Delhi-based logistics aggregator Shiprocket has announced the appointment of Atul Mehta as chief operating officer. In the new role, he will oversee the logistics platform of Shiprocket in India and the Sales, Account Management, Customer Operations, Supply Chain Operations, as well as Seller Excellence functions. Speaking on the announcement, Saahil Goel, Co-Founder and CEO, Shiprocket,…
Jeeves, an all-in-one expense management platform for global startups, has announced that it has raised a $57M Series B at a $500M valuation. The Series B round, led by CRV, comes just two months after the company’s Series A round led by Andreesen Horowitz in June. This Series B also includes participation from Tencent, Silicon…
DNEG has announced that Tom Jacomb has been elevated to the position of President, DNEG Animation. Tom helped launch its Feature Animation division back in 2014 and has guided the team’s growth to over 500 talented professionals across its animation studios in London, Los Angeles, Montréal and Mumbai, according to a statement. In his new role,…
Short video web stories platform for digital publishers, businesses, and media buyers – Firework has announced the appointment of Priyam Jha as Marketing Director. In this role, Jha will be leading the brand and content marketing functions of Firework. “Having worked closely with digital consumer brands, I have seen the adoption of engagement-enhancing tech solutions skyrocket.…
Aon plc, a global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, has announced that it has increased its stake in Aon India Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd. from 49 percent to 100 percent, acquiring the remaining share from Catamaran Ventures. Aon acquired a 49 percent stake from Catamaran Ventures in…
CircleIt, a technology that gives users the ability to send cards, media and gifts to loved ones across time, has announced that it has secured $5.1M in series A funding. This series A round is driven by CircleIt founder Art Shaikh with participation from TeleSoft Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm led by Arjun…
AppsForBharat has announced that it has secured $10 million in Elevation Capital led series A funding round. The round also saw participation from existing investors BEENEXT, Sequoia Capital India and Matrix Partners India. Angel investors including Scott Schleifer (Partner, Tiger Global); Sai Srinivas, (Co-founder and CEO, MPL); Saurabh Gupta (Managing Partner, DST Global); Kunal Shah…
As part of the company’s efforts to strengthen its presence in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, MoEngage, an insights-led customer engagement platform, has announced the appointment of Mangesh Chaudhari as Director of Growth and Strategy, MENA region. According to a statement, Mangesh will be instrumental in driving the next phase of growth…
ViewTrade Holding Corporation has announced its partnership with Groww, an online trading platform in India. As per the partnership, innovative fintech solutions provider ViewTrade will provide a full suite of fintech services to Groww, which will enable the company to offer U.S. equity products to its expanding client base in India. Through this partnership, Groww…
Insilico Medicine, an end-to-end AI-powered drug discovery company, has announced the appointment of Robert Spiegel as acting CMO to oversee the clinical translation of its preclinical pipeline assets. Dr. Spiegel brings over 35 years of extensive R&D executive and operational experience in biopharmaceuticals and as an advisor to venture capital and private equity firms. “It…
Mitsubishi Group (MUFG), a banking and finance group, has injected another $120 million investment into the Mars Growth fund, a 50/50 joint venture owned by MUFG and Liquidity Capital. MUFG has a broader strategic relationship with Liquidity and this latest investment represents their cumulative investment of $220 million to date, according to a statement. Mars…
Equinix, Inc., a digital infrastructure company, has announced that it has extended Platform Equinix into the strategic Indian market, following the completion of the acquisition of the India operations of GPX Global Systems, Inc. The US$161 million all-cash transaction includes a fiber-connected campus in Mumbai with two data centers, according to a statement. The statement…
Qualitest, an AI powered quality engineering firm, has announced that Anbu Muppidathi is stepping into the role of CEO, succeeding Norm Merritt. Anbu joined the firm as the CEO (designate) in February this year. A technology veteran with more than 30 years of experience in business transformation and technology modernization, Anbu most recently served as…
Microland, a global digital transformation company, has announced that it has been selected by Knight Frank, a global real estate advisers, headquartered in London, United Kingdom, as its primary partner to support the development and execution of its digital roadmap, according to a statement. It further informed that Microland will transform the end-to-end IT Infrastructure…
India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc – a medical technology, services, and solutions company – has announced a strategic partnership with Stasis Health Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stasis Labs Inc, for scaling up and expanding access for their state-of-the-art Stasis Monitor, a connected care bedside multi parameter monitoring…