Trusted by Top AI Startups to Scale with India

We incubate modern GCCs that unite product, GTM, and customer success in India, so AI founders can execute at the pace of innovation

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About csfirst

csfirst is purpose-built to make a difference in startups’ growth and valuation. For over a decade, we’ve helped Silicon Valley AI, Semiconductor, and SaaS startups build and scale India-based Global Capability Centers (GCCs).

We're driving faster product innovation, accelerating GTM execution and transforming teams into Centers of Excellence.

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Why We're Different

Entrepreneurial Leadership

We execute your vision with the mindset of your co-founder

Entrepreneurial Leadership

We execute your vision with the mindset of your co-founder

Entrepreneurial Leadership

We execute your vision with the mindset of your co-founder

Built to Perform

Self-driven, hardworking startup team, handpicked through your vetting process, powered by a modern, flexible and creative work environment.

Built to Perform

Self-driven, hardworking startup team, handpicked through your vetting process, powered by a modern, flexible and creative work environment.

Built to Perform

Self-driven, hardworking startup team, handpicked through your vetting process, powered by a modern, flexible and creative work environment.

Your DNA, no compromises

Your team will function as an extension of you, build with your culture, process and value.

Your DNA, no compromises

Your team will function as an extension of you, build with your culture, process and value.

Your DNA, no compromises

Your team will function as an extension of you, build with your culture, process and value.

Scale as your Grow

Optimized for fast growth and market expansion, with a seamless path to full ownership.

Scale as your Grow

Optimized for fast growth and market expansion, with a seamless path to full ownership.

Scale as your Grow

Optimized for fast growth and market expansion, with a seamless path to full ownership.

Synergized Growth

Scaling Customer Success, Sales and Product Development in sync.

Synergized Growth

Scaling Customer Success, Sales and Product Development in sync.

Synergized Growth

Scaling Customer Success, Sales and Product Development in sync.

Extremely Personal

We will bring you along each stage of the journey, ensuring maximum satisfaction

Extremely Personal

We will bring you along each stage of the journey, ensuring maximum satisfaction

Extremely Personal

We will bring you along each stage of the journey, ensuring maximum satisfaction

You're in good company

See what founders who've worked with us have to say
See what founders who've worked with us have to say

Sherry Wei

Founder @ aviatrix.com

"Our partnership with csfirst unlocked a smart, scalable and cost-effective way to grow across functions! 20% of new customers came from India in first year of our sales!!"

Sherry Wei

Founder at Aviatrix

"Our partnership with csfirst unlocked a smart, scalable and cost-effective way to grow across functions! 20% of new customers came from India in first year of our sales!!"

Sherry Wei

Founder @ aviatrix.com

"Our partnership with csfirst unlocked a smart, scalable and cost-effective way to grow across functions! 20% of new customers came from India in first year of our sales!!"

Bibhrajit Halder

Founder at SafeAI Inc.

“Finding strong deep learning AI talent in the U.S. was tough. csfirst came in with hands-on leadership with founder’s mindset and built our India perception team in 6 months. It became core to our autonomy stack.”

Bibhrajit Halder

Founder at SafeAI Inc.

“Finding strong deep learning AI talent in the U.S. was tough. csfirst came in with hands-on leadership with founder’s mindset and built our India perception team in 6 months. It became core to our autonomy stack.”

Unified Growth Strategy

By incubating Customer Success, Sales and Product Development together in India, startups unlock a unified engine for global expansion, accelerated product cycles, and customer-led innovation, while staying lean and cost-efficient.

Product Development

Sales

Customer Success

Product Development

AI-Driven Product Development Speed
Move at the speed of rapid iteration cycles driven by real-world usage and GTM feedback

Scalable, High-Quality Engineering

Build and optimize AI-powered features with top-tier India-based talent.

Reliable Delivery & QA

Ensure smooth, production-ready releases with integrated QA and regression coverage.

Product Development

Sales

Customer Success

Product Development

AI-Driven Product Development Speed
Move at the speed of rapid iteration cycles driven by real-world usage and GTM feedback

Scalable, High-Quality Engineering

Build and optimize AI-powered features with top-tier India-based talent.

Reliable Delivery & QA

Ensure smooth, production-ready releases with integrated QA and regression coverage.

How it Works

Your journey with us is like building your own India operation, only faster, risk-free, and backed by proven playbooks.

0 - 6 Months

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Incubate

Establish Foundation

We understand your product needs and team function, and develop a strategic hiring solution together.

Build Core Team

We hire exceptional candidates who function as an extension of your team.

Launch Focused Pilot

Select a focus area and prove value.

12 - 18 Months

6 - 12 Months

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Excel

Scale

Optimization
Strengthen Capabilities

We scale teams with efficiency, speed, and consistency, known to build high-performing centers of excellence (CoE)

Deepen the initial function with more ownership and expertise. Expand team as required.

Driving Innovation
Expand into Adjacent Areas

With a strong knowledge base of best practices and tools, we drive innovation through exploration.

We will help the team grow into GTM, Product or CS

Cross Functional Excellence

Grow GTM capabilities across both Sales and Customer Success.

12 - 18 Months

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Excel

Optimization

We scale our team with efficiency, speed and consistency known to build high performing centers of excellence (CoE)

Driving Innovation

With a strong knowledge base of best practices and tools, we drive innovation through exploration.

6 - 12 Months

02

Scale

Strengthen Capabilities

Deepen the initial function with more ownership and expertise. Expand team as required.

Expand into Adjacent Areas

We will help the team grow into GTM, Product or CS

Cross Functional Excellence

Grow GTM capabilities across both Sales and Customer Success.

18+ Months

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Transfer (Optional)

Enable Long Term Ownership

We support through transition of CoEs to in-house leadership with structured knowledge transfer

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