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Bengaluru is rapidly becoming a global hub for AI innovation as major tech companies like Anthropic and OpenAI establish new offices. European firm Mistral AI is also in talks to open a capability center, drawn by the deep engineering talent.Listen to this article in summarized format
Anthropic officially opened its Bengaluru office in February this year at The Executive Centre near Embassy Golf Link—the company’s second Asian base after Tokyo—deepening its commitment to a market where India has already emerged as Claude’s second-largest user base globally.
Days later, OpenAI announced it would open new offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai in late 2026, adding to its existing New Delhi presence.
From Europe, Mistral AI is in active discussions with the Karnataka government to establish a global capability centre (GCC) in Bengaluru—a move disclosed at the World Economic Forum this year—with plans to begin with engineering teams before expanding into advanced research and a large language model development.
“The firm is exploring managed spaces. It is not about large floor plates but deep engineering talent with minimal real estate,” said two people aware of the transactions.
Enterprise AI is arriving just as fast. OpenText expanded its Centre of Excellence on Embassy Golf Links Road to more than 70,000 sq ft, having nearly tripled its Bengaluru headcount—a 194% expansion—in just two years.
The Canadian information management giant is running its entire OpenText 3.0 AI strategy out of India, with more than 7,000 employees in the country.
Flex operators, including Smartworks, WeWork India, IndiQube and Table Space, are reporting multiple agreements—ranging from 50 to 700 seats—with AI-first startups in Bengaluru.
Micro-markets such as Outer Ring Road, Whitefield and Koramangala are seeing rising interest, with ORR emerging as the primary AI corridor.
