Head Digital Works (formerly Head Infotech), an internet based technology & gaming group founded in 2006, has announced the appointment of Prabhakar Sunder as Chief Financial Officer. A statement inormed, “In this role, Sunder will be working closely with the board to strategize, build and lead the growth and global expansion of HDW brands including…
Four Aces Fashion House Pvt. Ltd., which has the license of Being Human Clothing label, has appointed Sanjeev Rao as CEO. Sanjeev, who comes with over 27 years of management experience leading strategic growth in the retail arena (apparel, hypermarkets, departmental stores, supermarkets, convenience stores and entertainment) has joined the clothing company on Monday, 2nd…
Zeni, a platform that provides bookkeeping and accounting service for startups, has raised a $34 million Series B round led by Elevation Capital with participation from new investors Think Investments and Neeraj Arora. This funding will help the platform to bring its intelligent bookkeeping and accounting services to more customers, and support growing the Zeni…
Squadcast has announced that it has secured $6 million from Valley-based DNX and Wipro. Nexus Ventures and Chiratae Ventures also participated in the funding round. The company also announced the addition of DNX and Q Motiwala to its Board of Directors. Founder and CEO – Amiya Adwitiya said in a statement, “Through our platform, we continue to…
Zynga Inc., a global provider of interactive entertainment, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire StarLark, developer of mobile golf game, Golf Rival, from Betta Games for $525 million in cash and stock. According to a statement, “This acquisition brings to Zynga a talented development team with the proven ability…
Agritech platform Faarms has announced that it has secured $2 million from global investors in the seed funding round. The funding round was co-led by Dr Cornelius ( Conny ) Boersch and Koh Boon Hwee. Alok Duggal, COO and Co-founder at Faarms, said, “The fund we have raised will be used to expand our footprint…
Goodmeetings has said that it has secured $ 1.7 million in Chiratae Ventures led pre-Series A round. 100X Entrepreneurs, FortyTwo.VC, Adept Ventures, Atrium Angels and First Check also participated in the funding round. The round also saw participation from Kunal Shah (Founder & CEO, CRED), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Founder & CEO, Paytm), Sujeet Kumar (Founder…
Effectual, a modern, cloud first, managed and professional services company, has named Alexis Breslin as Chief Human Resources Officer. Breslin will lead and evolve Effectual’s Human Resources initiatives, including benefits, recruiting, onboarding, training, and company culture. A Rutgers University alum, she has extensive experience across a broad range of HR Management functions and holds both…
Gorillas Technologies GmbH expands its Executive Leadership Team and signs long-time international HR Exec Deena Fox as its first Global Chief People Officer. As of August 1, 2021, Fox is responsible for all aspects of Gorillas’ company culture and global people strategy. Fox brings to Gorillas broad experience from companies in the tech, retail, healthcare,…
India’s digital care ecosystem for chronic condition management BeatO has announced the promotion of Kunal Kinalekar as Co-Founder and CTO. Speaking on the announcement, Gautam Chopra, Founder and CEO, BeatO, commented, “Since our early days, Kunal has been a key asset of our team. His entrepreneurial spirit and execution agility combined with a solid understanding of…
Deeptech video analytics startup, based in Bengaluru, Pixuate has announced that it has raised $1 million in SucSEED Indovation Fund led seed funding round. The round also saw participation from other investors like CIIE-IIM Ahmedabad, Mumbai Angels Network along with angel investors. The platform has also recently secured debt funding support from the nodal agency…
Shipsy, a SaaS-based intelligent supply chain and logistics solutions provider, has announced the onboarding of Deb Deep Sengupta as its Board Advisor. According to a statement, this comes as a major development for the company proactively involved in expanding and expediting its international outreach. Deep is a Senior Executive with more than 25 years of…
Mindtickle, a sales readiness technology platform, has announced that it has raised an additional $100 million in Series E funding. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is leading the round with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan, NewView Capital, and Qualcomm Ventures. The latest fundraise comes on the heels of a $100 million investment led…
Neobanking startup, based in Mumbai and Bengaluru, Jupiter has announced that it has secured $44 million in the Series B funding round. This round saw participation from global investors including Global Founders Capital, Brazil-based Nubank, Matrix Partners India, Sequoia Capital India and Mirae Assets Venture. Existing investors Beenext, Addition Ventures, Greyhound, Tanglin VC and 314 Capital…
1441 Pizzeria, a venture by Trofi Chain Factory Private Limited, has announced that it has named Vandini Gupta as brand and business head. Speaking on the announcement, Gupta said, “Hospitality is largely intangible and the key to success in the F&B industry translates far deeper than just the transactional sense of filling in the tables…