TechCrunch
5/8/2026

The “people’s airline” and the enterprise AI gold rush
Short summary
Enterprise AI is consolidating as major players compete for market dominance. Anthropic and OpenAI announced joint ventures for enterprise deployment this week, while SAP invested $1B in Prior Labs. Startups building enterprise AI tools are attractive acquisition targets but face intensifying competition from well-funded incumbents.
- •Anthropic and OpenAI launching enterprise deployment joint ventures
- •SAP investing $1B in German AI startup Prior Labs
- •Enterprise AI startups becoming prime acquisition targets amid market consolidation
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