Category: Global

Satyajit Menon takes charge as Hero Vired’s Head of Human Resources

Edtech startup Hero Vired has announced the appointment of Satyajit Menon as Head of Human Resources. A statement informed, “Menon will be tasked with setting the tone for building a high-performance culture where goals and results are made transparent, the purpose is made clear to the organisation’s talent, engagement models are built to measure employee…

Sahil Deswal joins Augnito as Chief Marketing Officer

Augnito, an healthcare tech platform, has appointed Sahil Deswal as the brand’s chief marketing officer. In this role, Deswal will lead the marketing strategy including advertising and digital media strategy. Founder & chief executive officer of Augnito – Rustom Lawyer stated, “At Augnito, it is our constant endeavour to ensure we make a difference with our voice…

BimaPe raises $545K in pre-seed round led by Lightspeed India Partners

BimaPe, an insurtech startup, has announced that it has raised $545K in a Lightspeed India Partners led pre-seed round. Titan Capital, Gemba Capital and iSeed also participated in the funding round. “The investment will be utilised to develop its product further, expand the team and invest in paid user acquisition,” according to a statement. Speaking…

Grinntech closes bridge round of around $2M

Grinntech, an investor-backed start-up specialising in Lithium-Ion batteries for EVs and energy storage systems, has closed a bridge round of around $2M. Speaking on the announcement, Puneet Jain, Co-founder and Director, said, “We are grateful to this sign of confidence from our investors. On the back of the recent announcement from the Government of India,…

Kwik Foods raises undisclosed amount in seed round

D2C brand Kwik Foods has announced that it has raised undisclosed amount in seed round from 9Unicorns and LetsVenture. Co-founder of Kwik Foods – Prabhleen Kaur said on the investment, “We believe that the kitchen is a place of joy, and when cooking is stress-free, the food is always honest and delicious. Our range of…

AWS and Salesforce Announce Expansive Partnership

Amazon Web Services, Inc., an Amazon.com Inc. company, and Salesforce, have announced a significant expansion of their global strategic partnership that will make it easy for customers to use the full set of Salesforce and AWS capabilities together to quickly build and deploy powerful new business applications that accelerate digital transformation, according to a statement.…

Gozoop appoints Puneet Ikhe as associate director, brand solutions

Gozoop, a integrated communications company, has announced the appointment of Puneet Ikhe as associate director, brand solutions. Ikhe will be reporting to CEO and co-founder of Gozoop – Ahmed Aftab Naqvi. “We are building a solid leadership team and with Puneet onboard, we are stronger,” said Naqvi. Prior to this role, Ikhe has worked with ByteDance as…

Grant Thornton Bharat appoints Shree Parthasarathy as Managing Partner

Grant Thornton Bharat has appointed Shree Parthasarathy as Managing Partner – Consulting, Technology and Transformation. “Parthasarathy comes with an advisory experience of almost three decades and has established new businesses and service lines and helped clients transform their businesses into future-ready enterprises,” a statement informed. “Shree Parthasarathy is a leading figure in the consulting, digital…

HH Global to acquire Adare International

HH Global has announced the signing of an agreement on Monday 21 June 2021 to fully acquire Adare International from the private equity firm Endless LLP. Adare is a British-headquartered provider of marketing services with procurement, creative and data offerings. The combined global business will consist of more than 4,000 employees across more than 50…

Insilico Medicine Raises $255 Million in Series C Financing Led by Warburg Pincus

Insilico Medicine, an end-to-end artificial intelligence for target discovery, small molecule chemistry, and clinical development company, has announced that it has closed a $255 million Series C financing led by Warburg Pincus. The financing was also participated by current investors including Qiming Venture Partners, Pavilion Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, Lilly Asia Ventures, Sinovation Ventures, BOLD…

Fractal Acquires Samya.ai to Drive Next Generation of Enterprise Revenue Growth Management

Fractal, a global provider of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions, has announced the acquisition of Samya.ai, a Revenue Growth Management (RGM) company, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition strengthens Fractal’s RGM offerings and expands its reach across industries to help its clients make #betterdecisons to drive sustainable growth, according to a company statement. Pranay…

Decimal Technologies appoints Manish Sharma as Chief Business Officer

Decimal Technologies has announced the appointment of Manish Sharma as Chief Business Officer for Saarathi, an AI-based lending marketplace. In his new role, he will lead Saarathi’s expansion, and will optimise the customer experience for the flagship offering of the company. A statement informed, “With over two decades of experience under his belt, Sharma has…

Automation Anywhere Appoints Dmitri Chen as Executive Vice President of Sales

Automation Anywhere, a cloud robotic process automation platform, has announced the appointment of Dmitri Chen as Executive Vice President of Sales for the company’s APJ region. Dmitri brings to Automation Anywhere over two decades of experience in technology leadership, spanning software, hardware, and services at both public and private companies, including Dell EMC, where he…

Cybersecurity Startup Hive Pro Secures $3 Million in Seed Funding

Silicon Valley-based Hive Pro, creator of Predictive Vulnerability Analytics (PVA), has announced that it has closed $3 million in seed financing led by Simpra Holdings. “We are excited with the positive traction for our platform, and now with several success stories, we are going ahead with full force to capture the market and emerge as…