Our Story
Building the infrastructure of global opportunity.
Team Empire started with a single belief: every ambitious person — regardless of where they were born — deserves access to world-class education, work, and settlement. We have spent eight years turning that belief into eight companies.
Mission
One group. One mission.
We believe the world works better when talent flows freely. Our eight companies collectively dismantle the barriers between ambition and achievement — from the first university application to the day someone lands a job in a new country.
Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we operate across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe — and we are only getting started.
- 8
- Companies
- 150+
- Countries
- 10K+
- Partners
Headquarters
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
What We Stand For
Our core values.
Global by Default
Every product we build works across borders from day one. We do not retrofit global — we design for it.
AI-Native
Artificial intelligence is woven into every workflow, not bolted on as a feature after the fact.
Long-Term Thinking
We build patient capital businesses, optimising for decade-scale impact rather than short-term metrics.
People First
Students, employees, and partners are not users — they are the mission. We build for their success.
Radical Transparency
We share context, celebrate failure, and publish what we learn. Trust is built through openness.
Compounding Value
Each company in the group makes every other company better. We invest in the ecosystem, not just the entity.
History
Eight years, eight companies.
- 2018
Founded
Team Empire established in the UAE with a focus on education counselling.
- 2019
EOE Launches
Empire Overseas Education begins placing students across 10+ countries.
- 2021
Regional Expansion
Operations extend to India, GCC, and Southeast Asia.
- 2022
Technology Pivot
Codnov.AI spun up as the in-house technology engine.
- 2023
EGPN Formed
Empire Global Partner Network crosses 5,000 agency partners.
- 2024
150+ Countries
Group operations reach 150+ countries across all brands.
- 2025
AI-First Era
EmpireO.AI and Empire Voice launched; group goes fully AI-native.
- 2026
Eight Companies
Full portfolio of 8 specialist businesses operating as one group.
Leadership
The team behind the mission.
Nidin Nover
Founder & CEO
Visionary behind Team Empire. Building the connective tissue of global opportunity.
Mano
Chief Operating Officer
Drives operations across all 8 group companies and strategic initiatives.
Sharon
Mobile Lead
Leading mobile product strategy and development across the Empire ecosystem.
Shybin
Engineering Lead
Engineering infrastructure and platform reliability across the group.
Want to join the mission?
We are always looking for great people across all eight companies.