Global hiring breaks when local context is missing.

Most global founders underestimate how different hiring is across markets. Local talent expectations, compensation, compliance, and candidate engagement can make or break your expansion plans.

US Presence
Advisors on the ground
Timezone Coverage
Hiring while you sleep
Pre-seed → Series A
What we specialise in
International Expansion Journey
01

Deciding to expand

Market validation · First customers · Expansion goals

Week 1
02

Understanding the market

Intelligence

Talent availability · Compensation · Hiring strategy

03

Building your first team

Execution

Founding engineers · GTM hires · Local leadership

04

Scaling with confidence

High stakes

Managers · Specialists · Functional leaders

05

Operating like a local company

Outcome

Employer branding · Retention · Long-term hiring

Trusted by 450+ global startups

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How Our Role Evolves

The problems don't stop - They just change shape

Pre-Seed

No clarity on where to hire, what to pay, or which roles to prioritize first.

Our Role

We help founders identify the first critical roles, calibrate compensation across markets, and avoid costly early mis-hires while building the foundation for scale.

How We Help
Talent market mapping
Employer Branding
Compensation Benchmarking
First critical hires

Our goal is simple:

Help you build the right foundation, early.

Cross-Border Hiring

Built for founders scaling beyond borders.

Trusted across India, MENA, US & APAC
Global Hiring Network
Qrata team presence
Remote placements
Larger node = higher hiring volume

INDUSTRIES

Industries
we've worked in.

From early-stage startups to global expansion teams across high-growth sectors.

Consumer
Fintech
HealthTech
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Enterprise SaaS
Climate Tech
WealthTech
Creator Economy
E-commerce
D2C
Web3
12+
industries supported
Global
cross-border hiring
Founder Outcomes
🇮🇳
Nenu
India

Reduced Leadership hiring Risk

Advised Nenu against a leadership hire that was unlikely to thrive in a startup environment. The team later returned to Qrata to hire a VP of Engineering along to a team of 5-6 individuals.

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🇺🇸
Heymarket
United States

Scaled US Team with key hires

Enabled Heymarket to expand into India with no existing presence, successfully building a team of 4 members and additionally hired 2 individuals in the US for its US operations.

ProductGrowthUSA
🇺🇸
Curium
United States

Built the founding team in India

Helped Curium establish its India presence by hiring three founding team members in under three weeks, creating the foundation for its local operations.

LeadershipUSA
How Qrata works

Global hiring. One structured process.

Most founders see a candidate. We see the market intelligence, alignment, and execution required to get there.

TALENT INTELLIGENCE

Compensation benchmarking

Talent availability insights

MARKET MAPPING

Talent pools & geographies

Competitor landscape

SUCCESS OUTCOMES

30–60–90 day goals

Role definition & priorities

SENIOR
PRODUCT LEAD

HIRED ✓

CANDIDATE OUTREACH

Local engagement

Interview coordination

ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

Skills assessment

Calibration & validation

OFFER & CLOSING

Offer negotiation

Onboarding support

WE STAY WITH YOU

Beyond the hire

We don’t stop at placement. We stay partnered with you to ensure your hire delivers real value.

ONBOARDING SUPPORT

EARLY IMPACT CHECK-INS

PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP

LONG-TERM VALUE

COMP BENCHMARKS

Download salary
benchmarks across
global markets.

Compare compensation expectations across countries, industries, and seniority levels — updated using live hiring demand and market movement.

XLSX & PDF benchmark report included

LIVE MARKET SNAPSHOT

Senior Product Lead

Q1 Analysis

India

+14%

₹58L

Median compensation

Singapore

+9%

SGD 142K

Median compensation

Dubai

+11%

AED 390K

Median compensation

London

+7%

£128K

Median compensation

LET'S TALK

The firms that get cross-border hiring right in the next 3 years will define how global teams are built.