Upgrad’s Mayank Kumar and Oyo’s Ayush Mathur launch BorderPlus
Mayank Kumar, cofounder of edtech company Upgrad and Ayush Mathur, formerly president, Europe at hospitality and traveltech firm OYO have come together as cofounders to launch BorderPlus, a talent mobility platform dedicated to connecting blue-collar workers with global opportunities.
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Reuniting after more than a decade since their time at the Parthenon Group, the duo has joined hands to redefine cross-border mobility, starting with the Healthcare sector in Germany.
BorderPlus will initially focus on identifying global opportunities within healthcare and building streamlined processes. Powered by a proprietary tech platform, the company aims to facilitate language practice through interactive spoken exchanges while simplifying the complexities of international recruitment. The latter phase of expansion will involve hospitality, retail, teaching, construction and logistics. It will also explore new geographies beyond Germany after 6-8 months into operations with regions like US, UK, ANZ, Canada, Europe 1, Europe 2, and Japan, South Korea, etc.
With Kevin Shah spearheading demand, Praniti Lal and Radnyee Naik bringing deep language expertise, and Subhendu Chandra leading supply, the team will focus on tackling global workforce challenges and bridging the gap between talent and opportunity.
“Ayush and I share a vision to unlock
