Observed Signal · May 14, 2026 · Expansion · Source: techcrunch · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Uber to Open Two India Campuses, Build Data Center
Uber announced plans to open two new engineering campuses in Bengaluru and Hyderabad with combined capacity for about 9,600 people by the end of 2027, and said it has partnered with the Adani Group to build its first data center in India, expected online in Q4 2026. The moves were revealed during CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s visit to India. Uber currently employs around 3,500 people in India and said it will continue hiring technical talent across generative AI, machine learning, autonomous vehicle operations and back-end infrastructure as it expands its engineering and product-development footprint.
Major platform (Uber) expanding engineering capacity and local infrastructure (first India data center) increases regional talent and compute availability, which can influence tech and AI resource markets but does not directly change core AdTech/MarTech market structures.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Uber will open two new campuses in Bengaluru and Hyderabad with capacity for around 9,600 people by end of 2027.
- Uber partnered with Adani Group to build its first data center in India, expected to go online in Q4 2026.
- Uber currently employs approximately 3,500 people in India and plans to hire additional technical talent.
- Hiring focus areas include generative AI, machine learning, autonomous vehicle operations, and back-end infrastructure.
- Announcements were made during Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s visit to India.
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OpenAI hires Uber India chief to lead India
OpenAI has appointed Prabhjeet Singh, the former Uber India and South Asia president, as its first managing director for India. Singh will join OpenAI in September and report to Kiran Mani, OpenAI’s managing director for Asia Pacific, overseeing consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations across the country. The hire is part of OpenAI’s broader expansion in India following its New Delhi office opening in 2025 and plans for Mumbai and Bengaluru offices, alongside partnerships with Indian conglomerates such as Reliance and Tata Group and recent commercial collaborations across education, payments, commerce and streaming. Singh’s appointment underscores OpenAI’s push to scale its presence in what it calls its second-largest market after the U.S.
Amazon to Invest $13B in India's AI Infrastructure
Amazon announced a $13 billion investment to expand its AI and cloud footprint in India through 2030, funding additional Amazon Web Services data center capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad. The commitment, unveiled after CEO Andy Jassy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, brings Amazon’s total pledged investment in India to $48 billion following previous multi‑year commitments in 2023 and December 2025. The move follows similar large commitments from other global tech firms and institutional investors as India positions itself as a hub for AI compute with supportive policy incentives such as tax exemptions for cloud workloads. Amazon is also expanding retail and logistics operations in India, including new fulfillment centers, last‑mile delivery stations and a wider roll‑out of its Amazon Now quick‑commerce service.
Opendoor Shuts India Operations, Sparks AI-Offshoring Debate
Opendoor is closing its India operations less than two years after expanding into Chennai and Bengaluru, a move CEO Kaz Nejatian said aims to bring operational work closer to U.S. customers and shift toward smaller, AI-native teams. The company had roughly 250 India employees when it opened offices in 2024; broader headcount reductions make it unclear how many were affected. Opendoor reported 1,042 global employees at the end of last year (down from 1,470) and a non-U.S. workforce decline to 184 from 342. The exit has reignited debate over whether generative AI is changing the economics of offshore back-office work and Global Capability Centers in India, a market with more than 2,100 centers employing about 2.36 million people and generating nearly $100 billion annually.
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