Cat Wu, a face of the blockbuster app Claude Code, leaves Anthropic

What happened: Cat Wu, head of product for Claude Code at Anthropic, left the company on Friday and announced her departure on X on Tuesday. Anthropic confirmed the departure. Key numbers: Wu joined Anthropic in summer 2024. Claude Code was released in research preview in February 2025. Why it matters: Wu was one of two top leaders behind Claude Code, which the content describes as central to Anthropic's revenue growth and funding for compute. Her exit comes at a crucial moment before the IPO, after Thariq Shihipar also announced his departure last month.

Cat Wu, head of product for Claude Code at Anthropic, left the company on Friday and announced her departure on X on Tuesday. Anthropic confirmed the departure.

Wu was one of two top leaders behind Claude Code, which the content describes as central to Anthropic's revenue growth and funding for compute. Her exit comes at a crucial moment before the IPO, after Thariq Shihipar also announced his departure last month.