India’s boom in global capability centers (GCCs) is being driven by high-growth, investor-backed, and digital-first enterprises. As of September 30, 2025, over 610 emerging enterprises have set up GCCs in India, employing over 462,000 professionals and generating $14.23 billion in cumulative revenue for FY2025, according to a latest report titled ‘Emerging Enterprises’ GCCs in India – Landscape Report 2025’ by ANSR.
The report was developed with research support from Wizmatic, leveraging extensive industry data and market intelligence.
India continues to strengthen its position as the preferred global hub for high-growth enterprises. The number of GCCs within this segment has grown nearly 2 times over the last 15 years, driven by the availability of engineering talent, scale-ready digital infrastructure, and an innovation-led ecosystem.
Private Equity–backed firms account for more than 64% of new GCCs established since 2020. These centers are tightly aligned to capability-building, often driving 50–60% efficiency gains, product velocity, and improved EBITDA outcomes.
Growth outlook: 1,200+ emerging enterprise GCCs by 2030
The segment is projected to grow at about 14% CAGR, with GCCs expected to cross 1,200+ by 2030. The momentum reflects demand for accelerated transformation, engineering ownership, and digital product innovation.
Technology and SaaS lead GCC adoption
While technology and SaaS companies account for 56% of emerging enterprise GCCs, highlighting India’s leadership in digital engineering and product-led capabilities, the model is rapidly diversifying, with growing adoption across Manufacturing & Industrial (10%), Telecom, Media & Entertainment (6%), and BFSI (5%). These sectors increasingly depend on India to run digital operations, modernization programs, and engineering-led transformation.
Geographic Leadership
Bengaluru is leading the growth while Hyderabad is gaining strong momentum. Bengaluru hosts over 205 GCCs and continues to attract major emerging enterprises seeking talent depth and innovation density. Hyderabad has emerged as one of the fastest-growing GCC destinations, driven by infrastructure readiness, progressive policies, and a rapidly expanding talent pool.
Non-metro cities now represent 14% of emerging enterprise GCCs. Cities like Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Trivandrum, Vizag, Jaipur, and Indore are gaining traction as high-quality, cost-effective talent hubs ideal for specialized, domain-led GCC teams.
Vikram Ahuja, Co-Founder, ANSR, said, “Emerging enterprises are redefining what it means to build a GCC. Their centers are lean, high-impact, and designed around digital engineering, data, AI, and core product capabilities, enabling global outcomes with remarkable agility. Unlike traditional large-scale models, their focus isn’t on size, but on capability creation, differentiation, and time-to-value. This democratization of the GCC model signals the next phase of India’s evolution as the world’s preferred destination for global capability. Innovation and impact are no longer defined by scale, but by intent, architecture, and execution and emerging enterprises are proving that."