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Kaleidescape, the leader in products and content that enable the finest home cinema experience, announced that it has appointed Tayloe Stansbury as its new chief executive officer. Tayloe succeeds Cheena Srinivasan, who served as chief executive officer since 2014. Cheena will remain with Kaleidescape as founder and executive vice president, focused on alliances and business…
Foxx Life Sciences, a privately held world leader in custom single-use systems, has announced that it will open the new international Asia headquarters in Medchal, Hyderabad, India. The latest expansion comes with strong growth and performance in Asia and the continued expansion of Biopharmaceutical manufacturing in the region. “Foxx is proud to expand in Asia…
COMSovereign Holding Corp., a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE Advanced and 5G connectivity and data transmission systems, announced that Kay Kapoor has been elected as independent director. Kapoor is currently the CEO of Arya Technologies, an end-to-end technology solutions provider in the public sector serving the U.S. Federal Government and the industry that supports it.…
Turtlemint, a Mumbai-based insurance-technology platform, has raised $30 million in a Series D funding round led by global venture capital firm GGV Capital. Other investors American Family Ventures, MassMutual Ventures and SIG, along with existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Blume Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Dream Incubator and Trifecta Capital participated in the round. Founded in…
Fantasy gaming startup PlayerzPot announced that it has raised around $3 million in Series A funding round, according to YourStory report. The startup will utilise the current funds to expand its verticals and introduce concepts to enhance user experience, make advancements in RMG, and its overall brand building. Commenting on the development, Yogesh Doiphode, Founder…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and former co-chairman of Infosys, as the first chairperson of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub. “The Reserve Bank has appointed Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan, co-founder and former co-Chairman, Infosys, as the first Chairperson of the RBIH,” RBI said in a statement. RBIH will collaborate with…
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, a global market share leader in retail store technology and retail’s first choice for integrated in-store solutions, announced Rance M. Poehler is joining the company as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 16, 2020. Poehler replaces Scott Maccabe who had been appointed President & CEO since 2015. Poehler…
Infosys, a global leader in next generation digital services and consulting, announced it has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation charity. The organisations will work together to accelerate the global transition to a circular economy. The Foundation works with its Network of Strategic Partners, Partners, and Members. Infosys has joined the Network as a Partner.…
Instoried, an augmented writing platform which improves customer interest and engagement, announced that it has raised $1 million in pre-Series A funding led by 9Unicorns and Mumbai Angels, according to YourStory report. Other investors that participated in the funding round are JPIN, Jain Angel Network, SOSV, Artesian, FAAD Angel Network, Lead Angels, and a US-based…
The Flipkart Group announced the acquisition of Scapic, an Augmented Reality company, to enhance its immersive shopping experience capabilities. Founded in 2016 by Ajay Ponna Venkatesh and Sai Krishna V K, Scapic is a cloud-based platform which enables creation and publishing of Augmented Reality (AR) and 3D content, currently serving clients across e-commerce and marketing. …
Twitter has appointed Peiter Zatko, widely known by his hacker handle Mudge, as head of security. Zatko will report to CEO Jack Dorsey. Zatko is considered one of the world’s best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation. According to Reuters, Zatko said he will examine “information security, site integrity, physical security, platform…
Wipro, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced that it will deliver managed Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) transformation services to Olympus leveraging Cisco technology. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus is passionate about the solutions it creates for the medical, life sciences, and industrial equipment industries, as well as cameras and…
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a joint venture of public sector undertakings under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has announced the appointment of Mahua Acharya to lead a new energy company, Convergence Energy Services Limited (Convergence), a wholly-owned subsidiary of EESL. Mahua Acharya has two decades of experience in green finance, renewables, and…
The Board of Directors of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards(CFP Board) announced that it has elected Aneri Jambusaria, along with Richard Sherlock and Nancy Smith to the Board. “We are excited to welcome Aneri, Rick, and Nancy to the Board of Directors,” said Board Chair-elect, Douglas S. King, CFP. “The new members bring decades…
Augmedix, a tech-enabled service that allows doctors to focus on patient care, announced that Saurav Chatterjee has been hired as new Chief Technology Officer. Saurav Chatterjee is well-versed in healthcare-centric artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Prior to joining Augmedix, he most recently served as Vice President of Engineering at Lumiata, Inc., where he led the engineering…