MDC Partners has announced that it has expanded its global affiliate network across Russia with the addition of Adwise, Russia’s independent creative agency. The new partnership further scales MDC’s global creative, content and data-driven media capabilities and supports the network’s global brand partners in the region with expertise across creative, performance and digital marketing, according…
Clearco, an e-commerce investor, has announced a $215M US new round of funding led by new investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2. “We’re a company that was built by founders for founders, and we’ve all faced the same issues we are working to not only solve but replace with better products and opportunities through an entire…
Happilo International Pvt. Ltd. has expanded e-commerce & modern trade operations in Bangalore, post their recent investment from A91 Partners. The brand was incepted in the year 2016 and is a conglomerate of snacking in India. The brand is looking forward to expanding further from its one manufacturing unit in Bangalore at present and using…
Rainshine Entertainment, a global entertainment company, has elevated Anuraag Srivastava to the role of CEO. Prior to this role, he was the company’s COO. “Our business in India is growing at a rapid pace. We have been successful in creating and exploring interesting formats, be it short-form or long-form content. We are constantly trying to…
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., a solar module manufacturer, has announced that its principal operating subsidiary Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Maersk (China) Shipping Co., Ltd. The two companies will jointly conduct multi-dimensional cooperation based on existing end-to-end transportation agreements, and explore in-depth cooperation in digitalized logistics services to provide…
Construction management app, based in Bengaluru, Powerplay has received $5.2 million from Sequoia Capital India’s Surge and Accel Partners. “Powerplay comes at a time when the construction industry in India is ripe for digital disruption. By empowering construction workers and contractors with technology, we are driving the growth of crucial infrastructure required for economic and…
Bengaluru-based B2B road transportation marketplace Vahak has announced that it has raised $5 million in RTP Global led pre-series A funding round. Leo Capital, Luxor Capital along with other angel investors including Founder and CEO of CRED – Kunal Shah, Co-founders of Meesho – Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal, Founder and CEO of Jupiter –…
SCC, an independent IT solutions provider, has announced a new strategic partnership with service management specialist 4me, further enhancing its Digital Automation practice at a critical time for digital transformation, according to a statement. 4me is an application specifically built to support the Service Integration and Management (SIAM) approach. It allows internal and external service…
Instacart has announced that it has appointed Fidji Simo as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 2, reporting to Instacart’s Board of Directors. Apoorva Mehta, Instacart’s Founder and current CEO, will transition to Executive Chairman of the Board, and will also report to Instacart’s Board of Directors. “Seven months ago, I invited Fidji to join Instacart’s…
Skoda Auto Volkswagen India has announced that it has appointed Sarma Chillara as Group Head – Human Resources & Administration. Sarma will be reporting to Managing Director at Skoda Auto Volkswagen, India – Gurpratap Boparai. Speaking on the announcement, Gurpratap Boparai commented, “I am delighted to have found a worthy successor for Jan Frydrych in…
Vaniam Group LLC has announced the establishment of Vaniam Group Global Ltd, expanding the company’s strategic healthcare communications network footprint into Europe and around the world. Vaniam Group Global Ltd has appointed Louise Verrall, MSc, DPhil, as Head of Europe and International. “Vaniam Group Global allows us to tap into the incredible healthcare communications talent…
The global design and innovation company IDEO has chosen Detria Williamson as its Chief Marketing Officer. Detria joined the leadership team in Spring 2021. She is responsible for overseeing marketing and communications initiatives. Commenting on Williamson’s appointment, Sandy Speicher, IDEO’s CEO, said, “Detria joins us at a time when design is expanding significantly. To help…
Infor, the industry cloud company, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its global EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) business to Hexagon AB, a global digital reality solutions provider, for approximately $2.75 billion USD in a combination of cash and stock and form a strategic relationship with the company. The businesses will…
Bengaluru-based edtech platform Teachmint has announced that it has raised $20 million in Learn Capital led pre-series B funding round. The latest round also saw participation from CM Ventures. The startup enables teachers to digitise their classrooms. It claims to have over 7,00,000 teachers on its platform. Speaking on the announcement, Mihir Gupta, Co-founder and…
ServiceNow, a digital workflow company, has announced that Jacqui Canney has been named as the company’s new Chief People Officer, leading all aspects of talent strategy, including employee experience, rewards, attraction, retention, development and diversity, inclusion and belonging for ServiceNow’s global workforce of more than 14,000 employees. “For three decades, Jacqui has been at the…