DBT Bureau
Pune, 20 June 2026
Anthropic has opened its Seoul office and announced new partnerships across the Korean AI ecosystem, with enterprises, startups, and researchers behind some of the most ambitious uses of Claude. The company has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT to advance AI safety.
“What I see in Korea are teams who understand that innovation and safety are two sides of the same coin,” said KiYoung Choi, Representative Director of Korea at Anthropic. “Korean organizations are building with Claude to bring the benefits of AI to millions around the world. Opening an office in Seoul gives a long-term home to Anthropic’s work alongside the people shaping Korean leadership in AI.”
This week, senior leaders from Anthropic traveled to Seoul to open the office and meet with partners, customers, and developers building with Claude.
Supporting Korea’s AI ambitions
Anthropic has signed an MOU with Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT to support the safe and responsible adoption of AI across the public sector. Together, the organizations will collaborate on AI safety and cybersecurity, including evaluating model safety in the Korean language with the Korea AI Safety Institute and exchanging information on AI-enabled cyber threats.
Expanding work with enterprises and startups
From WRTN to Law&Company, Korean organizations have been working with Claude for years. Anthropic is now sharing new examples of how Claude is being used across the Korean economy.
Some of the deepest adoption is happening among developers. NAVER, a leader in cloud and AI innovation in Asia, has recently deployed Claude Code across its entire engineering organization. Thousands of NAVER engineers are now using Claude Code to diversify their coding tools and maximize coding productivity. At global online game company Nexon, engineering teams use Claude Code to write, review, and ship code for live-service games played by millions around the world.
Korea’s largest business groups are also deploying Claude. LG CNS, the IT services arm of LG Group, is rolling out Claude to thousands of employees, who are using it to develop software and deliver technology solutions for clients. It will also deploy Claude across LG Group. Hanwha Solutions—the energy, chemicals, and advanced materials arm of Hanwha—is bringing Claude to global employees through AWS Bedrock, meeting strict in-region data-residency and security requirements. Samsung SDS, the IT services arm of Samsung Group, is deploying Claude to employees across Samsung Electronics. Teams are using Claude—including Claude Cowork and Claude Code—to advance day-to-day knowledge work, agentic workflows, and software development at scale.
Startups are also building Claude directly into their products. Channel Corp uses Claude to power Channel Talk, its customer AI platform that resolves customer inquiries and analyzes service and sales data to deliver business insights. The platform is used by more than 230,000 companies across Korea, Japan, and the United States.
Supporting research and beneficial deployments
Anthropic’s work in Korea extends beyond the private sector. To deepen ties with the academic research community, the company will work with the National AI Research Lab (NAIRL), a consortium spanning KAIST, Korea University, Yonsei University, and POSTECH. Anthropic will provide Claude access to up to 60 NAIRL-affiliated researchers, supporting work on AI safety, model evaluation, alignment, robustness, and broader frontier AI research.
In the nonprofit sector, Good Neighbors Korea—a child rights specialist NGO—is deploying Claude to help staff analyze program outcomes, navigate social welfare law and internal guidelines, and reduce administrative work.
“Good Neighbors Korea is exploring how responsible AI transformation can support frontline social workers, protect vulnerable populations, and strengthen service delivery,” said Jeongsun Park, Chief Administrative Officer, Good Neighbors Korea. “As we deploy Claude across our organization, we expect the efficiency gains to free our staff from administrative workload so they can focus more on what matters most: serving vulnerable children and communities.”
Building with the developer community
According to Anthropic’s latest Economic Index, Korea is among the top dozen countries in the world for Claude.ai use, much of it concentrated in technical and creative work. It is also home to one of Anthropic’s most active developer communities, with startups building for global markets from day one. To support them, Claude for Startups is live in Korea, and Claude Meetups have drawn hundreds of Korean developers since September 2025.
This week, Anthropic co-hosted Claude Build Day with BASS Ventures, bringing together more than 100 Korean founders and developers with engineering, product, and startup leaders from Anthropic for an afternoon of hands-on building. The company will also co-host a Push to Prod hackathon with Replit, Korea Investment Partners, and Korea Investment Accelerator. Startup teams will build with Claude Code and receive mentorship from Anthropic and Replit engineers.
Anthropic’s Seoul office—led by KiYoung Choi, who brings three decades of experience leading technology businesses across Korea—is now open and hiring across a range of roles.
