Japan × Maharashtra
Japan to Maharashtra, with confidence.
SHYFT° helps Japanese companies understand, enter and expand in Maharashtra — with the intelligence, local insight and trusted execution support to make confident, long-term decisions.
The corridor is already open
This is not a prediction — it is happening now. The question for Japanese leadership is no longer whether to look at India, but how to enter well.
Global Capability Centers already operating in Pune, from companies across 30+ countries.
KPMG, Pune GCC Report 2026New GCCs targeted by Maharashtra's GCC Policy 2025 — with capital, payroll and stamp-duty incentives for entrants.
Government of Maharashtra, 2025GCCs entered or expanded in Pune since 2024 alone — the fastest phase of growth in the city's history.
KPMG, 2026How we work
INTELLIGENCE
We tell you what is actually happening: which policies apply, where the demand is, what talent and land cost, and where the risks sit — before any money moves.
"Is Maharashtra right for us — and is now the time?"
STRATEGY
We turn research into your specific entry plan: Pune or Mumbai, GCC or partnership first, which incentives to pursue, and what the first twelve months look like.
"What exactly should our first step be?"
EXECUTION
We walk in with you: introductions to government, landowners, builders and operating partners — and we stay involved until it is running.
"Who do we trust — and who opens the doors?"
Where we focus
GCC ACCELERATOR
Your own engineering, technology or operations center in Pune — planned, positioned and connected to the state's incentives, talent and partners.
DATA CENTER PLATFORM
Land, power, connectivity, policy and partners — the full groundwork for digital infrastructure investment in one of India's fastest-growing data hubs.
INDIA-JAPAN PARTNERSHIPS
Structured channels between Japanese companies and Maharashtra's government, industry and capital — built on relationships, not cold introductions.
Already here
Entering Maharashtra is not a leap into the unknown. It is joining a corridor your peers have been quietly building for years.
Sources: Mizuho Financial Group newsroom, May 2026 · Embassy of Japan in India, business establishments list · company disclosures.
India–Japan Corridor · Live
Capital, engineering and trust now travel Pune ⇄ Tokyo every day. This July, the corridor comes to your door.
Tokyo · 27–31 July 2026
SHYFT° is bringing a delegation of Maharashtra's builders, landowners and infrastructure partners to Tokyo. You don't need to fly to India to explore India — one meeting, in your city, in your language.
Meet key stakeholders across Maharashtra’s GCC and data center ecosystem and explore where meaningful collaboration can begin.
A short note is enough — we will reply within two business days, in Japanese or English, and treat every conversation in strict confidence.
Request a meetingconnect@shyftintel.com · Japanese support
Your counterpart
“I spent twenty-five years learning how Japan decides.
Now I use it to make India feel less foreign.”
Trust is built through context.
Mandar Kulkarni spent over two decades in Japan in leadership and advisory roles with Gartner Consulting and Accenture Japan, working alongside Japanese CxOs on strategy, technology and market entry. He understands how Japanese companies weigh risk, build consensus and commit for the long term — and, as a Maharashtrian, he knows how his home state actually works: its government, its industry and its people. SHYFT° exists to stand in that gap, on your side.
Mandar KulkarniFounder & Managing Partner · Pune / Tokyo
Company overview
The essentials, plainly stated.
| Name | SHYFT° (SHYFT Intelligence) |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mandar Kulkarni — Founder & Managing Partner |
| Locations | Pune, India · Tokyo, Japan |
| Focus | Japan–Maharashtra market entry: Global Capability Centers, data centers & digital infrastructure, India–Japan partnerships |
| Languages | Japanese · English · Marathi · Hindi |
| Contact | connect@shyftintel.com |
