US Companies Global Capability Center in Hyderabad

The standard and recommended structure for US companies is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary a Private Limited Company incorporated in India under the Companies Act 2013, 100% owned by the US Delaware parent entity. This is permitted under the FDI automatic route in technology and services sectors with no prior RBI approval required. Sansovi manages the full incorporation of private limited company in India including ROC filings, PAN/TAN, GST, FEMA compliance, and Delaware-to-India transfer pricing structure. Your first hires start via EOR while the entity completes registration in 45–60 days.

A 50-seat GCC in Hyderabad requires a Year 1 investment of approximately $300,000–$620,000, covering private limited company registration in India, workspace activation, EOR, HRMS, and founding team onboarding. Annual operating costs for a 100-seat GCC run $1.96–3.16M,  60–78% lower than equivalent San Francisco or New York operations. Telangana government incentives (rental subsidies, training reimbursements, power subsidies) can reduce Year 1 costs by a further 10–20%. SansoviGCC’s GCC Budget Calculator delivers a custom $-denominated model for your specific requirements.

Not immediately. SansoviGCC’s EOR service enables US companies to hire Indian employees in Hyderabad legally from Day 1, while the incorporation of a private limited company in India processes in the background (45–60 days). This removes the traditional 8–12 week hiring delay that most US companies face when entering India. Once registration completes, all EOR staff transfer cleanly to the owned private limited company in India with zero disruption. GCC setup in India and team scaling run simultaneously.

A wholly owned Private Limited Company in India gives US companies 100% ownership of all IP created by the Hyderabad team code, data, processes, and systems remain fully owned by the US parent. SansoviGCC builds IP assignment clauses into every employment contract, NDAs into every vendor agreement, and configures US HQ-controlled cloud environments from Day 1. India is a signatory to the Berne Convention, Paris Convention, and TRIPS Agreement IP law is enforceable and aligned with US standards. No IP is transferred to or shared with any third-party vendor.

Hyderabad offers three structural advantages for US companies: lower operating costs (office space 20–35% cheaper; talent CTC 10–15% lower than Bengaluru), stronger Telangana government incentives (rental subsidies, TS-iPASS fast-track approvals, T-AIM AI support unavailable in Karnataka), and lower attrition (9% vs 12–14% in Bengaluru). GCCs in Hyderabad represent the fastest-growing segment of India’s GCC landscape 35 of 85 new GCCs in 2025 chose Hyderabad. For BFSI, pharma, semiconductor, and cloud engineering GCCs specifically, Hyderabad’s specialised talent depth matches or exceeds Bengaluru.

With SansoviGCC’s EOR-parallel model, most US clients have a fully operational global capability center in Hyderabad legal entity registered, workspace active, and founding team onboarded within 90 days. EOR activates legal hiring in 72 hours while private limited company registration and TS-iPASS approvals run concurrently (45–60 days). For larger centres of 200+ seats or multi-function setups, 120–150 days is typical. GCC setup in India timeline and $-denominated cost model are provided in the first consultation at no charge.

Telangana offers a structured GCC incentive framework that SansoviGCC files and manages on behalf of all US GCC clients: TS-iPASS single-window approvals with fast-track 45-day processing; rental subsidies for qualifying GCCs for up to 5 years; training cost reimbursements for workforce upskilling expenses; power subsidies of up to ₹1/unit for 5 years; T-AIM support for AI-focused GCC operations. Most US companies entering Hyderabad without a specialist partner leave these incentives unclaimed. Sansovi’s advisory team ensures every applicable benefit is captured from Day 1.