X-Team Reaches Select Status in Anthropic's Claude Partner Network
X-Team, a global provider of AI-certified developers, has achieved Select partner status in the Services Track of Anthropic's Claude Partner Network. The company announced the news on Oct. 9, 2026, from Austin, Texas.
- X-Team has achieved Select partner status in the Services Track of Anthropic's Claude Partner Network.
- The Services Track rewards a certified delivery team, delivered Claude use cases and public customer references.
- Partners advance through Certified, Select, Preferred and Global Premier tiers.
- X-Team says it sponsors two AI certifications a year for every developer.
- The company was founded in 2006 and works with clients from startups to Fortune 500 firms.
What X-Team announced
X-Team describes itself as a global provider of high-performing, AI-certified developers. According to the company, many of its developers already have advanced AI production experience, building infrastructure, pipelines and agent frameworks with Anthropic's suite of tools.
CEO Amit Sion said clients are moving Claude into production and want developers who are certified to build with it. "Joining the Claude Partner Network formalizes that commitment," Sion said, according to the company's press release. He added that it "gives our clients confidence that the people on their team have the training to match the work."
How the Claude Partner Network works
The Claude Partner Network is how Anthropic works with the firms that put Claude into production for customers. Within it, the Services Track recognizes partners for three things: building a certified delivery team, delivering Claude use cases for clients, and proving the work through public customer references.
Partners move up through four tiers: Certified, Select, Preferred and Global Premier. Select, the level X-Team has reached, is the second of the four.
Certification as part of the model
X-Team says it sponsors two AI certifications a year for every developer through its continuous learning program. According to the company, this includes the certification programs Anthropic has developed for its partners.
The company has operated since 2006. It connects client companies with remote developers from around the world, matching technical skills and cultural fit to each client's goals. X-Team says its customers range from Fortune 500 companies to fast-growing startups, across industries such as Gaming, HealthTech, FinTech, and Media and Publishing.
What it means for clients
For companies building with Claude, the partner status offers a way to identify engineering providers whose teams have gone through Anthropic's certification programs and whose work is backed by customer references, as the Services Track describes. The press release does not give details on pricing, team sizes or the number of certified developers at X-Team.
