OpenAI said in a post on Global expansion efforts.
The expansion efforts follow the San Francisco-based ChatGPT maker’s whopping $6.4 billion funding round, announcement of a restructuring plan and a series of executive departures.
The company also appointed Oliver Jay, previously Asana’s chief revenue officer and Dropbox’s head of APAC and LATAM, as executive director. He will be responsible for overseeing international operations and driving global expansion.
An OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company has begun building a team in Singapore, which will serve as a hub to support customers and partners in the Asia Pacific region. The company is currently hiring engineers and plans to open a Singapore office later this year. This will be OpenAI’s second office in Asia, following the launch of the Tokyo office last April.
“Singaporeans have one of the highest per capita users of ChatGPT globally, with weekly active users in Singapore doubling since the beginning of the year,” OpenAI said in a statement.
We’re expanding 🌎
We’re opening offices in NYC, Seattle, Paris, Brussels, and Singapore, alongside our growing San Francisco, London, Dublin, and Tokyo offices.
Want to join us? https://t.co/e6ffA2pB7g pic.twitter.com/rNmbHZ5Gm6
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) October 9, 2024
OpenAI said it is partnering with AI Singapore to expand access to its AI technology in Southeast Asia with the new office. AI Singapore, launched in 2017 by the National Research Foundation (NRF), is a national program to support Singaporean companies and research institutions in leveraging AI.
“With a rich history of technological leadership, Singapore has emerged as a leader in artificial intelligence, recognizing its potential to solve society’s most challenging problems and advance economic prosperity,” Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said in a statement. said. “We are excited to partner with governments and the country’s thriving AI ecosystem as we expand into the APAC region.”
