The Sydney AI lab joins Anthropic's program for early-stage founders building on Claude, in a cohort Anthropic has now closed to new applications.
SYDNEY, Australia, November 2, 2026
Speedrun AI Labs, the Sydney AI lab that builds cybersecurity agents and compliance agents, has been accepted into Claude Startups, Anthropic’s program for early stage founders building on Claude. Anthropic confirmed the company’s membership on 10 October 2026.
Speedrun AI Labs builds AI agents and ships two. Anton is a cybersecurity agent that plugs into a business’s systems, helps review its code and infrastructure for weaknesses before they ship, and can run on the business’s own hardware. Joseph is a compliance agent for financial services businesses that helps teams keep watch on the obligations they choose to track and flags what may have changed. With both agents, a human stays in the loop and makes every call. The company has six published research papers.
Anthropic now states on its program page that interest in Claude Startups has been far higher than it expected, that the current cohort is full, and that it is not accepting new applications. Speedrun AI Labs is a member of that cohort.
According to Anthropic, members receive offers, tools and events to help run their business using Claude. They include the Claude Startup Stack, discounts and credits worth up to US$45,000 from companies building with Claude; live group sessions with Anthropic’s Applied AI team every other week; and invitations to Claude Startup events, hackathons and community meetups. Anthropic’s confirmation to Speedrun AI Labs also sets out US$1,000 in Claude API credits and, for teams new to the plan, one free year of Claude Team. Speedrun AI Labs will use the program’s credits, tools and Applied AI sessions to build and ship its cybersecurity and compliance agents from Sydney.
“We build cybersecurity agentsand complianceagents,two areas where getting it wrong is expensive.Anthropic filled this cohort faster than it expected and closed it to new applications, and being inside it gives our team direct access to Anthropic’s Applied AI team while we build. That is the right foundation foran Australian lab,and we intend to ship on it.”
Adnan Tanveer, founder of Speedrun AI Labs
About Speedrun AI Labs
Speedrun AI Labs is a Sydney AI lab that builds cybersecurity agents and compliance agents. It ships two: Anton, a cybersecurity agent, and Joseph, a compliance agent for financial services businesses. A human stays in the loop with both.
Dislaimer: Claude and Claude Startups are a product and a program of Anthropic PBC. Membership of the Claude Startups program is not a partnership with, investment by or endorsement from Anthropic. Anthropic has not sponsored, endorsed or approved this release. Claude Startup Stack offers are provided by independent third-party companies, not by Anthropic.
This release contains statements about Speedrun AI Labs’ plans. They reflect current intentions and are not guarantees of future products or results.
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