Anthropic Announces Appointment of Daniel Dsouza to Founding Applied AI Team in India
On October 12, 2026, Anthropic, the AI safety and research firm behind the Claude model, disclosed that Daniel Dsouza has joined its founding Applied AI team in India. The announcement was made through a LinkedIn post by Dsouza, in which he expressed enthusiasm for working at the intersection of research, technology, and real‑world application.
Professional Background of Daniel Dsouza
Prior to this role, Dsouza served as Head of AI at JoulesToWatts (J2W) Business Solutions, an enterprise AI firm operating across 15 countries and focused on Global Capability Centres (GCCs). At J2W he led AI strategy and built a forward‑deployed engineering team delivering AI solutions for enterprise clients. Earlier, he co‑founded SmaLLM, a startup dedicated to fine‑tuning and continuously improving small language models, which was incubated by Antler India and Berkeley SkyDeck. He also held the position of Chief Revenue Officer at Adya AI, a venture‑backed company supported by IvyCap Ventures. In addition, Dsouza played a defining role as CTO and later CEO of Webstream Communications, a live‑streaming firm that served Fortune 500 organisations and government customers such as ISRO, expanding its operations into Australia, Singapore and the Middle East. His experience spans pre‑sales, solutions architecture and managed services across the India and APAC GCC ecosystem.
Education
Dsouza holds an MBA from INSEAD in France and an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering.
Anthropic’s India Strategy
Anthropic highlighted that India represents the second‑largest market for its Claude model, underscoring the strategic importance of expanding its presence in the country. Earlier in the year, the company appointed Irina Ghose as Managing Director for India, further strengthening its leadership team in the region.
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