Our Story - The Journey To Where We Are Today

Asking The Right Questions

  • The idea of EDGE was sown by asking the right questions and listening to the answers attentively
  • And the most challenging question in that space and time was how to connect a desired candidate to the apt job?
  • What did organizations need to support the change?

In Pursuit of Simplifying Talent Decisions

  • The quest to simplify these talent decisions helping companies and individuals spot opportunities and create possibilities, inspired our CEO, Arjun Pratap, to embark on this exciting but perilous journey
  • The first product prototype Jscore was built
  • Amidst the positive reviews, the drive to make the product better continued relentlessly

Gaining Value & Momentum

  • Soon, our Machine Learning algorithms with self-learning capabilities were introduced
  • During this phase, EDGE received overwhelming support from the National Skill Development Corporation of India (NSDC)
  • We gained recognition at the NASSCOM Product Conclave and received the TechHR Spotlight Award
  • And we’ve never looked back since then

The EDGE Graph

  • At the heart of all our products lies our ever-evolving Smart AI EDGE GraphTM - an astute knowledge graph
  • It has analyzed over 10 million job descriptions and 35 million candidate profiles

What We Believe

  • We believe in preaching what we practice
  • EDGE keeps its people at the core of all business decisions, and the same is reiterated through our array of talent management products. It is in our DNA
  • We strive for a ‘culture of performance’ wherein each one is responsible and accountable for their own work and performance and mentors one another
  • We firmly believe that we are nothing without the people we work with

The EDGE edge

  • Our values have helped us grow and sustain in the era of cut-throat competition
  • We have been fortunate enough to attract the right mix of talent across the entire gamut of the business
  • Today, we are a team of svelte, deep-rooted and incredibly talented professionals who are ready to take EDGE to the next level

Creating Value

  • NASSCOM Product Conclave and the TechHR Spotlight Award
  • Recognized as Best Innovative Partner by Wipro
  • Recognized as Preferred Recruitment Partner by HCL
  • Ranked among fastest growing tech company on the Deloitte Technology Fast50 India
  • Listed in Gartner Hype Cycle for Human Capital Management Software
  • Mentioned as one of the top ten Indian Undiscovered Startups by Equidam
  • Part of Microsoft’s Scaleup Program

Recognitions

  • Ranked #25 fastest growing tech company on the Deloitte Technology Fast50 India
  • UK’s India Emerging 20 (IE20) launched by the Mayor of London
  • The Best of Show’ Award at NVIDIA’s Emerging Companies Summit
  • NASSCOM Emerge50 – League of 10
  • Selected for the 4th Class of Google Accelerator Program
  • Named A Cool Vendor by Gartner
  • Unanimously made it to the Startup50 Award winners list
  • Awarded Amazon AI Award
  • Featured among Most Innovative AI Startups in India

Our Leadership.

Arjun Pratap

Arjun Pratap

Founder & CEO

Worked with tech organizations like SpeedERA Networks and Akamai Technologies Under his leadership, EDGE Networks raised its ‘Series A’ funding, and has been awarded numerous accolades in the field of HR tech.

Jacob Chandy Varghese

Jacob Chandy Varghese

Head of Product & Engineering

Has over two decades of global experience in Product Engineering leadership roles.

Rahul Kulhari

Rahul Kulhari

Co-Founder & Head of Data Science

He has been with EDGE for almost a decade now. His growth from an intern-DS to his present position is nothing less than inspirational. Rahul has delivered data-driven decisions using Metrics and AI engines to create high-impact value across EDGE product lines.

Shreekant Bhoot

Shreekant Bhoot

Head of Finance

A senior Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience in the services, manufacturing, and finance sectors. Has worked for industry leaders like LG, Bausch & Lomb, Jindal Steel, and Infosys.

Supriya Rangaswamy

Supriya Rangaswamy

Head of Human Resources

With over 15 years of experience, she has built multiple high performing teams across varied organisations. A dynamic professional, Supriya has established and transformed niche, high-risk business operations end-to-end successfully.

Vijay Kumar

Vijay Kumar

Chief Information Security Officer

A multifaceted individual, Vijay is a marathon runner, tech enthusiast & prolific inventor with 16 US patents in cyber security & SMAC. The Founder & CEO of DigiFortex, he has 20+ years of experience in cyber security, having worked with notable organizations like McAfee, Wipro, Adobe, Oracle, TiVo, and start-ups across Indian & Israeli security.

Mahalakshmi Satish Hipparagi

Mahalakshmi Satish Hipparagi

Head of Sales

A seasoned sales professional, Mahalakshmi brings 14 years of expertise to EDGE. Known for driving GTM initiatives, fostering revenue growth, and adeptly managing P&L, she stands as a proven performer and leader. She is deeply committed to cultivate a culture of growth, foster innovation, and implement best-in-class business strategies within emerging scale-ups and ventures powered by AI.

Our Advisory Board.

Deb Deep Sengupta

Deb Deep Sengupta

President and Chief Revenue Officer - Cloud4C. An entrepreneur, investor, board member… Deep adorns many hats. With over 25 years of experience driving enterprise-wide transformation and leadership, he has been pivotal in establishing SAP’s legacy on Prem software business to a market leadership position in Cloud (SaaS) in South Asia. Deb Deep is helping EDGE in building an effective and successful GTM strategy.

Sanjay Manchanda

Sanjay Manchanda

Sanjay excels at marketing strategy, influencing key stakeholders and leading teams, an accomplished entrepreneur, product, and marketing veteran. He currently leads Marketing at Chargebee; a rocket ship ranked #1 among all finance products in 2021. His inputs on product and platform innovations, are key for EDGE’s growth

Ravi Gururaj

Ravi Gururaj

A serial entrepreneur, ecosystem evangelist, angel investor and mentor to numerous entrepreneurs, Ravi is the Founder and CEO of QikPod, where he is building a nationwide network of parcel delivery lockers in partnership with top tier investors and strategic industry partners. His support to EDGE in making it a great quality product company is invaluable.

Raj Chinai

Raj Chinai

Raj excels at financial advisory, real estate and wealth management. He currently leads LCR Capital Partners, a U.S.-based private investment and advisory services firm, where he primarily focuses on helping families globally secure access to alternative investment opportunities in the US and Europe.

EDGE In News.

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EDGE is an AI-based HR tech startup that helps in talent management and modulation of employees in the IT services and banking sector.
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Aparna Devi Moola On How AI Systems At EdGE Networks Make Hiring More Inclusive
Aparna Devi Moola is a senior communications and marketing professional with over 19 years of experience.
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AI and technology are going to become a part of the recruitment process. Here’s a look at how this is going to be a gamechanger for the HR function
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The modern business world is very competitive. And to stay on top of their game, HR professionals need to make insightful business decisions.
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From hiring to managing attrition, how tech is tackling knotty HR problems
As the churn deepens in India's IT sector, firms big and small are worried about rising hiring costs and fast attrition across most engineering based roles

EDGE In Media.

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Future of Artificial Intelligence | Arjun Pratap | TEDxSMIT
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Arjun Pratap, founder & CEO of EDGE, at BW HR Strategy Conclave Dec 2017

Brands We Work With.

Enterprises in IT Services, BFSI

Wipro
Virtusa
UST Global
HCL Tech
Unisys
Mercedes-Benz
Wipro

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