Anthropic says it will open an office in Singapore in October, extending its Asia-Pacific footprint to five locations and adding local hiring as it targets demand for its Claude AI model in the region.
The company said it currently has offices in Tokyo, Bengaluru, Seoul and Sydney, and that senior leaders will travel to Singapore for the opening to meet customers, partners and policymakers.
Anthropic cited its own “Economic Index” as evidence of local demand, saying Singapore ranks second out of 121 countries for Claude.ai usage relative to population, with usage “5.81 times higher than would be expected” based on population size.
“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,” said Chris Ciauri, managing director of international at Anthropic. “A presence here means we can hire the people who know this market best, and work side by side with local customers and partners building with Claude.”
The announcement positions Singapore as a hub for technical talent and regional enterprise activity, and points to regulated industries as a key focus. Anthropic said demand has been especially strong in sectors such as financial services and government.
To lead its ASEAN efforts, Anthropic said Dale Finlay has joined as general manager of ASEAN and will be based in Singapore. The company said Finlay has held go-to-market leadership roles across Asia-Pacific, including nearly a decade at Google Cloud across roles spanning AI, financial services and enterprise.
“From working with customers across Southeast Asia, I’ve seen that ambition isn’t the blocker to AI adoption—trust is. Once that trust exists, the real work is embedding AI into how the business actually operates,” said Finlay. “Anthropic has built Claude around exactly those standards, and I look forward to working with customers here as they bring Claude into their most important work.”
Anthropic said it is hiring for a range of roles in Singapore and directed candidates to its careers page for details.
