Dedicated teams in India
Hire your India team. Skip the entity.
Growth Pods recruits, employs and manages dedicated engineering, marketing and support teams in India that work only for you. We are your Employer of Record, so you get the talent without the legal setup.
- Setup fees
- None
- First hire onboarded
- 4 to 6 wks
- Entities to set up
- None
Pods running for teams in
- SaaS
- Insurance
- Healthcare
- Legal
- Accounting
- Marketing agencies
- E-commerce
Pods
Dedicated teams, shaped around the work
A Pod is a group of full-time professionals in India who work exclusively for you. Pick the kind you need, or combine them.
Tech Pods
Engineers, cloud, AI and IT professionals who ship as part of your team.
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Marketing Pods
Growth marketers, SDRs and content teams that accelerate pipeline.
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Support Pods
Customer support, help desk and back-office teams on your hours.
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Innovation Pods
R&D, prototyping and IP support to ignite new products.
Explore Innovation Pods →What is included
Everything an entity gives you, without the entity
Over 1,600 companies already run capability teams in India. The Pod model gives small and mid-sized businesses the same advantage with none of the setup.
About our Employer of Record service
- 01Recruiting
- Our recruiters shortlist against your rubric. You interview and make every hiring decision.
- 02Employer of Record
- We are the legal employer in India. Contracts, statutory benefits, tax withholding and labor compliance are ours.
- 03HR and retention
- A named HR manager for your Pod runs onboarding, reviews, benefits and career development.
- 04Devices and workspace
- Managed laptops, secure access and dedicated office space when you need it.
- 05Your hours, your tools
- Pods work in your Slack, Jira and CRM with agreed overlap or full US-time coverage.
- 06One monthly payment
- Salary and statutory costs at cost, plus a flat management fee per person. No hourly markups, month to month.
Compare
Pods vs. an entity vs. outsourcing
| Own entity | Outsourcing | Growth Pods | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first hire | 4 to 6 months | 2 to 4 weeks | 4 to 6 weeks |
| Who the people work for | You | The vendor | You |
| Legal employer | Your subsidiary | Vendor | Growth Pods |
| Compliance liability | You | Vendor | Growth Pods |
| Fixed overhead | High | None | None |
| Pricing | Salaries plus entity costs | Hourly with markup | Salary plus flat fee |
| IP and knowledge | Yours | Leaves with the vendor | Yours |
Insourcing, not outsourcing
Your Pod is your team. They build your product knowledge and stay with you.
Why we built Growth PodsTestimonials
What clients say about their Pods
“GrowthPods made building our founding engineering team in India a seamless experience. Their expertise and dedication helped us quickly assemble a top-notch team, allowing us to focus on scaling our SaaS product without the usual hiring headaches.”
“GrowthPods helped us seamlessly extend our marketing team in India, finding talent that perfectly resonated with our agency's culture. Their efficient onboarding made scaling our team effortless.”
“Thanks to GrowthPods, we insourced our customer-facing staff, including SDRs and customer care representatives. This move boosted our sales by 30% while cutting costs by 40%.”
Resources
Guides for hiring in India
EOR vs. PEO: understanding the difference when hiring in India
An Employer of Record handles full legal employment abroad, while a PEO shares HR duties with a client that already has an entity. Here is how to choose.
6 min read HiringLeveraging India Pods for scalable global talent acquisition
How a dedicated India Pod turns hiring from a one-off scramble into a repeatable pipeline, with AI-assisted sourcing and compliance built in.
7 min read ComplianceThe compliance checklist for running a team in India without an entity
Labor law, statutory benefits, tax withholding and data protection: what has to be true for your India team to be fully compliant, and who handles each item.
8 min readWhat is a Pod?
A Pod is a dedicated team in India that works exclusively for you, in your tools and on your hours. We recruit the people you approve, employ them compliantly as your Employer of Record, and run HR, payroll compliance, benefits, devices and workspace so you just manage the work.
Do I need to set up an Indian entity?
No. Growth Pods acts as the legal employer in India through our Employer of Record service. You get a compliant, full-time team in weeks instead of the months it takes to incorporate, register and staff a subsidiary. When you are ready to own the entity, we can transition the team to you.
How is this different from outsourcing or a staffing agency?
Outsourcing hands you a deliverable from a vendor's shared bench. A Pod is your team: you pick the people, you set priorities and they build company knowledge over time. There is no vendor markup on hourly work and no rotation of staff.
How fast can I start?
Most first hires are interviewing within 2 weeks and onboarded within 4 to 6 weeks, depending on role seniority and notice periods in India.
Who owns the intellectual property?
You do. Every employee signs IP assignment and confidentiality agreements that name your company, and our contracts pass all work product to you.
Can the Pod work in US or European hours?
Yes. Many of our Support and Marketing Pods run US time zones, and Tech Pods typically overlap at least 4 hours with your day. We agree on hours up front and hire for them.
What about data security and compliance?
We provision managed devices, enforce access policies and can dedicate isolated workspace for teams handling sensitive data. Our Employer of Record model covers Indian labor law, statutory benefits and tax compliance.
Ready to build your Pod?
Tell us the roles you need. We will come back within one business day with a plan, a timeline and a cost estimate.