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Square Yards: Geographic Expansion
Square Yards reported strong 48% revenue growth to Rs 2,086 crore with 88% revenue from India, suggesting potential for international expansion given growth trajectory
Source: Economic Times India
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 113.7 (Hot), up 13.7 on the prior month; Asia hiring signal is running rising (+3.8pts).
Square Yards: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 2 tracked across 53 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
MitchelLake in this thematic
Also at Square Yards →
More signals across Asia
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Flipkart →Flipkart has crossed 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers in India as it scales quick-commerce operations, signaling aggressive market consolidation and logistics infrastructure build-out
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Austal →Handover of Dory 2 vessel to Degage Group marks evolution and operational progression of Austal Vietnam operations
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Trafalgar Releasing →Trafalgar Releasing, a U.K.-based event cinema distributor, has established a dedicated Korean subsidiary (Trafalgar Korea) and appointed Sokyung Jung as head of acquisitions for Asia, based in Seoul. This represents the company's first substantive hire and operational footprint in Asia.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Gate →Gate officially launched Korean stock trading services, expanding its global multi-asset platform to cover Korea Exchange (KRX) stocks alongside existing U.S. and Hong Kong offerings. Initial launch covers top 1,000 KRX-listed stocks by market cap.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Optro →Optro (formerly AuditBoard), an AI-powered GRC platform trusted by more than half of the Fortune 500, is establishing a Singapore hub to serve APAC enterprises, introducing the region's first fully automated controls testing capability.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Wonderful →Netherlands-based AI enterprise platform company Wonderful is expanding Singapore operations and appointed Alexander Kleinberg (ex-Google, Facebook/Meta, Twitter/X) as General Manager, Singapore. Positioning focuses on helping enterprises move AI adoption beyond pilot projects through locally deployed teams, regulatory compliance support, and governance frameworks.
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