37 Multinational Companies in India to Know

India’s economy is booming and attracting businesses from all over the world. These are the ones to watch.

Written by Abel Rodriguez
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UPDATED BY
Margo Steines | Oct 28, 2024

India has grown into one of the top hubs for international commerce and tech development, as seen by its recent success in landing a shuttle on the moon. The country is also essential to the semiconductor supply chain. This growth comes from years of investment in tech and innovation, like when the country collaborated with AWS to build a quantum computing lab. 

Years of investment and high growth have also attracted foreign tech and non-tech companies to India; below are some of the top ones to know about. 

Top Multinational Companies in India to Know

  • Toast
  • Mondelēz International
  • Course Hero
  • Clari
  • IMC Trading
  • ZocDoc
  • SailPoint

 

Top Multinational Companies in India

IMC Trading is an international company merging tech and financial markets. With years of experience, it develops software to help traders buy and sell stocks on different exchanges and to facilitate the market-making process. In 2021, it opened an office in Mumbai.

 

Cin7 is a software company that makes products for managing inventory. Used by retail and wholesale businesses, its cloud-based products allow a variety of commerce models to keep real-time tabs on exactly what is where, with the primary aim of making products available to consumers on demand. Cin7 software integrates with Shopify and QuickBooks for seamless e-commerce use. The Denver-based firm maintains an office in India. 

 

Dotdash Meredith is an international media conglomerate, responsible for publishing content in digital and print outlets that are consumed all over the world. It is the biggest publisher of digital and print media in the United States and its titles include People, Simply Recipes and the Verywell portfolio of publications. The company has an Indian operations hub based in Bangalore.

 

Nestlé is the parent company of Nescafe Coffee, Kit Kat, Maggi and other sweet and savory treats. The company is one of the largest food manufacturers in the world and relies heavily on India for all aspects of its business. Nestlé employs for various roles, including marketing, supply chain and IT. 

 

Mondelēz International is a food and beverage company that invests heavily in its tech infrastructure. It hires software developers, cloud engineers and data analysts, among other tech roles, and has offices in various countries, including India. Despite its tech focus, Mondelēz International is most known for manufacturing beloved snacks like Oreos, Sour Patch Kids and Trident gum.  

 

Navan is a travel and expense management platform that offers tools for businesses to efficiently manage corporate travel and employee spending. The platform includes features like automated reconciliation, international reimbursements and an intuitive booking interface, all designed to save time and reduce costs. Navan is hiring in Gurugram and Bengaluru.

 

Qualtrics develops HR software to measure employee and customer experiences. Its Experience Management Platform collects data from multiple sources and uncovers sentiment and feedback on how people use specific products or services. Qualtrics also provides in-depth market research using the data it collects. 

 

Known for its frozen fries, McCain Foods also offers a diverse range of products through its brands Van Geloven and Infinity Foods. The company’s global team of over 20,000 employees operates in more than 50 production facilities, delivering quality food products to customers in over 160 countries. McCain Foods leverages digital technology to enhance efficiency and sustainability across its operations. The company actively hires for a wide range of roles throughout India.

 

CSC is a multinational consultancy and software company that makes digital technology products for tax compliance and strategy, cybersecurity and global capital markets. Its comprehensive portfolio of products and services includes support for mergers and acquisitions, private credit and direct lending, commercial real estate and project financing. The company’s base in India allows it to pull from the country’s deep well of IT talent. 

 

Cencora is a global pharma-adjacent firm that offers business, supply chain and distribution services to entities in the healthcare and pharmaceutical space. It conducts pharmaceutical research, provides wholesale drug sourcing and distribution and markets software products for business solutions within the pharma sector. Cencora’s India operations base is in Pune, where it has many open IT roles. 

 

Tufin makes cloud-based software products for cybersecurity, which are used to create and automate security processes within IT networks. By providing firewall management, network segmentation, compliance automation and risk assessment, it offers an end-to-end solution to the question of how to maintain a secure and functional network. In India, Tufin’s headquarters are in Gurugram

 

Salesforce develops enterprise software for corporate environments. Its most popular products are its CRM platform and Slack communication app, which help businesses interact with clients and coworkers.

 

Adobe is known for its creative software, which photographers and video editors use. However, it has developed useful GenAI features that aim to work seamlessly in its products and can generate image assets. Adobe has five offices across India, in cities like Bangalore, Noida and Mumbai. 

 

Global fintech firm Enfusion provides SaaS products that assist buy-side professionals and finance offices in investment management. Serving traders, portfolio managers, CFOs and accountants, it offers direct consulting as well as managed software services to augment its SaaS product line, and is investing in large-scale technology hires across its India offices as part of a rapid growth phase.

 

Arm develops semiconductors for consumer products like laptops, smartphones and wearable devices. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom but has an office in Bangalore. The Bangalore office is tech-focused and employs engineers, data analysts and other technical experts.  

 

Global media and entertainment company Warner Bros. Discovery has an India Innovation Hub made up of engineers and other technologists who develop solutions to support a product portfolio that includes streaming technology. It encompasses office locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune.

