How BorderPlus is turning India’s talent surplus into a global workforce (opens the source in a new tab)
- Founded in 2025 by upGrad co-founder Mayank Kumar and Ayush Mathur, it trains nurses, matches them with overseas employers and handles visas, documentation and relocation.
- Germany is 90–95% of the business today; it is expanding into Japan and the Gulf, then plans English-speaking markets such as the US, UK, Australia and Canada.
- Employers pay about €8,000–12,000 per placement; candidates pay ₹10,000 for the first month and ₹1.9 lakh after screening. It raised $7 Mn last year.
- ~1,000
- placements, FY27
- €8–12K
- fee per placement
- 70%
- Indian candidates
Why it matters Ageing nations need workers and India has them. Done well, a talent surplus becomes careers abroad.
Other side Germany is 90–95% of the business, hiring cycles can run 15 months, and visa rules and attitudes to migrant workers can shift. A global platform, or a German nursing pipeline?
Source:Inc42 (free to read) ↗