# Karan Ahuja

> Karan Ahuja is claude Duet co-founder and PM lead. Claude Duet on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data)
- Updated: 2026-10-28

Claude Duet co-founder and PM lead.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahujakaran
- X: https://x.com/ahuja_karan

## What Karan builds

- [Claude Duet](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-duet.md), graded F, 17.9/100, in Personal assistants. Claude Duet is Anthropic's proactive personal agent app, in research preview by waitlist for US Claude Pro and Max subscribers. It works in the owner's connected apps from a cloud computer and browser and asks before sending, paying or deleting. Claude Duet co-founder and PM lead, researched 2026-10-27.

## 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 Karan Ahuja?

Karan Ahuja is claude Duet co-founder and PM lead.

### What does Anthropic, PBC make?

Anchor Terminal lists Claude Duet from Anthropic, PBC. Claude Duet is Anthropic's proactive personal agent app, in research preview by waitlist for US Claude Pro and Max subscribers. It works in the owner's connected apps from a cloud computer and browser and asks before sending, paying or deleting.

### Who has invested in Anthropic, PBC?

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 Karan's tools graded?

Claude Duet is graded F, 17.9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-duet
- https://x.com/ahuja_karan
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahujakaran
- https://claude.com/
- https://www.anthropic.com
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9015913-how-to-get-support
- https://claude.com/product/claude-duet

These 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. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.

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