Tercera Adds Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir to 2026 Tercera 30

Oct 16, 2026
Tercera added Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir to the Market Anchors category of its annual ranking of software and AI vendors for IT services firms.

Tercera, an investment and advisory firm for AI and technology services businesses, introduced in a press release its 2026 to 2027 Tercera 30, an annual ranking of software and AI vendors based on their potential for IT services firms. Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir joined the Market Anchors category, which covers vendors with broad platforms, large clients and large addressable markets.

The fifth annual list includes 11 vendors that are new or returning. Market Anchors also include Databricks, Snowflake, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Google Cloud, AWS and Salesforce.

Tercera divided the remaining vendors between Domain Leaders and Builders. Its July 2026 survey of 378 technology services leaders found that 5% of firms focused on a single software partner, down from 10% a year earlier.

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