What MobSquad does

MobSquad is a Canadian private company founded in 2018 that provides managed technical and consulting services to North American clients. The company operates a global talent roster model, recruiting elite technology professionals from Canada, the United States (including those facing work visa challenges), and international markets, and deploying them as dedicated technical experts to client companies. Service modules include data science, machine learning, front-end and back-end development, and cybersecurity leadership, with technical project managers supporting client engagements. MobSquad runs direct sales pathways tailored to three distinct customer segments: US employers with visa challenges seeking to retain existing technical talent, Canadian mid-market companies requiring technical expertise, and US-based technology professionals needing alternative employment arrangements.

The company's operations span four Canadian offices (Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax), providing multilingual support and time-zone coverage. MobSquad was founded by Irfhan Rawji, a Harvard Business School Baker Scholar and partner at Relay Ventures, and is operationally led by President and COO Arif Khimani, formerly of Amazon and Procter & Gamble. Board directors include John Albright, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Relay Ventures, and Dr. William Kerr, a Harvard Business School professor and migration economist. The company is privately held with $8.5M disclosed funding from 2018, no subsequent rounds disclosed, B Corporation certification (2025), and consecutive Great Place to Work Technology designations (2025 and 2026).

The revenue model is managed services: MobSquad employs technical professionals and bills clients for their ongoing engagement, with pricing not publicly disclosed and structured per engagement scope. Distribution is primarily direct sales, supported by earned media coverage in outlets including Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and The Economist, alongside community referrals within immigration-focused professional networks. Named enterprise customers span financial services (Betterment, OppFi, Petal, Meritize), retail and e-commerce (TrueFit, OrderGroove), HR technology (WorkSpan, Cinarra), healthcare (Guardant Health), and consulting (inPhronesis).

Name

MobSquad

Legal name

MobSquad

Website

https://mobsquad.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MobSquad is a Canadian private company founded in 2018 that provides managed technical and consulting services to North American clients by deploying globally recruited technology talent, including US-based professionals with visa challenges. It serves enterprises across financial services, retail, healthcare, and HR technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Consulting Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Contractor Onboarding, Vetting & Credentialing (BPACAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Global Payroll & Multi-Country Payroll Management (BPACAHAC)

Keywords

• Technical consulting services
• Global talent recruitment
• Software engineering staffing
• Data science consulting
• Machine learning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Technical and Consulting Services: MobSquad provides dedicated technical expertise to North American companies through employed technology professionals. Revenue is generated through the placement and ongoing engagement of technical talent including software engineers, data scientists, machine learning experts, cybersecurity professionals, and technical project managers serving client needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MobSquad provides North American companies with dedicated, full-time technical and consulting professionals employed directly by the firm, including software engineers, data scientists, machine learning and AI experts, cybersecurity leaders, and technical project managers. The company recruits from Canada, US-based technology professionals facing work visa challenges, and elite global candidates, then matches them with client engagements under managed-services contracts. Its flagship differentiator is a US Work Visa Solution that helps American companies retain existing technical team members facing H-1B expirations by transitioning them into Canadian employment.

Product overview

MobSquad is a talent services company providing technical and consulting services to North American companies. The core offering is Technical and Consulting Services, which encompasses specialized modules for Data Science, Machine Learning, Front-End Development, and Back-End Development. The company operates a Global Talent Roster that connects elite technology professionals with companies, and offers US Work Visa Solutions to help companies retain talent facing visa issues. The portfolio is unified under MobSquad's service model, combining talent recruitment, placement, and ongoing technical consulting support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical and Consulting Services MobSquad's core offering: dedicated, full-time technical and consulting professionals employed by the firm and allocated to client engagements. Covers software engineering, data science, machine learning and AI, cybersecurity leadership, and technical project management for North American enterprise and mid-market clients.
• Data Science Services Dedicated data science professionals that turn data into actionable insights to guide business decisions with precision.
• Machine Learning Implementation Services Implementation of intelligent systems that evolve with the business through dedicated machine learning practitioners.
• Front-End Development Services Design and refinement of user experiences to keep customers engaged through dedicated front-end developers.
• Back-End Development Services Building robust backend systems to ensure operations run smoothly through dedicated back-end developers.
• Global Talent Roster Talent recruitment platform connecting elite technology professionals from around the world with companies requiring technical services; candidates enter through a structured four-step process (submit CV, video interview, code test, roster placement) before matching with client opportunities.
• US Work Visa Solutions Service enabling US companies to retain existing technical team members facing H-1B or other work visa issues by transitioning them to Canadian-based employment with MobSquad while they continue serving their original US employer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70% annual revenue growth for Amazon Canada overseen by President & COO during prior role

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Andela: Andela connects companies with vetted global software engineers through a managed marketplace model — directly comparable to MobSquad's curated global tech-talent roster serving North American clients.
• Toptal: Toptal is an elite freelance marketplace for software engineers, data scientists, and technical talent — directly comparable to MobSquad's positioning around curated, vetted elite tech talent.
• Turing: Turing matches US companies with pre-vetted remote software engineers from a global talent pool — comparable to MobSquad's remote technical-talent placement for North American enterprises.

Broad incumbents

• Deel: Deel is a global EOR and payroll platform enabling companies to hire internationally — overlaps with MobSquad's cross-border employer/employment infrastructure for placing talent across geographies.
• Remote: Remote provides global employment, payroll, and HR infrastructure for distributed teams — overlapping with MobSquad's employer-of-record mechanics for placing talent in different jurisdictions.
• Insight Global: Insight Global is a large-scale staffing firm placing IT and engineering talent at enterprises — comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same technical-staffing wallet share.
• Robert Half (Protiviti / Technology): Robert Half is a major staffing and consulting firm with a technology practice placing developers, data professionals, and project managers — directly comparable to MobSquad's enterprise technical-staffing motion.
• Globalization Partners: Globalization Partners is an established global EOR platform helping companies hire internationally without local entities — comparable to MobSquad's cross-border employment infrastructure for placed talent.
• Upwork: Upwork is a broad freelance marketplace with deep penetration in software development and data science — adjacent competitor for enterprise budgets seeking technical talent on flexible engagements.

Emerging players

• Arc.dev: Arc.dev is a curated marketplace for remote developers focused on time-zone-aligned talent — comparable niche overlap with MobSquad's emphasis on Canadian time-zone coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MobSquadCanada

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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