Hyderabad is an emerging technology hub, and that’s no accident: The state actively promotes the development and adoption of advanced technologies, like AI and blockchain. Now, the city hosts some of the largest tech companies in the world. We’ve rounded up the ones you should know.
Top Multinational Companies in Hyderabad to Know
- Microsoft
- Salesforce
- Freshworks
- Yext
- Qualcomm
Top Multinational Companies in Hyderabad
Microsoft is one of the largest technology companies in the world, and it runs a development campus in Hyderabad. The company is most known for its productivity and email software, but its other products include personal computers, gaming consoles and most recently, a generative AI platform for text and images.
TransUnion aims to support global commerce through a range of solutions for consumers and businesses. Its offerings include a continuous credit monitoring service and analytics tools that enable businesses to make data-driven decisions. The company has a significant presence in the Asia-Pacific region, with multiple offices in India, including a Hyderabad location.
Freshworks develops AI-enabled workplace software. Its products include chatbots, automated marketing software, CRM platforms and AI customer ticking solutions. Freshworks was founded in Chennai in 2010 but relocated to California shortly before its initial public offering, or IPO.
Boasting over 100 global offices, Salesforce is a trusted name in software products. Its popular customer relationship management, or CRM, platform is used by various companies worldwide occupying market share in tech, marketing, e-commerce and other sectors. Salesforce is headquartered in Silicon Valley but says its Hyderabad office is a crucial contributor to its CRM platform.
Tata Consultancy Services is a global IT consulting firm providing business, engineering and technology solutions to clients in 55 countries. The company serves businesses in the banking, healthcare, utilities, media, capital markets and insurance industries. TCS’ Learning and Development Center in Hyderabad trains more than 6,000 professionals each year.
Qualcomm develops semiconductors and is responsible for creating the popular Snapdragon mobile processor. The Snapdragon processor is a system-on-a-chip, or SoC, component found in high-end laptops, mobile phones and virtual reality goggles. Qualcomm also develops semiconductors for smart home appliances, automobiles, cameras and Bluetooth devices. The company has three locations in Hyderabad.
Global professional services company Accenture helps its clients with strategy, consulting, technology, operations, digital transformation and industry-specific consulting. It operates in more than 120 companies around the world. Accenture opened an Innovation Hub in Hyderabad in 2020, where clients can imagine, prototype and scale industry-disrupting products and services.
Warner Bros. Discovery is one of the world’s largest entertainment and media conglomerates. It owns and operates brands and channels like CNN and HBO, as well as movie, television and game production studios.The company distributes its media to over 200 countries throughout the globe.
Tech and computing giant IBM provides software, hardware, consulting and infrastructure services. Its clients include government and corporate entities in more than 175 countries. IBM opened a new Business Process Operations facility in Hyderabad in 2021, part of the company’s plans to expand its Indian presence.
Wipro is a global IT, consulting and business process services company. It helps clients adapt to the digital world using cognitive computing, analytics, robotics, hyper-automation and emerging technologies. The Indian company’s headquarters is in Bangalore, with additional locations across India and around the world.
Organizations across industries like retail, financial services, healthcare and energy use ServiceNow’s AI-powered technology to drive productivity throughout their operations. The company offers solutions that enable automated processes across business areas like employee experience, customer service and cybersecurity.
Yext uses artificial intelligence to power its presence platform, which aims to help multi-location brands learn about user engagement and deliver consistent digital experiences to customers. Various organizations have consistently recognized Yext as one of the best places to work.
Pharmaceutical company Novartis develops and markets medicines that reach more than 250 million people around the world. It maintains a drug development center, a technical R&D center and a digital innovation hub in Hyderabad. The Swiss company has had a presence in India since 1947 and currently employs more than 8,000 people in the country.
