Edulyte Marketplace, an edtech start-up, has appointed Yashendra Mishra as Chief Growth Officer. In this role, he will oversee the building growth prospects of the company. With more than 18 years of experience in the edtech sector, Mishra has worked with multiple edtech Start-ups like Educomp, Next Education and SChand. Commenting on his appointment, Yashendra…
Octro, a mobile gaming company, has onboarded Yudhister Bahl as Chief Financial Officer. A statement said, “Bahl is a business leader with over 25 years of experience across diverse industries including financial services, education, telecom and FMCG.” Speaking on his appointment, Yudhister Bahl, commented, “Octro is a pioneer and a leader in the super exciting world…
Fern Hotels has onboarded Amit Mishra and Saurabh Choksi as General Managers. Amit Mishra is appointed as the general manager of The Fern Denzong Hotel & Spa in Gangtok. Prior to this, he has worked with Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd, Baiguney (Sikkim). With more than 15 years of experience as general manager, he has…
Gozoop, an integrated marketing company, has onboarded Gillian Marie Hooper as group director – brand communications. She will be reporting to vice president of national operations – Premkumar Iyer. With over 11 years of experience in digital marketing, she has helped brands build their marketing strategies and also helped with reputation and crisis management. Speaking on…
Admiral William Owen has joined Goldstein Roth & Co, an investment banking and financial services company, as senior advisor to Chairman Sharik Currimbhoy Ebrahim, and President – International Relationships and Investor Relations. Speaking on the development, Sharik Currimbhoy Ebrahim commented, “Admiral Owens brings to Goldstein Roth an international perspective that is available to very few. He…
Druva Inc., a provider of Cloud Data Protection and Management, has announced a $147 million investment as the company scales in response to accelerated demand for its platform. The fundraise was led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, with a significant investment by Neuberger Berman, each of which…
AGP Group, a premier global provider of designing and manufacturing high-tech automotive glazing, has announced a strategic partnership and investment by funds affiliated with BDT Capital Partners, a merchant bank that provides family and founder-led businesses with long-term, differentiated capital, alongside the Mannheim family who will continue as the controlling shareholder. This new minority investment…
Silicon Valley Kleiner Perkins – a venture capital firm has secured a fresh $750 million fund to invests in startups in the growth-stage. As per ET, “the Kleiner Perkins Select fund will invest in mid-stage startups in a category known as early growth. Some of the investments will be follow-on financing for Kleiner’s existing portfolio…
Nutrien Ltd., a provider of crop inputs and services, has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Mayo Schmidt as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Schmidt succeeds Chuck Magro, who is stepping down from his management and Board role at the company to pursue new opportunities. With Mr. Schmidt’s new role,…
Wat-a-Burger (unit of Superfry India Pvt Ltd), a upmarket, peppy burger joint, has appointed Rahul Kumar as its Operations Head. Speaking on his appointment, Rahul Kumar said, “Wat-a-Burger is aggressively looking at implementing automation as the core of the entire model. It has been executing the automation solutions internally to make the procedures more seamless…
Hike, an AI-led startup based in India, has appointed Manav Arya as Head of Rush. Manav Arya will report to Kavin Bharti Mittal, Hike’s Founder & CEO. Speaking on his appointment, Manav Arya, Head of Rush said, “Very rarely do people get an opportunity to build something incredible with an ace team, amazing vision &…
ServiceNow has appointed Sumeet Mathur as VP, Engineering and Country Head – India Development Centre (IDC). Commenting on his appointment, Sumeet Mathur said, “I am thrilled to be joining a company with smart, committed and authentic people, leading the change in the world of enterprise solutions. I am looking forward to building on ServiceNow’s strengths, continuing its successful trajectory,…
Shipsy, a logistics SaaS company has unveiled its plans to increase its footprints in the Middle East by 2025. “Backed with funding from Sequoia’s Surge & InfoEdge, Shipsy is sailing high to deepen its presence in the Middle East region. The decision came in accordance with the increasing demand for logistics and supply chain automation,…
Golden Triangle Ventures, Inc. has executed a formal Letter of Intent (the “LOI”) with Robert DuBose to purchase the remaining 49% of HyFrontier Technologies, Inc., giving Golden Triangle Ventures 100% ownership of the Technology Company upon final execution of a formal purchase agreement. Steffan Dalsgaard, CEO of Golden Triangle Ventures, commented, “We are incredibly excited…
Wipro Limited has announced its financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the Quarter and Year ended March 31, 2021. The firm reported ₹619.4 billion ($8.5 billion) gross revenue, an increase of 1.5% YoY, for the year ended March 31, 2021. “We have robust hiring plans for freshers and lateral hiring. We have…