Utiva, the AI-powered global workforce platform connecting companies to talent across emerging markets, has been selected into the prestigious Techstars accelerator program, marking a major milestone in the company’s evolution from talent development to global hiring infrastructure.
Over the past few years, Utiva has built one of the fastest-growing talent development ecosystems across emerging markets, training more than 200,000 professionals across 39 countries and partnering with over 500 enterprises to upskill their workforce.
But as the company worked closely with businesses, a deeper problem became clear: while companies could train talent, hiring and managing that talent across borders remained fragmented, expensive, and operationally complex.
Today, companies often rely on multiple vendors and tools for sourcing, compliance, payroll, and talent management when hiring internationally—creating barriers that prevent many organizations from accessing global talent. Utiva is solving this problem
The company has built an AI-powered global workforce operating system that combines talent sourcing, assessments, compliance, cross-border payroll, and continuous upskilling into a single platform.
This allows companies to move beyond fragmented hiring processes and instead build distributed global teams through a unified infrastructure.
“The biggest challenge in global hiring isn’t talent—it’s infrastructure,” said Eyitayo Ogunmola, Founder and CEO of Utiva.
“Millions of skilled professionals exist around the world, but companies struggle to access them because hiring across borders is still complex. We are building the infrastructure that makes global hiring as simple as hiring locally.”
Unlike traditional recruitment firms or payroll providers that focus on only one part of the hiring process, Utiva supports the entire workforce lifecycle—from upskilling talent to hiring them globally and managing payroll and compliance after placement.
This evolution positions Utiva as a global workforce infrastructure platform, helping companies unlock talent across borders while enabling professionals in emerging markets to access global opportunities.
With its selection into Techstars, Utiva will gain access to a global network of mentors, investors, and operators to accelerate the growth of its hiring and payroll infrastructure.
The company plans to use the program to deepen its AI capabilities, expand its global payroll rails, and scale partnerships with employers across the United States, the United Kingdom, and other global markets.
As companies increasingly adopt distributed teams and borderless hiring models, Utiva is positioning itself as the infrastructure layer powering the next generation of global work.
