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Hyderabad | 7 November 2025: As the global demand for connected, intelligent, and experience-driven platforms accelerates, StarRez – a leading organization in student housing software – has chosen Hyderabad as its newest frontier for innovation. With the launch of its Global Innovation Hub in India, StarRez marks a defining moment in its journey toward reimagining how technology transforms community and campus living worldwide.
The new Hyderabad Hub will serve as a launchpad for AI-driven innovation, data intelligence, and product engineering excellence, anchoring India’s growing influence as a hub for enterprise-grade SaaS and digital transformation.
Building a Global Engine for AI-Enabled SaaS
StarRez’s expansion to India is more than a geographic milestone, it is a strategic commitment to scale global innovation through talent and technology. The Hyderabad Hub will bring together world-class product and technology teams, focusing on next-generation capabilities in:
- AI and GenAI-powered insights for student and resident engagement
- Modern SaaS architectures built on a Microsoft .NET cloud stack
- API-driven design, data integration, and automation for operational scalability
- Advanced privacy and cybersecurity frameworks supporting multi-region deployments
Backed by Vista Equity Partners, StarRez plans to grow its India team from 40+ to over 200 professionals, developing new products, leading global feature releases, and playing a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s long-term technology roadmap.
“Our new Hub for Innovation in Hyderabad will be home to some of the best product and technology talent, driving innovation through GenAI, analytics, and automation… With India now part of our innovation network, we are poised to accelerate our mission of creating seamless, intelligent experiences for students and residents across the globe” – said Travis Knipe, Executive Chairman, StarRez.
Hyderabad: The Epicentre of Digital and SaaS Growth
Over the past two years, Hyderabad has emerged as one of India’s most powerful magnets for global digital investments. With organizations like Netflix, Vanguard, Orbia, and now StarRez choosing the city for their Global Capability and Innovation Centres, Hyderabad continues to reinforce its position as a tech-forward ecosystem – combining infrastructure, policy support, and an exceptional talent base.
StarRez joins this expanding global cohort, leveraging Hyderabad’s convergence of product engineering expertise and innovation culture to deliver advanced SaaS capabilities that redefine the student housing and community management experience.
Redefining Student Housing Through Technology
StarRez’s unified, cloud-native SaaS platform currently serves:
- 1,100+ institutions and 2,000+ properties globally
- 3 million+ residents annually, across student housing, universities, and community living environments
Through this expansion, StarRez India will help accelerate new modules in AI-led personalization, resident wellness tracking, dynamic revenue optimization, and connected housing experiences – enabling education and housing providers to deliver smarter, data-driven decision-making.
The company’s integrated architecture, built on modern API frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, will allow faster deployment, real-time updates, and seamless scalability for institutions worldwide.
Collaboration at the Core
StarRez’s culture emphasizes collaboration over silos. The Hyderabad teams will work in tandem with peers across the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia, engaging in shared product sprints, global roadmap sessions, and customer-centric innovation challenges. This interconnected approach ensures that innovation remains continuous, collective, and globally aligned.
For India’s engineering community, the hub opens unprecedented opportunities – not just to participate in digital transformation, but to lead global product innovation that impacts millions of users across continents.
Shaping the Future of Global SaaS from India
StarRez’s Hyderabad launch is another clear signal that India has become the innovation backbone of global SaaS and digital enterprises. The country’s blend of scale, skill, and strategic agility is enabling companies to transform faster, innovate deeper, and deliver intelligent digital experiences across markets.
By combining global ambition with Indian engineering excellence, StarRez is setting the stage for a new era of AI-enabled, cloud-native SaaS transformation – where innovation begins in Hyderabad and echoes worldwide.
