Cohort

What Cohort does

Cohort India is a privately held, India-based professional services firm focused on workforce management and HR outsourcing. Its service portfolio spans eight core offerings: Recruitment (temporary and permanent staffing across sectors and designations), Payroll processing (with statutory compliance covering Provident Fund, ESIC, LWF, Professional Tax, and minimum wages), customized Corporate Training (leadership, sales, productivity, relationship management), Internships/Apprenticeships/Industrial Trainings (delivered in partnership with national-level institutes), a dedicated Hospitality, Aviation & Travel (HAT) vertical, Startups-focused HR support, Government Liaison services, and Policy & Procedure development.

The firm operates as a traditional B2B services business with no proprietary technology platform, no software product, no AI/ML capability, and no digital distribution layer. Engagement is direct and relationship-based: prospective clients contact the firm via business email ([email protected]) or phone (079-84196503). Pricing is not disclosed publicly and is negotiated on a per-engagement basis. The go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct outreach rather than digital marketing or channel partners, and the website serves primarily as a static information presence.

Cohort serves a broad cross-section of Indian businesses across engineering, IT, ITES & BPO, sales & marketing, finance & accounting, public relations, hospitality, aviation, travel, and startups. There are no disclosed named customers, no revenue figures, no headcount data, no funding history, and no management team information in the public record. The legal entity is "Cohort India," privately held, operating exclusively in India.

Name

Cohort

Legal name

Cohort India

Website

https://cohortindia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cohort India is a privately held, India-based B2B professional services firm delivering integrated HR and workforce management solutions — including recruitment, payroll, training, internships, and industry-specific staffing — to companies across engineering, IT, hospitality, aviation, travel, and startup sectors via direct sales engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Management Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Contingent Workforce / Contractor RPO (Contractor Recruiting) (BPACABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF), People Analytics & Workforce Planning Training (EDABAIAH)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Payroll processing
• Workforce solutions
• Corporate training
• HR outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ahmedabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Staffing Services: The company provides temporary and permanent staffing solutions across multiple sectors including engineering, IT, ITES & BPO, sales & marketing, and hospitality. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for candidate sourcing, screening, and placement.
2. Payroll Processing: Payroll processing services including statutory compliance (Provident Fund, ESIC, LWF, Professional Tax, Minimum wages). Revenue model based on service fees for outsourced payroll management.
3. Corporate Training: Customized training solutions for corporate organizations including People Management Programs, Productivity Enhancement, Relationship Management, Customer Relations, Sales Training, and Leadership Programs.
4. Internship and Apprenticeship Programs: Provision of temporary staff, trainees, and interns across various sectors with complete HR process management from recruitment through compliance and reporting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cohort provides a portfolio of workforce management and HR services to companies in India, including temporary and permanent staffing/recruitment, payroll processing with statutory compliance, customized corporate training programs, internship and apprenticeship placements, industry-specific career lifecycle management for hospitality/aviation/travel, startup support, government liaison services, and policy and procedure development. The firm operates as a professional services company delivering outsourced HR and business support functions across engineering, IT, ITES & BPO, finance, marketing, and sales sectors.

Product overview

Cohort is a workforce management solutions company offering a unified portfolio of HR and business services. The core offerings include Recruitment (staffing and placement), Payroll (processing with statutory compliance), Training (customized corporate programs), Internships/Apprenticeship services, Hospitality/Aviation/Travel (HAT) industry services, Startups support, Liaison (government relations), and Policy & Procedure development. These services collectively address the full range of workforce needs including temporary and permanent staffing, management outsourcing, and other workforce solutions across engineering, public relations, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, IT, ITES & BPO, and sales & marketing domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment Staffing and placement services connecting candidates with job opportunities across sectors, regions, and designations, providing clients with access to a filtered candidate database for tech and non-tech positions.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Various National Level Institutes and BodiesminorOthersCohort has established ties with various national level institutes and educational bodies for providing internship and industrial training placements. The company leverages these partnerships to source excellent trainees and interns for client organizations. The specific names of these institutes are not disclosed on the company website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Randstad India: Indian operations of global HR services firm Randstad, covering permanent and contract staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and HR consulting. Comparable to Cohort's recruitment and HR outsourcing model.
• Xpheno: India-based specialist staffing firm focused on technology and engineering talent. Comparable to Cohort's tech and engineering recruitment vertical.
• ABC Consultants: Established Indian recruitment and executive search firm covering mid-to-senior level placements across industries. Comparable to Cohort's permanent placement and specialized recruitment lines.
• Adecco India: Indian arm of global staffing leader Adecco, offering permanent placement, temporary staffing, and workforce solutions. Comparable to Cohort's multi-sector recruitment and staffing business.
• TeamLease Services: One of India's largest staffing and HR services firms, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, payroll, and training. Directly comparable to Cohort's bundled HR services offering, with far greater scale and listed-equity status.
• Quess Corp: Major Indian business services platform spanning staffing, payroll, facilities management, and HR outsourcing. Closely comparable to Cohort's mix of recruitment, payroll, compliance, and training services across multiple industry verticals.
• CIEL HR: Indian HR services firm offering recruitment, staffing, payroll, and training. Closely comparable to Cohort's bundled HR services model targeting Indian enterprises across multiple sectors.
• ManpowerGroup India: Indian arm of global workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup, specializing in permanent and temporary staffing across IT, engineering, and operational roles. Directly comparable to Cohort's multi-sector staffing services.

Emerging players

• Apna: Tech-enabled Indian job platform connecting employers with blue and grey-collar workers via mobile app. Represents the digital-native competitive threat to Cohort's traditional staffing services model.
• Naukri.com (InfoEdge): India's largest online job marketplace with recruitment services and a wide candidate database. Comparable to Cohort's filtered candidate database offering and represents the dominant digital alternative for recruitment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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