OpenAI set to open Bengaluru and Mumbai offices, after New Delhi debut

OpenAI is expanding its presence in India with plans to open new offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai later this year, following the establishment of its first Indian office in New Delhi.

OpenAI for India aims to build not just infrastructure, but also the skills and collaboration needed to develop AI “with India, for India, and in India,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

“India is already leading the way in AI adoption, and with its homegrown tech talent, optimism about what AI can do for the country, and strong government support, it is well placed to help shape its future and how democratic AI is adopted at scale,” he said.

Last year, in August 2025, OpenAI announced its first-ever office in the heart of India’s capital, New Delhi. The Delhi office is expected to focus on policy engagement, research collaborations, and developer outreach.

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The upcoming offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai will further extend these efforts, with Bengaluru, often dubbed India’s Silicon Valley, serving as a base for technical development, while Mumbai is likely to anchor OpenAI’s business and enterprise partnerships.

OpenAI partners with IITs, AIIMS and more

During his visit for the AI Impact Summit 2026, OpenAI has also announced its first cohort of higher education institutions in India under a collaboration to strengthen the use of artificial intelligence among students, faculty and staff.

The institutions onboarded include Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, and Pearl Academy.

According to OpenAI, the collaboration will support more than 100,000 students, faculty and staff over the coming year. The initiative aims to build national capability for an AI-driven economy by embedding AI across academic institutions.

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Anthropic Bengaluru office

This comes just two days after Anthropic, the company behind Claude AI, announced its expansion in India with a new office in Bengaluru. The move is aimed at strengthening its engagement with one of its fastest-growing markets.

Anthropic reports that Claude, its conversational AI model, is witnessing rapid adoption across India, powering use cases spanning coding, education, business automation, and agricultural analytics.