 

Motive Technologies creates software designed to enhance safety, efficiency and profitability across sectors including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, and delivery. While the company’s main office in India is located in Bengaluru, it also has offices in the United States, Mexico and Taiwan.

 

Clari develops software for sales and revenue teams. Its AI-powered platform optimizes revenue strategy while simultaneously spotting risks and pipeline opportunities. By providing a holistic view of the revenue process, Clari’s software aims to improve client efficiency. Clari is headquartered in the United States but runs an office in Bangalore.  

 

SailPoint is a cybersecurity company that leverages AI to provide identity solutions and mitigate risk. Its various products enable businesses to manage system and application permissions across their organization and network. Since launching, SailPoint has worked with world governments and healthcare organizations and expanded beyond its U.S. headquarters. 

 

Adyen is a fintech platform that allows companies such as Meta, Uber, Spotify and L’Oréal to manage online, mobile and in-store payments, as well as risk management, from a single location. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Adyen operates globally, supporting its team in 27 offices around the world. Its India office is located in Bengaluru. 

 

LogicMonitor’s platform provides complete visibility to cloud-based networks. The SaaS product monitors everything from computer applications to cloud networks and databases, enabling clients to optimize IT systems or troubleshoot issues before they occur. 

 

EDB’s database management software is based on the PostgreSQL database. Its products function by augmenting the PostgreSQL capacities to enterprise scale, such that large companies can use the platform without productivity disruptions or other scaling issues. The company has global offices, including a hub in Pune.

 

Reorg generates credit intelligence, data and analytics, which are used by financial and legal services providers to guide their investment choices. The company uses proprietary-data-gathering techniques to bring critical information to its platform, where the data is then analyzed and shared with clients in the form of an editorial report. From there, clients can glean direct insights that support their work in private credit and leveraged finance. The company has a presence in India, where it focuses on the private credit ecosystem. 

 

Course Hero is an edtech company that helps students study various subjects. The platform features useful learning tools like grammar checkers and proofreaders. Students can also access study guides, practice exams and homework help for their particular classes. 

 

Toast develops tech for the restaurant industry. Its business intelligence platform combines software and hardware like point-of-sale solutions and self-ordering kiosks into a fluid system that simplifies restaurant operations. Toast has offices in Chennai and Bangalore

 

ZocDoc’s digital platform helps patients find medical providers in their insurance network and schedule appointments. It also develops software that enables clinics to provide telehealth services and replace pen-and-paper intake forms with digital ones. 

 

Envoy Global is an international immigration services firm dedicated to streamlining the process of hiring and managing global talent by integrating legal expertise with technology. With its main office in Hyderabad and an additional office in Chicago, Envoy Global offers its team a flexible schedule that blends remote and on-site work.

 

Tata Consultancy Services, or TCS, is a domestic consulting company with offices in New York and California. TCS is one of the largest tech employers in India and has a track record of helping companies develop new products and software. 

 

The Kraft Heinz Company is an international enterprise food and beverage company that makes packaged goods. Its products, like Heinz Ketchup and Kraft Mac & Cheese, are household names. The company’s global network of product development, manufacturing, packaging and distribution channels includes an operations center in Gujarat, India.  

 

SmartBear has a range of software testing and monitoring solutions that developers use to support building and maintenance of high-performing digital products. For example, the company’s SwaggerHub offering provides engineering teams with tools intended to streamline workflows for developing and designing APIs.

 

Citadel helps public and private institutions discern the most effective uses of capital to generate superior long-term returns. The investment firm works to capture undiscovered market opportunities in sectors across the globe and operates an office in Gurugram.

 

Procter & Gamble is an American consumer goods company and parent company of popular brands like Tide, Gillette and Herbal Essences. The company has a large operation base in India and produces over-the-counter vitamins, minerals and supplements for consumers. Its health products arose from an earlier acquisition of a consumer health company. 

 

Coca-Cola is iconic for its red branding and signature taste but it’s also a global company with factories and corporate offices in India. Besides its signature beverages, Coca-Cola manufactures popular Indian drinks such as Limca and Maaza.

 

Crowdstrike is a cloud-native cybersecurity company with offices in Bangalore, Delhi, and Pune. Its platform provides comprehensive security solutions that actively defend networks against breaches and respond in the event of a cyberattack. Crowdstrike also provides consulting services to help clients develop strategic security protocols. 

 

Unilever is a food and consumer goods company headquartered in London. It employs over 18,000 people in India and produces products for brands like Dove and Persil. While it is mainly known for its manufacturing prowess, it also employs logistics, data and other tech specialists. 

 

HCL Technologies is an American software and semiconductor company. Its primary focus is helping clients adapt to the digital age, and it has a track record of developing AI platforms, SaaS products,and bespoke chipsets. HCL Technologies also recently invested in semiconductor labs, which are crucial components in AI development. 

 

Zynga is a game development company with an office in Bangalore and remote positions throughout India. The company focuses on mobile games and is the creator behind FarmVille3 and several licensed intellectual property games, such as Harry Potter Puzzles and Spells and Game of Thrones Slot Casino

 

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Rose Velazquez, Mia Goulart and Sara B.T. Thiel contributed reporting to this story.

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