What Uplers does

Uplers, operated by Uplers Solutions Private Limited (founded 2012, headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, with US presence in San Diego), is an AI-powered talent hiring platform that connects global tech companies with pre-vetted Indian engineering, product, and growth talent. The core product is an end-to-end AI-hiring platform that sources, vets, and delivers 3-5 shortlisted candidate profiles within 48 hours from a claimed network of 3.5 million+ professionals. The platform combines AI-driven candidate vetting and scoring with human intelligence screening and integrates HackerRank for technical skill assessment. It is offered alongside an Employer of Record (EOR) service that manages employment contracts, compliance, payroll, and tax withholding for international clients hiring Indian talent without a local entity.

Uplers operates a platform-plus-modules architecture, with the core matching platform complemented by specialized sub-products for AI/ML Engineers, Full Stack Engineers, Frontend Engineers, Backend Engineers, DevOps Engineers, QA Engineers, Product & Design, and Growth & Marketing roles. The company monetizes through talent placement and recruitment fees, EOR/managed services, and contract hiring arrangements. Pricing is tiered by experience level (entry-level at $1,500-$2,500/month to Lead/Principal at $6,000-$9,000/month), with contract commitments of 6, 12, or 18 months starting at $2,500/month and an alternative one-time direct payroll fee of 8.33%-15% of annual salary.

The go-to-market combines sales-led enterprise outreach (anchored by customer logos including GitLab, Tripadvisor, and Zeals) with a self-serve talent browsing platform at platform.uplers.com, supported by an extensive content marketing and SEO surface (300+ role-specific landing pages, 1M+ LinkedIn followers, India Salary Guide 2026, Engineering ROI Calculator). The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds and appears to be founder/independently owned; leadership comprises Jaymin Bhuptani (Founder & CEO) and Nital Shah (COO). The related sub-brand Mavlers extends the company into marketing automation and digital marketing services.

Name

Uplers

Legal name

Uplers Solutions Private Limited

Website

https://uplers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Uplers is an AI-powered hiring platform that matches global tech companies with pre-vetted Indian engineering, product, and growth talent from a 3.5M+ network, delivering shortlisted profiles within 48 hours and offering Employer of Record services for compliance and payroll.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), Interview Coaching & Hiring Process Preparation (BPACAOAI)

Keywords

• Talent hiring platform
• Engineering recruitment
• Employer of record
• AI candidate matching
• Offshore talent sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Talent Placement/Recruitment Fees: Uplers earns revenue by placing vetted talent with client companies. The company handles the entire hiring and onboarding formalities. Pricing varies based on experience level and engagement model, starting from $2,500 per placement.
2. Employer of Record (EOR) Services: Uplers handles legal and payroll complexity for companies hiring from India, serving as the employer of record. This adds recurring service revenue alongside placement fees.
3. Contract Hiring: Contract hiring engagements starting from $2,500 with initial commitment durations of 6, 12, or 18 months. Alternative model includes one-time fees of 8.33% to 15% of talent's annual salary for direct payroll arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Uplers is an AI-powered end-to-end hiring platform that matches tech companies with pre-vetted engineering, product, and growth talent from India. It combines proprietary AI vetting with human screening to deliver 3-5 qualified candidate profiles within 48 hours, and additionally provides Employer of Record services covering employment contracts, payroll, tax, and regulatory compliance for international employers hiring Indian talent.

Product overview

Uplers is an AI-powered talent hiring platform that operates as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product is an AI-driven matching platform that sources, vets, and delivers pre-screened technology talent from India to global companies within 48 hours. The platform is complemented by specialized hiring modules for distinct talent categories: AI/ML Engineers (including Gen AI, Agentic AI, MLOps), Full Stack Engineers (MERN, MEAN, Python, Node.js, .NET stacks), Frontend Engineers (React, Vue, Angular), Backend Engineers (Python, Java, Go), DevOps/Cloud Engineers (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes), QA/Test Automation Engineers, and Product/Design roles. Additional supporting modules include an Employer of Record (EOR) service for compliance and payroll management, an India Salary Guide for market benchmarking, and an Engineering ROI Calculator for hiring decision analysis. The platform differentiates through AI-powered candidate screening, a 3.5M+ talent network, 48-hour profile delivery, 30-day cancellation flexibility, and lifetime free replacements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mavlers: Marketing automation and digital marketing services brand, promoted as a separate entity from uplers.com.

