Anthropic announced the launch of the Claude Partner Network, a new initiative designed to help enterprises adopt and deploy the company’s Claude AI models. As part of the program, Anthropic is committing an initial $100 million investment in 2026 to support partners with training, technical enablement, and joint market development.
The Claude Partner Network is intended for organizations that assist enterprises with implementing AI solutions, including consulting firms, professional services providers, and specialist AI companies. These partners help businesses identify where Claude can deliver value and guide them through deployment challenges, including compliance, change management, and enterprise integration.
Anthropic said Claude is currently the only frontier AI model available across all three major cloud providers—Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft—making it easier for enterprises to access the model through their existing infrastructure.
Through the new network, partners will receive a range of support resources designed to accelerate enterprise adoption of Claude. These include training programs, dedicated technical support, and co-marketing opportunities.
A significant portion of the $100 million investment will be directed toward enabling partners, including training programs, sales support, and market development efforts to help partners successfully deploy Claude-based solutions. Anthropic also plans to expand its partner-facing team fivefold to provide applied AI engineers, technical architects, and localized go-to-market support for partners working on enterprise deployments.
Members of the Claude Partner Network will gain access to a new Partner Portal that includes training materials from Anthropic Academy, sales playbooks, and co-marketing resources. Qualified partners will also be listed in a services partner directory to help enterprise customers identify organizations with experience implementing Claude.
As part of the initiative, Anthropic is introducing its first technical certification for partners, called Claude Certified Architect, Foundations. The certification is designed for solution architects building production applications using Claude, and additional certifications for sellers, architects, and developers are expected to launch later this year.
Anthropic also introduced a code modernization starter kit to help partners migrate legacy enterprise codebases and address technical debt using Claude’s coding and agentic development capabilities.
The company said any organization bringing Claude to market is eligible to join the program, and membership in the Claude Partner Network is free.
KEY QUOTES:
“Anthropic is the most committed AI company in the world to the partner ecosystem—and we’re putting $100 million behind that this year to prove it. The certification, the co-investment, the dedicated team—this infrastructure is built so that any firm, at any scale, can build a Claude practice. Our partners are instrumental in getting enterprises from proof of concept to production with Claude, and we’re making sure they have everything they need to do it.”
Steve Corfield, Head of Global Business Development and Partnerships, Anthropic
“We’re training 30,000 Accenture professionals on Claude because that’s what it takes to meet the demand we’re seeing. The Claude Partner Network gives us the structure to do that faster — the certification, the co-selling support, the shared investment. It matches how we actually build practices and deploy teams.”
Alex Holt, Vice Chair And Global Head Of Anthropic Business Group, Accenture
“Enterprise AI needs to be powerful. The Claude Partner Network helps formalize and scale the work underway; the training, industry-focused solutions, and practical guidance for deploying AI.”
Ranjit Bawa, Global Technology And Ecosystems & Alliances Leader, Deloitte
“We’ve opened Claude access across our global workforce—supporting an organization of roughly 350,000 associates—and we’re embedding it into how we help clients modernize and transform. The Claude Partner Network gives us the co-investment and technical support to move faster, so our clients can advance pilot initiatives toward production without the usual delays.”
Sandra Notardonato, Head Of Global Partnership Development And Influencer Relations, Cognizant
“We are enabling clients to scale AI with confidence—built on robust governance, security, and trust by design. Our dedicated Anthropic Center of Excellence accelerates readiness and capability-building, aligned with Infosys’ AI-first value approach. With teams applying Claude Code in real-world delivery, we are helping clients unlock AI value across industries.”
Anand Swaminathan, Executive Vice President And Global Head – Communications, Media And Technology, Infosys
