Anthropic is set to establish an office in Milan, aligning its expansion in Italy with a rebranding effort spearheaded by the Vatican.
EMEA is currently Anthropic’s fastest-growing area, with run-rate revenue increasing nearly 9 times and large-business accounts rising by over 10 times year-on-year. The Milan office will serve as a key element of Anthropic's strategy for Italy, which has been politically nurtured in Rome.
Anthropic is set to open an office in Milan to strengthen its expanding presence in the Italian market. This launch follows the company's European expansion efforts, which were initiated six months ago with new offices in Paris and Munich, and now includes Italy as the latest addition in a region that has emerged as the most rapidly growing for the AI lab.
From a demand perspective, Anthropic has highlighted EMEA in its materials as the company's fastest-growing region. Run-rate revenue in EMEA has seen a growth of over 9 times in the last year, while the number of large business accounts in the region has increased more than 10 times.
At that time, Italy was absent from the list of named offices. The recent announcement regarding Milan bridges that gap and affirms the Southern European hub that Anthropic had previously hinted at through Mobile World Live's coverage of the EMEA initiative.
The establishment of the Milan office aligns with a political and symbolic strategy being executed from Rome. Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah is anticipated to appear alongside Pope Leo XIV at the unveiling of the encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ on May 25, which the Vatican framed as its initial significant teaching on AI ethics. CEO Dario Amodei is expected to visit Rome shortly after for discussions with Italian institutional leaders.
It’s possible that Anthropic has selected the Vatican as a platform for soft power following the Trump administration's February classification of the company as a 'supply chain risk' and the resultant Pentagon blacklist.
Anthropic's overall corporate presence in Europe now includes London, Dublin, Zurich, Paris, Munich, and Milan, with Liam Booth-Smith, a former British MP and ex-chief of staff to Rishi Sunak, leading the regional initiative. Thomas Remy, Head of EMEA South, oversees operations in France, Italy, Iberia, the Middle East, and Africa from the Paris office. The leadership team's more political focus, as opposed to being purely commercial, intentionally indicates how Anthropic is approaching its European expansion in light of domestic policies from the Trump administration and the EU's AI governance strategies.
On the commercial front, the Milan opening coincides with a period during which Anthropic has been rapidly delivering enterprise-grade products. Claude Opus 4.7 was launched earlier this month, and the company has expanded its partnership with PwC along with a multi-year agreement with Accenture for enterprise AI deployment, providing the operational framework necessary for establishing a local office in Italy.
The target market includes Italian enterprises in the financial services, industrials, and consumer goods sectors, with the existing Paris-based EMEA South team managing early-stage accounts until local hires can join the Milan office. Anthropic's messaging, which its EMEA team has been promoting for six months, suggests that Italian companies do not have to choose between European-developed tools and US frontier-model intelligence, enabling them to implement Claude within locally-managed compliance and governance structures.
Anthropic has not provided details in available Reuters reporting regarding the specific headcount target for the Milan office, the appointed country lead for Italy, the timeline for the office opening, or specific Italian enterprise clients that are already signed.
The Vatican-related event on May 25, the upcoming trip by Amodei to Rome, and the official opening of the Milan office all occur within the same week, signaling to the Italian market. The next visible indicator will be the announcement of the first Italian enterprise customer under the Milan team, alongside the broader inquiry into how Anthropic’s cyber-research disclosure framework interacts with European regulatory environments, which have begun to align their AI governance measures with the company's stated safety protocols.
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Anthropic is set to establish an office in Milan, aligning its expansion in Italy with a rebranding effort spearheaded by the Vatican.
According to Reuters, Anthropic plans to establish a Milan office to strengthen its commercial presence in Italy, furthering its expansion in Europe, which already includes locations in London, Dublin, Zurich, Paris, and Munich.