Great Place to Work India Co-founder Prasenjit Bhattacharya has accepted the role of the CEO of Great Manager Institute with an aim to focus on strengthening India operations and its global expansion. “Great Manager Institute was created in 2017 to make the process of people manager development scalable. Our cutting-edge technology platform provides relevant learning…
FC has appointed Wendy Werner as the new Country Head for India. Based in New Delhi, she will focus on growth and diversification of IFC’s India portfolio, helping maximize IFC’s impact in the region. Announcing the appointment, Hector Gomez Ang, Regional Director for South Asia at IFC, said, “Wendy’s leadership and extensive experience will be…
Thales and Google Cloud has announced a strategic agreement to co-develop a sovereign hyperscale cloud offering for France. Operated by a joint company with Thales as the majority shareholder, it will meet the criteria of the French ‘Trusted Cloud.’ “To adapt to the diversity of our customers’ cloud needs, Thales offers a wide range of…
Sheeva.AI has announced that it has closed a strategic round, led by Hagiwara Electronics Co., Ltd. of Japan, and the Aggarwal Family of the Sterling Group, to fuel the adoption of its connected vehicle technology and Open API platform for automation of location-based services and in-car payments. Takeshi Soejima, President of Hagiwara Electronics Co., Ltd.,…
Uptake, a provider of industrial intelligence software-as-a-service, has announced the appointment of its President, Kayne Grau, to the role of Chief Executive Officer along with his election to its Board of Directors. Founder Brad Keywell will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board. Grau’s expanded leadership role will focus on fortifying Uptake’s…
India’s multi-channel network, Krazyfox has announced its expansion in the markets of Bangladesh, UAE and Middle Eastern region. Speaking about the growth of the industry Vishal Srivastava, Co-founder of Krazyfox, said, “We are glad to announce that we are taking the Krazyfox globally. With this expansion, we aim to fully explore the potential of influencer…
Blue Matter, a strategic consulting firm focused on the life sciences industry, is strengthening its presence in Asia with an office in Mumbai, India. According to a statement, this will provide a significant boost in the firm’s ability to serve clients across the globe. The Mumbai office will be the firm’s sixth, joining offices in…
America’s dairy technology, services, and intelligence provider, Dairy.com, has made its first investment in India with the acquisition of Mr.Milkman, India’s last-mile dairy supply chain SaaS platform. The company has acquired a 100% stake in Mr.Milkman to strengthen its integrated supply chain solution offerings for dairies worldwide. The two companies will use their combined agribusiness…
Rendered.ai, a platform provider for physics-based synthetic data, has announced the closing of a $6M seed round led by Space Capital. Participating investors include Tectonic Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Union Labs, and Uncorrelated Ventures. The funding will help expand staffing and operations to scale up the Rendered.ai Platform as a Service. “Synthetic data is an answer…
Databricks, the Data and AI company, has announced the acquisition of a cutting-edge German startup, 8080 Labs. 8080 Labs is the maker of bamboolib, UI-based data science tool that enables data exploration and transformation with a matter of clicks, not code. According to a statement, the new UI-driven capabilities will be integrated across Databricks’ Lakehouse…
Adobe has announced the appointment of Dan Durn as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective October 18, 2021. Durn will assume the CFO role from Adobe executive vice president and CFO John Murphy, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Durn will report to Adobe president and CEO Shantanu Narayen and will…
Tech Data, a TD SYNNEX company, a global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem, has announced that it has signed a Distributor Agreement with Freshworks Inc., a software company empowering businesses to delight their customers and employees. This partnership will enable Tech Data to make Freshworks’ suite of products for business solutions available…
Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENAT (Middle East North Africa and Turkey) region, has announced plans for further expansion in India, following approval from RBI (Reserve Bank of India) to open two additional branches. The group said in a statement, “The announcement reflects India’s growing importance to Dubai’s biggest bank by assets as…
Delhi-based technology-driven lending marketplace – Progcap has announced the appointment of Ashish Gupta as the Chief Product & Technology Officer. Backed by Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global Management, Progcap provides financing capital for underserved micro and small businesses in India. An alumnus of IIT Delhi, Ashish Gupta has spearheaded several C-Level Tech roles with stints…
KPIT Technologies Ltd, an independent software development and integration partner to the automotive and mobility industry, has announced that it would make significant investments with a specific focus on middleware solutions with a vision to accelerate clients’ transformation to software-defined vehicles across both passenger and commercial vehicle segments. According to a statement, “KPIT intends to…