Anthropic is expanding into Australia and New Zealand. In the coming weeks, the company will open an office in Sydney - Anthropic's fourth location in the Asia-Pacific region, joining Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Seoul. The move is driven by strong demand from businesses across Australia and New Zealand and aims to better support the region's distinctive AI ecosystem.
Beyond hiring a local team in Sydney, Anthropic intends to strengthen its engagement with Australian institutions and collaborate on initiatives that support Australia's national interests and priority sectors. Anthropic's executive team will travel to Australia at the end of March to formalize several of these partnerships and connect with customers and policymakers.
"We're excited by the ways organizations in Australia and New Zealand are applying AI to areas of national importance-financial services, agricultural technology, clean energy innovation, healthcare delivery, cutting-edge deep tech and scientific research, along with AI transformation in the enterprise," said Chris Ciauri, Managing Director of International at Anthropic. "Establishing a local presence will help us to develop strong partnerships in ANZ and ensure Claude is built with respect for the unique goals, opportunities, and challenges of the region."
Initially, the focus will be on supporting Anthropic's enterprise, startup, and research customers. The company already partners with some of Australia and New Zealand's most innovative organizations - ranging from enterprises like Canva, Quantium, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, to startups building new AI applications across fields such as AgTech, physical AI, climate tech, and more.
According to Anthropic's latest Economic Index, Australia and New Zealand rank 4th and 8th globally in Claude.ai usage relative to population. Both countries demonstrate strong adoption of Claude for computer and coding tasks, as well as educational instruction and research. Anthropic has already begun assembling a local team and forming partnerships aligned with these trends.
Anthropic is also exploring opportunities to expand compute capacity in Australia - a natural fit given the company's longstanding conviction that democracies should lead in AI development, and one that aligns with the Australian government's ambitions to become a trusted destination for sustainable AI infrastructure. The company is looking into adding local capacity through third-party partners in Australia, leveraging infrastructure already in place. This is among the most common requests Anthropic hears from Australian enterprises and government agencies, particularly those with data residency requirements. Additionally, early conversations about longer-term infrastructure in the region are underway, with more details to follow as plans develop.
For information about career opportunities at Anthropic's new Sydney office, visit anthropic.com/careers.