BENGALURU / NEW DELHI — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has appointed Vartika Bansal as Head of Startup Partnerships, India, tasking her with deepening the firm’s engagement across the country’s technology and venture ecosystem.
Announcing the move via LinkedIn on November 12, 2026, Bansal outlined her mandate to collaborate closely with Indian founders and investors, helping early-stage and scaling enterprises leverage Anthropic’s AI offerings, including its flagship assistant, Claude. Highlighting India’s rapidly expanding startup landscape, she noted that the market offers substantial scope for category creation and product innovation as artificial intelligence adoption matures.
