, Anthropic
- [Sam McCandlish](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sam-mccandlish/), Co-founder, Anthropic
- [Thariq Shihipar](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/thariq-shihipar/), Member of Technical Staff, Claude Code; Claude Agent SDK engineering article author
- [Tom Brown](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tom-brown/), Co-founder, Anthropic

## Backed by

- [Jim McClave](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jim-mcclave/)
- [Nishad Singh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nishad-singh/)
- [Jaan Tallinn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jaan-tallinn/)
- [Center for Emerging Risk Research (CERR)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/center-for-emerging-risk-research-cerr/)
- [Spark Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/spark-capital/)
- [Google](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/google/)
- [Salesforce](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/salesforce/)
- [Sound Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sound-ventures/)
- [Zoom](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zoom/)
- [Amazon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amazon/)
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lightspeed-venture-partners/)
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bessemer-venture-partners/)
- [Cisco Investments](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cisco-investments/)
- [D1 Capital Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/d1-capital-partners/)
- [Fidelity Management & Research Company](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fidelity-management-research-company/)
- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)
- [Jane Street](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jane-street/)
- [Menlo Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/menlo-ventures/)
- [ICONIQ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/iconiq/)
- [Altimeter Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/altimeter-capital/)
- [Baillie Gifford](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/baillie-gifford/)
- [BlackRock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blackrock/)
- [Blackstone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blackstone/)
- [Coatue](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/coatue/)
- [General Atlantic](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-atlantic/)
- [GIC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gic/)
- [Goldman Sachs](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/goldman-sachs/)
- [Insight Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/insight-partners/)
- [Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ontario-teachers-pension-plan/)
- [Qatar Investment Authority](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/qatar-investment-authority/)
- [TPG](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tpg/)
- [T. Rowe Price](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/t-rowe-price/)
- [WCM Investment Management](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/wcm-investment-management/)
- [XN](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/xn/)
- [NVIDIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nvidia/)
- [Microsoft](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/microsoft/)
- [D. E. Shaw Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/d-e-shaw-ventures/)
- [Dragoneer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dragoneer/)
- [Founders Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/founders-fund/)
- [MGX](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mgx/)
- [Accel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/accel/)
- [Addition](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/addition/)
- [Alpha Wave Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alpha-wave-global/)
- [AMP PBC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amp-pbc/)
- [Appaloosa LP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/appaloosa-lp/)
- [Greenoaks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greenoaks/)
- [JPMorganChase](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jpmorganchase/)
- [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/morgan-stanley-investment-management/)
- [NX1 Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nx1-capital/)
- [Sands Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sands-capital/)
- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)
- [Temasek](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/temasek/)
- [TowerBrook](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/towerbrook/)
- [Whale Rock Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/whale-rock-capital/)
- [Capital Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/capital-group/)
- [Brookfield](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/brookfield/)
- [DST Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/dst-global/)
- [NTTVC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nttvc/)
- [Situational Awareness LP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/situational-awareness-lp/)

## Questions

### Who is Jared Kaplan?

Jared Kaplan co-founded Anthropic and is its chief science officer, heading its technical research. He did foundational research on scaling laws, helped develop Constitutional AI, and before Anthropic helped build GPT-3 and Codex at OpenAI after 15 years as a theoretical physicist. He is also an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University.

### What does Anthropic make?

Anchor 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.

### Who has invested in Anthropic?

The 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 & 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.

### How are Jared's tools graded?

Claude 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.

## Sources

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelajiang/
- https://www.anthropic.com/company/leadership
- https://www.anthropic.com/
- https://platform.claude.com/
- https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-agents-with-the-claude-agent-sdk
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thariqshihipar/
- https://borischerny.com/about
- https://x.com/bcherny

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