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EkaSetu

The Workforce Bridge PlatformAbout

One bridge for your entire workforce.

EkaSetu is workforce software for IT staffing and consulting firms: the back office after the placement, on one connected record.

A note from the founder

Why EkaSetu exists.

I'm Geethamanikanta Jakka (Mani to most people), and I'm building EkaSetu. My background is in software.

The idea came from a simple gap. General HR platforms aren't built for how staffing firms work: vendor chains, client approvals, bill and pay rates on the same placement. Staffing software is built mainly around recruiting, which ends on the day the back-office work begins.

So the back office runs across separate tools: one for recruiting, email and spreadsheets for timesheets and approvals, another system for invoicing and payroll, and a separate list for visa, I-9 and insurance dates. None of them share a record, so people spend their week moving numbers between systems and checking that they agree.

EkaSetu puts that work on one placement record. Today it runs placements, timesheet approvals from email, invoicing, vendor bill checks, margin, compliance dates and payroll preparation. Running payroll and the wider workforce picture are where we're headed, and this site marks clearly what runs today and what is planned.

EkaSetu is new, and I'm onboarding our first firms myself. If your back office works the way I've described, I'd like to see how you run it today.

— Geethamanikanta (Mani) Jakka, Founder

The name

EkaSetu

एकसेतु

Sanskrit: eka, one, and setu, bridge. One bridge between a firm’s people, clients, vendors, time, billing and compliance. Said eh-ka-SAY-too.

How we work

Plain about what exists.

  • Status labels say what is built

    Every capability on this site is marked Available, Coming soon, Planned, Practice mode or Switched on per company, checked against the product.

  • Sample data is invented

    Acme Consulting, Northwind Health and every person in the examples and screenshots are made up. There are no customer logos or testimonials here.

  • Pricing is agreed per firm

    During early access the price is agreed with each firm from its size and the suites it needs. Published pricing will follow later.

  • Your data stays yours

    Each company sees only its own records, and its owner can export the company's data at any time, with a documented format.

How data is protected today, and what is still planned, is on the security page.

Today, planned, and where EkaSetu is going

What it does now, and what comes next.

Today

Built today; access depends on your company’s enabled suites.

  • Placements with the full vendor chain, a rate on every link, and margin for owners and admins
  • Offers, onboarding checklists and built-in e-signatures
  • Timesheets approved from email, with no more than one reminder a day
  • Invoices, vendor bill checks, payments and credit notes
  • Files for QuickBooks and your payroll provider
  • Compliance dates, LCA checks and the electronic Form I-9
  • People, offboarding, and portals for consultants and vendors
  • CSV or Excel (.xlsx) import from your ATS or spreadsheets
  • Reports: hours, margin, unbilled hours, aging and headcount
  • Overtime rules for eligible non-exempt W-2 employees; client overtime billing is optional
  • A client portal for approvals, invoices and the roster Switched on per company
  • E-Verify, simulated for training Practice mode

Planned

Coming soon is being built now; Planned is decided, with no date.

  • Saved report views  Planned
  • Live QuickBooks Online sync  Planned
  • Bring your own storage  Planned
  • EkaSetu Payroll, with a payroll partner  Planned
  • Live E-Verify  Planned
  • Access & Devices: device inventory and app access tied to placement dates  Planned

Direction

A direction, not a dated roadmap.

Today EkaSetu is the back office for IT staffing and consulting firms: from placement to paid, on one bridge.

The direction is the same record for the extended workforce: contractors, vendors and suppliers governed on one platform, without renaming anything.

Contact

Talk to the EkaSetu team.

EkaSetu is in early access. Write to us, or request a walkthrough on sample data shaped like your firm.

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See it on your own kind of placements.

A 30-minute walkthrough on sample data shaped like your firm, or the product tour: five chapters, one placement from start to paid.

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Sample companies and people on this site are invented. Status labels say what is built today.