Build your
India strategy.
We make it real.
We turn your 3-5 year India strategy into a fully operational, company-owned center. Your team starts working in weeks, not months.
The most deliberate GCC builders are already here
Why the best companies are building in India and owning it.
The deepest talent pool in the world
2M+ STEM graduates a year across engineering, ops, finance, analytics, sales, and marketing. 1,700+ global companies already build core teams here. A GCC gives you direct access, under your brand.
Full ownership, from day one
Your entity, your IP, your culture. No vendor lock-in. Ownership signals permanence and attracts a fundamentally different caliber of talent.
Economics that improve as you grow
Past 25 people, entity economics beat managed employment, and the gap widens with every hire. The talent is the reason to build; the math just makes it easier.
Your first 6 months.
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- India Head identified and hired: your most critical first decision
- Entity incorporation filed, statutory registrations initiated
- First office scouted, fitted out, and operational
- HRMS configured, compliance framework in place
- First 3-5 senior hires onboarded under managed employment, working and delivering while the entity sets up
- HQ and India communication cadence established
- IT infrastructure live: laptops, email, VPN, security
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- Entity fully registered, bank accounts active, payroll running
- Managed employees transitioned to entity payroll
- Team scaled to 10-15 people across functions
- Workflows integrated with HQ: same tools, same cadence
- Benefits, insurance, and compliance fully operational
- Retention frameworks in place: appraisal cycles, growth paths
- Team and operations transfer to your entity, and we stay on
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- A company-owned India entity
- A team of 10-15 people delivering real work
- A hiring engine that can sustain 5-8 hires per month
- Payroll running without errors
- Every compliance requirement handled
- First performance review cycle completed
- A culture that's distinctly yours and not a generic offshore outpost
What comes after Month 6?
Scaling beyond your initial team requires a deliberate plan. Book a call with our team to map out the next phase of your GCC.
Book a planning call →
Strategic decisions we help you make.
The questions that matter before you hire a single person
Function sequencing
The function you start with shapes everything that follows. We sequence engineering, ops, finance, analytics, sales, and marketing based on your 3-year goals, not what's easiest to recruit.
City selection
Bangalore for cross-functional depth. Hyderabad for operations. Pune for engineering. Chennai for cost efficiency. The city you pick shapes your talent pool for years. We help you choose based on function, not just cost per square foot.
Managed employment or entity first
At fewer than 25 people, managed employment makes sense. Past 25, entity economics win. We run both in parallel so your team is productive from week one while the entity sets up in the background. No 6-month wait.
Transition to full control
The build ends on your books. Every contract in your name from day one, every process documented, and we stay on after the transfer.
We take care of everything it takes
to go from zero to operational.
Seven workstreams, one team running all of them in parallel.
Strategy & Planning
Market feasibility, city selection, operating model, and the financial case, before a single hire or registration.
Entity Setup & Compliance
Incorporation, every statutory registration, banking, auditors, transfer pricing, and a FEMA-compliant fund flow.
Infrastructure & IT
Office scouting through fit-out, devices procured and managed, email, VPN, endpoint security, access control.
HR & Operations
Payroll and HRMS running, policies and insurance in place, facilities and vendors handled month after month.
Managed Employment Bridge
Your first hires work from week one under our employment, then move to entity payroll once incorporation completes.
Talent Strategy & Hiring
India Head search, leadership and bulk hiring, comp benchmarked to market, and an interview process that holds.
Governance & Handover
Every contract in your name from the start, SOPs documented, control handed over function by function.
“Our new hires were onboarded and on payroll within a week. No paperwork headaches, no compliance gaps. Flexiple made it seamless.”
Every line here is a separate authority, a separate filing, a separate deadline.
Most India plans budget for incorporation and miss everything that comes after it. We file all of it in your company’s name, and keep it current long after handover.
Every registration sits with your entity, not ours. Nothing to migrate when we hand over.
- 01 Incorporation
A Private Limited company incorporated through the MCA, registered in your name from day one.
- 02 Registrations
- PAN
- TAN
- GST
- PF
- ESIC
- Professional Tax
- Shops & Establishments
- LWF
- 03 Banking
An INR operating account plus a foreign inward remittance account, opened and operational.
- 04 Audit and books
Statutory auditor appointed and a CA firm set up to run your books and statutory filings.
- 05 Cross-border structure
Intercompany service agreements, a transfer pricing framework, and a fund flow structure that stays FEMA compliant.
- 06 Workplace policy
A POSH policy, a constituted Internal Complaints Committee, and an employee handbook.
Flexiple vs. the alternatives.
| Capability | Big 4 Consultants | DIY Setup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic planning | 3-year roadmap, quarterly milestones | Deep regulatory and tax structuring | You figure it out |
| Entity setup | Handled end-to-end | Handled, at premium pricing | You coordinate law firms, CAs |
| Hiring across functions | 100M+ profiles, AI sourcing | Not their business | Build internal TA from scratch |
| Time to first hire | Weeks (managed employment bridge) | Months (entity first) | Months |
| Ongoing cost | Transparent: $299/person/month during the build | Retainer + advisory fees | Internal overhead accumulates |
| Handover built in? | Every contract in your name | Depends on engagement scope | N/A, you're already doing it |
| Best for | Strategy + execution + talent | Complex multinational structures | Existing India experience |
The reason most GCCs stall
isn't entity setup. It's hiring.
Any CA firm can incorporate a company. The part that determines whether your GCC succeeds is whether you can hire 5-8 people a month, consistently, at quality, across functions. That's what we do.
Is a GCC right for you?
Long-term India commitment
You're planning 20+ people in India over 3 years, not a short-term experiment.
India as a strategic market
India is a strategic market in your global expansion, not just a cost play.
Long-term entity ownership
You want to own the entity, the IP, and the culture long-term.
Margin protection at scale
You're thinking about margin protection at scale. Managed employment fees stop making sense past 25 people.
Cross-functional hiring
You need to hire across multiple functions: engineering, ops, finance, analytics, sales, marketing, not just one role.
Which model fits?
Ideal for Quick Start
Ideal for India Expansion
Full Operational Control
Contractor
Individual entrepreneurs, lean teamsManaged Teams
Growing companies who want zero opsGCC
Scaling companies who want controlIdeal for Quick Start
Contractor
Ideal for India Expansion
Managed Teams
Full Operational Control
GCC
Common questions.
Typically 4 to 6 months for full incorporation, compliance registration, and bank accounts. Your team starts from day one under managed employment while the entity is set up in parallel, so you're not waiting.
Managed employment is $299 per person per month while we build. Entity setup and workspace are scoped once we map your requirements. After transfer, your ongoing costs are salaries plus statutory compliance.
Your entity owns it, and we stay on. We flag regulatory changes, answer questions, and help you stay compliant. You're not alone.
Yes. Many clients start with Managed Teams to test the waters, then convert to GCC as they scale. We handle the entity setup and employee transfer.
Indian law requires at least one director who is resident in India (182+ days a year). The rest can be foreign nationals. We provide a resident director during the build and help you appoint your own when you're ready.
We scout, negotiate, and fit out your workspace, coworking or dedicated, and keep running it after setup. It's optional: many GCC teams start remote.