Dario Amodei, founder and CEO of Anthropic, is in India this week and plans to open an office in Bengaluru. He is also exploring a partnership with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, according to TechCrunch.
Amodei is expected to visit Mumbai to meet with Mukesh Ambani and other senior executives at Reliance, India’s most valuable company and the parent of Reliance Jio, the nation’s leading telecom operator. Anthropic has reportedly been in discussions with Reliance for some time about a potential partnership to expand access to Claude AI in India.
“India is compelling because of the scale of its technical talent and the commitment from the Indian government to ensure the benefits of artificial intelligence reach all areas of society, not just concentrated pockets,” Amodei said.
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“There is deep alignment between the challenges India is tackling and our mission as a company, from deploying AI across diverse languages and contexts, to building frameworks for responsible governance. India’s AI ecosystem will play a central role in how AI develops globally and democratically, and we’re looking forward to working with organizations in India to pave a path for how beneficial AI can be scaled in a way that serves everyone,” he added.
Anthropic also mentioned via a blog post that its focus in India will be “deploying AI for social impact in sectors like education, healthcare, and agriculture, as well as supporting key industries through strategic partnerships with Indian enterprises, nonprofits, and startups.” It also stated the Bengaluru office will support “India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem as it develops the next generation of dynamic companies.”
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According to TechCrunch, Amodei will be in Bengaluru later this week to announce the opening of Anthropic’s new office on Thursday. He will be accompanied by Guillaume Princen, Anthropic’s head of EMEA, and Daniel Delaney, the company’s head of startups. Prominent venture funds, including Accel and Lightspeed, are hosting dedicated sessions with Anthropic executives this week to discuss how developers and startups can leverage Claude for their products and services.
In August, Reliance Industries partnered with major technology companies—including existing investors Google and Meta—to build AI infrastructure and enterprise solutions through its new unit, Reliance Intelligence. The company had also explored a possible collaboration with OpenAI, which earlier this year launched its sub-$5 ChatGPT plan in India and announced plans to open an office in New Delhi later in 2025.
The partnership between OpenAI and Reliance was expected to be announced during OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s planned visit to India last month. However, the trip was postponed.