Applied AI Claude Evangelist, Startups
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA
About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the role: You'll be the face of Anthropic in the startup ecosystem — driving awareness and activation among founders and their technical teams. Your focus is lighting up the startup developer community and getting builders excited about, onboarded onto, and actively building on top of the Claude Developer Platform. This role sits at the intersection of startup ecosystem development and hands-on technical activation. Your primary mandate is driving adoption across the startup funnel — turning ecosystem touchpoints into active, building developers on Anthropic's platform. You'll work closely with the Startups GTM team to convert ecosystem relationships — with VCs, accelerators, and founder communities — into active, building developers. Responsibilities: Drive Net New Logo Acquisition Through Developer Enablement Lead hands-on developer onboarding experiences at ecosystem events that convert startup founders and their engineers from first API interaction to committed platform adoption Build scalable enablement programs — hands-on workshops, build-a-thons, and technical office hours — that activate developers at VC and accelerator partner events Develop a playbook for turning ecosystem touchpoints (builder summits, founder days, VC partnerships) into measurable developer sign-ups and active usage Partner closely with the Startups GTM team to create seamless handoffs from relationship → activation → retention Create Compelling Technical Content Create high-quality technical content — tutorials, demo apps, and blog posts — that showcase how to build real products on Anthropic's API, with a focus on common startup use ca