FirstRain, a personal business analytics company providing solutions for enterprise sales and marketing has said that it plans to grow its operations in India by over 100% in the next two years in order to continue to drive rapid technology innovation, deliver breakthrough mobile apps, and support the requirements of its Fortune 500 customers.
Head quartered in Silicon Valley, FirstRain continues to strengthen its Gurgaon office as an R&D hub and views its investment in its India facility and employees as a critical element to further its leadership in the personal business analytics market.
Announcing the plans, Penny Herscher, President & CEO, FirstRain said, “The rapid growth of the India analytics market is leading to an expansion of the talent pool by over 30-40% each year. The FirstRain India team is a core part of developing, enhancing and maintaining our Personal Business Analytics platform and gives us a vital competitive advantage.”
“Many of FirstRain’s technology patents are co-authored by engineers in our Gurgaon R&D centre and in our headquarters at San Mateo, California and it illustrates the incredible collaborative ethos of the two offices,” added Herscher.
While so many firms are simply outsourcing their development to India, FirstRain continues to leverage the technical expertise of our R&D leaders located in India to help create optimal personal business analytics solutions for global Fortune 500 customers.
“We are excited and prepared for this next phase of growth in India,”Aparna Gupta, Managing Director, FirstRain India added.
Within the last year, FirstRain experienced more than 230% year-over-year top-line growth, a 40% rise in personalized views from existing users, a 50% increase in companies users can get insights on, and significant new analytics innovation including a suite of enhanced mobile apps. Also company has increased headcount by 50% in its U.S. operations.
