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Anthropic Will Open Singapore Office in October

The company says the move is meant to serve heavy Claude users, recruit local technical talent, meet customers and engage policymakers in Southeast Asia.

“As we grow across Asia-Pacific, opening an office in Singapore—where Claude usage per capita is among the highest in the world—is a natural next step,” Chris Ciauri, Anthropic’s international managing director, said in a press release on Sept 16.
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Overview

  • Anthropic announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16 that it will open a Singapore office in October as its fifth location in the Asia‑Pacific region.
  • The company named Dale Finlay as general manager for ASEAN to run operations from Singapore and said senior leaders will visit for the office opening.
  • Anthropic has posted multiple local job listings, including nine Singapore roles across applied AI, finance, marketing and sales, to hire engineers and commercial staff.
  • The company cited its Economic Index showing Singapore ranks second of 121 countries for Claude usage per capita at about 5.81 times expected levels as a driver of the expansion.
  • Anthropic framed the opening as both commercial and strategic, positioning itself to compete more directly with rivals such as OpenAI, deepen customer partnerships, and engage on responsible AI and policy matters while noting local investors like GIC among its backers.