Abracon, LLC (Abracon) has announced the hiring of Tony Roybal as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Roybal will join Abracon’s executive leadership team, reporting to CEO and President, Mike Calabria, and will have global sales and engineering teams reporting directly to him. Roybal began his career in 1991 as a Sales Engineer at Hamilton Avnet…
Rejove Clinique, a healthcare platform with expertise in dental, skin and hair treatments, has announced that it has raised USD 1 million, first-round of funding from a Singapore based VC. According to Dr. Priyanka Goyat, Orthodontist and Dentofacial Orthopaedic Surgeon/Cosmetologist & Founder of Rejové Clinique, “Since our inception in 2017, Rejové has emerged as a…
Permutive, an audience platform for publishers and advertisers, which enables media to be traded in a privacy-safe way, has secured $75M in Series C from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. It brings Permutive’s total raised to date to $105M, with previous investors EQT Ventures, Octopus Ventures, and ACE & Company also participating. “Publishers are the foundation…
Moonfare, the digital private equity investment platform for individual investors, has announced that it has raised $125 million in Series C funding, led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners. Moonfare will use the funding to continue to develop investment solutions and accelerate its international expansion. The company has raised…
Lever, a Talent Acquisition Suite, has completed a $50 million Series D funding round with the Apax Digital Fund. As part of this partnership, Apax Digital’s Mia Hegazy will join Lever’s board of directors. “The talent acquisition market is an exciting sector benefiting from several tailwinds and, having tracked the space for some time, Lever…
HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) has announced the appointment of Daniel Ng as Senior Vice President of Corporate Business. In this new role, Daniel will spearhead the growth of the Corporate Business unit, taking responsibility for its strategic direction and overseeing day-to-day operations. Andrew Kwok, Chief Executive Officer of HGC, said, “HGC is committed to…
Yezdi Nagporewalla has been appointed as the new CEO of KPMG in India for a term commencing February 7, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2026. He was nominated by the KPMG India Board and approved by the India Partners. The firm executed the governance process for the selection of the CEO. Yezdi succeeds Arun…
OYO has announced the elevation of Ankit Gupta to Chief Executive Officer, Franchise & Frontier – India. As a part of his expanded responsibilities, Ankit will be leading its flagship Hotels & Homes business as well as other verticals. He will continue reporting to Rohit Kapoor, CEO, OYO India & South-East Asia. Ankit will focus…
Amazon Pay and MakeMyTrip India, a fully owned subsidiary of MakeMyTrip Limited, India’s travel group, have announced a strategic long-term partnership to offer travel services on Amazon.in which includes its suite of mobile apps and websites. Commenting on the partnership, Rajesh Magow, Co-founder & Group CEO of MakeMyTrip, said, “We are excited to partner with…
CleverTap, the engagement and retention platform, has added a new dimension to its core leadership team with the appointment of Vikrant Chowdhary as Chief Growth Officer (CGO). Chowdhary will lead CleverTap’s integrated go-to-market (GTM) strategy globally across all commercial and enterprise segments. “We are thrilled to have Vikrant join us as our partner for growth…
Robocorp, an open-source process automation platform, has announced that it has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Dave Dabbah as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). “In addition to his experience building, leading, and scaling marketing teams, Dave brings a bold vision to Robocorp,” said Antti Karjalainen, co-founder and CEO of Robocorp. “We’re gaining…
Holborn Wells, a UK-based healthcare focused company which recently established an IVD business unit in India has concluded a joint venture with SpeedBio to establish IVD manufacturing unit in India. As per a joint statement by Sudhanshu Srivastava, CEO, Holborn Wells India and Santosh Pandey, CEO, SpeedBio India, “The new venture is in line with…
Clean beauty marketplace vanity wagon has raised INR 5.5 crores in a Pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The round also witnessed participation from Venture Catalysts, Lotus Herbals, the existing investors – Agility Ventures (led by Mr. Dhianu Das) and a consortium of HNI’s (advised by Instarto). The funds raised will be used…
Nupur Recyclers, the metal scrap processing and recycling company, has appointed Mrs Gurjeet Kaur Awapal and Mr Bharat Bhushan Mithal, having 2 years and 40 years of experience respectively, as its new Independent Directors on Board. Mrs Gurjeet Kaur Awapal is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and has worked…
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has announced the addition of a global Fintech unicorn, Nium, as a partner company to HKSTP’s Fintech ecosystem. According to a statement, “Nium is opening its new office at InnoCentre to leverage Hong Kong’s growing Fintech opportunities as well as the huge GBA market potential for seamless…