India added 6 new unicorns in 2025, together employing 7,500 professionals and marking a 14% year-on-year headcount growth. Xpheno’s analysis shows that India’s unicorn ecosystem continues to strengthen, creating high-value roles across emerging tech and digital-first sectors.

October saw 75 leadership moves across industries. Manufacturing led the pack, followed by BFSI and F&B. Indian firms remained top destinations, with women making up 23% of movers. What stands out to you from this month’s leadership trends?

Our latest Xpheno research highlights India’s Automotive GCC ecosystem with 75+ centers employing over 140K professionals. These centers are strengthening engineering, design and digital capabilities for global automotive firms. #Xpheno #PeopleEffectChange #DigitalTransformation

Xpheno & KDEM launched the ‘Silicon Beach Skills’ report at Technovanza 2025 in Mangaluru. Released by our co-founder @Kamalkaranth with Hon’ble Minister @PriyankKharge, the study maps a 310K+ talent pool, spotlighting Mangaluru & Udupi as key hotspots.

A celebration of wisdom, prosperity, and fresh beginnings. May this festive season bring knowledge, success, and joy to you and your loved ones. Wishing you a blessed Ganesh Chaturthi! #Xpheno #PeopleEffectChange #GaneshChaturthi

Kamal Karanth, co-founder of Xpheno, leads one of India’s top specialist staffing companies, having deployed over 28,000 IT and engineering experts across global markets. With two decades at Fortune 500 staffing giants like Randstad and Kelly Services, Kamal brings unmatched

Today marks 75 years of the Indian Republic journey - centuries of heritage hewn by those that preceded us, culminating in our endless thirst for progress today, aimed at a tomorrow of supremacy. Celebrating Indian Republic Day! #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #india #republicday

Today, we celebrate the journey that leads to success - from people and lasting relationships, to building an enriching culture that leads to success! A very warm and prosperous Sankranti, Pongal, Lohri and Bihu - from ours to yours! #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #sankranti

Thank you, Mr. Tata for your legacy of making the impossible possible, and not just putting India and Indians on the map, but making us a force to be reckoned with. Your legacy lives on eternally. #ratantata

One Thing Today in Tech 🎙️ | In this episode, @Kamalkaranth, co-founder and CEO of @Xpheno, a staffing firm in Bengaluru, explains the modest increase in open IT positions in recent times Tune in: https://t.co/MWg5DQadXk Hosted by @ArakaliHari

Wondered what our first-ever Center of Excellence looks like? Wonder no more! Here is a peek into our brand-new Udupi workspace, the first recruitment-focused CoE in the Udupi-Mangaluru region: https://t.co/c3PEFizq0J #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #udupi #coe #centerofexcellence

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Launching the first-ever recruitment-focused Center of Excellence in the Udupi-Manguluru region, our Co-founder @Kamalkaranth details the key factors behind choosing Udupi for Xpheno's first CoE. Learn more in the article in @toi #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #udupi #coe

Our co-Founders, @Kamalkaranth and @AnilEThanur , delve into factors that led to Udupi being the location of our first-ever Center of Excellence. Tune into Episode 2 of Cue Cards with Kamal & Anil: https://t.co/nSSmBcwSOu #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #udupi #coe #cuecards

With the growing prominence of the coastal region, we launched our first-ever Center of Excellence in Udupi, a region home to hundreds of higher educational institutions, producing thousands of engineers every year. Learn more in @toi #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #udupi #talent

Our Udupi CoE Head @guruprasadtan details the vision for the region's talent and enterprises alike. Learn more in this article in @the_hindu @businessline: https://t.co/JjHGzV1zsc #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #udupi #centerofexcellence #india

Our Co-Founder Anil Ethanur delves into potential advantages of the region, furthering why we set up our first-ever CoE in Udupi. Learn more on @the_hindu @businessline , at: https://t.co/VPMrIyL6xK #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #udupi #centerofexcellence #recruitment

Check out the first episode of Cue Cards with @Kamalkaranth and @AnilEThanur , our Co-founders, as they reflect on their journey so far and the milestones along the way! Watch now: https://t.co/mPuzigyCIl #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #india #jobs

Our Co-Founders @Kamalkaranth and @AnilEThanur , and our Udupi CoE Head @guruprasadtan , explain why Udupi, and the long-term vision of our Udupi CoE! Learn more in @the_hindu @businessline: https://t.co/xMzqbPv3pK #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #udupi #centerofexcellence #india

Dive in as @shincymorris , Business Head - Direct Hire at Xpheno, discusses with @MansiJaswal of @BrandStoryboard on how demand for human intelligence stands strong for creative roles despite #GenAI. Learn more: https://t.co/yU8fuyZcj6 #xpheno #peopleeffectchange #india #jobs