Meet Sangeeta Bavi, the former Microsoft executive now leading Anthropic’s India startup strategy

Anthropic’s India division has inducted new talent from Microsoft’s pool, especially as the American AI firm looks forward to expanding its footprint in the highly competitive AI space in India. Sangeeta Bavi, who previously worked at Microsoft for almost a decade, is now heading Anthropic’s sales division, taking care of startups and digital natives.

Officially appointed as the Head of Sales for Digital Natives, Startups, and Mid-Market for India, Bavi will play a key role in Anthropic’s efforts to accelerate startup growth in the country. In this capacity, she will lead Anthropic’s efforts to support Indian startups and mid-market companies adopting Claude, the company’s premier AI model for their business needs.