Products and services

• AI-Powered Talent Matching Platform End-to-end AI-hiring platform that sources, screens, and matches pre-vetted engineering, product, and growth talent from India to global tech companies, delivering 3-5 highly relevant candidate profiles within 48 hours.
• Talent Network A network of 3.5+ million pre-vetted Indian technology professionals with detailed profiles, including professional summaries, major projects, work history, intro videos, and verified credentials, accessible to hiring companies.
• Employer of Record (EOR) Services Legal and payroll management service that lets international companies hire Indian talent without setting up a local Indian entity, covering employment contracts, tax withholding, benefits administration, and statutory compliance.
• India Salary Guide Annual benchmarking publication providing market-aligned compensation data for Indian tech roles across experience levels from 1-2 years to 9-12 years, used by employers to set competitive salary offers.
• Engineering Unit ROI Calculator Decision-support tool that quantifies cost savings and productivity metrics of building an engineering team in India versus alternative hiring models.
• AI Engineer Hiring Specialized hiring service for AI/ML engineering roles, including AI Engineers, ML Engineers, MLOps Engineers, Gen AI Engineers, Prompt Engineers, Agentic AI Engineers, and AI Data Scientists matched by technical stack and startup-readiness.
• Full Stack Engineer Hiring Hiring service for full stack developers across MERN, MEAN, Python, Node.js, PHP/Laravel, Ruby on Rails, and .NET stacks, covering generalist and specialized roles.
• Frontend Engineer Hiring Hiring service for front-end developers specializing in React.js, Next.js, Vue.js, Angular, and related JavaScript frameworks, including an AI-vetted hiring solution that delivers pre-screened profiles within 48 hours.
• Backend Engineer Hiring Hiring service for backend developers covering Python, Java, Node.js, Go/Golang, Ruby, and .NET, including specialized roles such as Solution Architects and API developers.
• DevOps Engineer Hiring Hiring service for DevOps, Cloud, and Infrastructure engineers covering AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, including Site Reliability Engineers and Cloud Security specialists.
• QA Engineer Hiring Hiring service for QA engineers including test automation specialists, SDET engineers, and manual testing professionals, covering Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and Jest frameworks.
• Product & Design Hiring Hiring services for product management and design roles including Product Managers, Product Designers, UX Researchers, Product Analysts, and Customer Success leadership, targeting candidates with B2B SaaS, startup, and growth-stage experience.
• Growth & Marketing Hiring Hiring service for growth and marketing roles including Growth Marketers, Performance Marketers, SEO Specialists, Content Strategists, Demand Generation Managers, and PPC Experts across technical marketing and demand generation specializations.
• Programmatic Advertising Hiring Hiring service for programmatic advertising specialists skilled in DSP management (DV360, The Trade Desk, Amazon DSP), audience targeting, real-time bidding, and ad campaign optimization across display, video, and native channels, starting at $2,500.

Named customers3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• xAIminorOthersxAI (Elon Musk's AI company) employs talent sourced through Uplers. Featured as a client company where Uplers-placed Deepali Zutshi works as AI Engineer.
• AnthropicminorOthersAI safety company Anthropic employs talent sourced through Uplers. Featured as a client where Mohd Talha works as Backend Engineer.
• AmazonminorOthersAmazon employs talent sourced through Uplers. Multiple Uplers-placed professionals work at Amazon including Shiva Tyagi as Full Stack Engineer.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Turing: Turing operates an AI-powered platform for sourcing, vetting, and matching remote software engineers, with deep India talent supply. It is the most direct functional competitor to Uplers, offering similar AI-vetted matching, EOR, and global placement services to US tech companies.
• Toptal: Toptal is a premium freelance talent marketplace that vets the top 3% of global freelancers across engineering, design, and product. It competes head-to-head with Uplers for the same enterprise client base hiring remote engineering talent, though with a broader global pool rather than India-only focus.
• Deel: Deel is a global hiring and Employer of Record platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and manage international employees, with significant India presence. It overlaps with Uplers' EOR service layer and increasingly competes on the talent-matching side as well.
• Remote: Remote provides global employment services, EOR, contractor management, and international payroll, with a strong India offering. It competes directly with Uplers on the cross-border hiring and Employer of Record dimensions for tech talent.
• Andela: Andela connects companies with vetted remote software engineers from Africa and emerging markets, with an AI-driven matching platform. It shares Uplers' core business model of pairing enterprise clients with pre-vetted offshore engineering talent through a tech-enabled marketplace.
• Arc.dev: Arc is a curated developer marketplace that connects companies with pre-vetted remote software engineers, with strong India presence. It competes directly with Uplers in AI-vetted tech talent matching for US and global clients.
• Hired: Hired is a tech talent marketplace that matches companies with pre-screened software engineers, with a sales-led motion similar to Uplers'. It competes for the same enterprise customer base hiring engineering talent, though historically more US-domestic focused.

Broad incumbents

• Upwork: Upwork is the largest open freelance marketplace for technical and creative talent globally, including significant India-based freelancer supply. It is a broad incumbent alternative to Uplers for companies willing to source and vet talent themselves at lower cost.
• Fiverr: Fiverr is a broad freelance services marketplace with growing enterprise offerings in software development, including significant India-based seller supply. It is a wider alternative to Uplers for buyers seeking project-based or contract engineering talent.
• Infosys: Infosys is a global IT services giant headquartered in India, providing offshore software development, consulting, and digital services to enterprises. It is a much larger incumbent that competes for the same enterprise IT outsourcing budgets Uplers targets, though at a different scale and engagement model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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