Menlo says these first 18 were selected from thousands of applicants. They include startups working on recruiting software; autonomous coding; interpretability research (understanding how models make decisions); fintech compliance and tax apps; radiology image analysis and chart reviewing apps; non-human identity cybersecurity; customer engagement software; and a consumer nutrition app. Plus there are eight more accepted into the program that are still in stealth, Menlo says. This program is something of a cross between a typical corporate startup program (like Nvidia's Inception or Microsoft for Startups), where startups get usage credits and educational resources, and an incubator where they get company-building attention and investment. The fund will write checks of $100,000 or more into startups ' from pre-seed to Series B ' and provide them with $25,000 worth of credits for Anthropic's models.Menlo is a major backer of Anthropic, and this fund helps both get in the middle of...
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