Everything Startups
Need to Build Teams in India
Whether you’re hiring your first employee or scaling a distributed team, Akross simplifies hiring, payroll, compliance, and workforce management in India so you can focus on building your business—not managing HR operations.
Launch Your India Team in Three Simple Steps
Build your India team through a straightforward process designed for startups. We help you plan your hiring, complete employment requirements, and support your team as it grows.
01
Discover
Share your hiring goals, team structure, timelines, and plans for building your India workforce.
02
Hire & Onboard
We help you prepare compliant employment contracts, complete documentation, and onboard your employees efficiently.
03
Scale With Confidence
Access ongoing payroll, HR administration, compliance, and employee support as your India team expands.
Build Your India Team Without the Complexity
Expand into India without creating unnecessary administrative complexity. Akross helps startups hire employees, manage payroll, support HR operations, and handle applicable compliance requirements as they build their India workforce.
Book a Free ConsultationIndustries We Serve
SaaS Companies
IT Services
Technology Startups
Healthcare
Manufacturing
FinTech
Digital Agencies
E-commerce
Professional Services
Consulting Firms
Why Choose Akross
A practical India-focused partner for startups that want to build and manage their workforce without creating unnecessary HR and employment complexity.
Hire Without an Indian Entity
Start building your India team without establishing your own Indian legal entity.
India Employment Compliance
Support your employees with structured processes aligned with applicable Indian employment requirements.
Fast Employee Onboarding
Move from candidate selection to employment with organized contracts, documentation, payroll setup, and onboarding support.
Accurate India Payroll
Manage salary processing, deductions, applicable taxes, statutory contributions, and payroll records accurately.
Dedicated HR Specialists
Get ongoing HR administration and employee support as your startup builds and manages its India team.
Flexible India Workforce Support
Expand into multiple countries with one trusted EOR partner.
Startup Hiring, Answered
Everything startups ask us before hiring their first employee in India through Akross.
Yes. Akross's India EOR service enables eligible startups to employ employees in India without establishing their own local entity.
An EOR can help startups begin hiring in India without immediately taking on the administrative complexity of establishing and operating their own local employment infrastructure.
The timeline depends on the candidate's documentation, employment terms, and onboarding requirements. Akross works with the startup to complete the required employment process efficiently.
Yes. Akross can manage India payroll administration, including salary processing, applicable deductions, statutory contributions, payslips, and payroll-related support.
Depending on your requirements, Akross can support EOR employment, India payroll, HR administration, contractor management, and employment compliance.
Yes. Your startup continues to manage the employee's day-to-day responsibilities, objectives, and performance while Akross manages the local employment and HR administration.
Yes. Akross can support startups as they move from their first India hire to a larger workforce, subject to the requirements of the engagement.
Yes. Akross can provide contractor management support alongside its India employee services, depending on the nature and structure of the engagement.