Investment management startup Upside AI has announced that it has raised $1.2M in Endiya Partners led seed round. Stock market investor Vijay Kedia, Ajay Nanavati – Quantum Advisors Chairman and Gopichand Katragadda – Myelin Foundry CEO, former-CTO of Tata Group also participated in the funding round. Speaking on the investment, Atanuu Agarrwal, Cofounder of Upside AI, stated, “We believe the…
Spotify, an audio streaming platform, has announced the acquisition of the startup Podz to accelerate podcast discovery. The company said, “We plan to integrate Podz’ technology into the Spotify experience, and listeners should start seeing elements of that work before the end of the year.” “Powered by state-of-the-art machine learning technology, Podz generates high-quality clips…
Advertising and marketing organization Grey Group has announced that it has appointed Dinesh Shetty as CFO – South Asia. He will be reporting to CFO – APAC, EMEA and LATAM, Grey Group – Ali Belgaumi and Anusha Shetty, Chairman and Group CEO of Grey Group India. Anusha Shetty stated, “We are glad to have Dinesh Shetty join…
Hellas Direct, a technology-driven insurance company operating in Greece and Cyprus, has announced that it has raised a further EUR 32m in funding in its latest financing round, bringing the total raised to date to EUR 56m. The company also welcomed on board an investor, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD…
RenewBuy, an InsurTech company, has raised US$ 45 million, in a series C funding round. This funding round has been led by an investment from Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial technology businesses. RenewBuy’s existing investors,…
Dialpad Inc., an AI-powered communication and collaboration platform, has announced its India team expansion to support an increased focus on research and development. The comapny said in a statement, “With more than 70 employees throughout India working remotely and in its Bangalore office, and easily collaborating with more than 700 co-workers worldwide, Dialpad is leading…
Imagimake Play Solutions has announced that it has raised Rs 4.4 crore in pre-Series A funding round. The funding is received from angel investor Saumil Shah and Roha Investment Managers. Commenting on the investment, Founder Disha Katharani said, “Over the last couple of years, we have found excellent acceptance for our products all over the…
Cuemath, an edtech company, has announced its partnership with Google for Education, to help transform teaching and learning experiences through Cuemath’s platform. Manan Khurma, Founder and CEO of Cuemath, said, “We’re delighted to have partnered with Google for Education – and to be the first EdTech company in India, and one of only 30 companies…
Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has announced a partnership with Exaware, a provider of Open Network routing solutions. The partnership will jointly develop advanced engineering solutions that foster innovation in the networking industry, streamline 5G technology upgrades, and open the door to future 6G compatibility, according to a…
LIVEKINDLY Collective, a plant-based food company, has announced the appointment of Malik Sadiq as Chief Operating Officer. He joins LIVEKINDLY Collective from Tyson Foods where he held several leadership roles since 2006. His tenure spanned across international operations, corporate strategy and business development and included the Chief Operating Officer role for China and the Chief…
MSME edtech startup MSMEx has raised $1M in pre-Series A round. The latest funding round was co-led by Razorpay and TNF Investments. Speaking on the investment, Amit Kumar, Co-founder and CEO, MSMEx, stated, “Only 0.5 percent of micro-businesses can scale up and graduate to the next level in India, while the comparative figures for China and…
Virtual event platform Samaaro has announced that it has raised $125,000 in angel round earlier this week from a group of investors, which included Richa Kar – Founder of Zivame, Kedar Gavane – Senior Vice President & Head (APAC) of Comscore and Naman Gupta – Assistant Vice President of Swiggy, amongst others. Speaking about the…
Bigtincan, a sales enablement automation platform, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Vidinoti SA to further its mission of creating the Buying Experience of the Future for the world’s Enterprise customers. With this acquisition, Bigtincan strengthens its ability to provide sales professionals with tools to virtually present products…
Vianai Systems, a Human-Centered AI platform and products company, has announced that it has raised $140M in a Series B financing from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and several industry luminaries. Vianai will use the new capital to accelerate the delivery of its human-centered AI platform and products to enterprises worldwide. “Vianai’s human-centered approach to AI…
Woven Capital, L.P. has announced that it has made an investment in Ridecell Inc., a platform powering digital transformations and IoT automation for fleet-driven businesses. Woven Capital is an $800 million global investment fund that supports growth-stage companies in mobility, automation, artificial intelligence, data and analytics, connectivity, and smart cities. It is the investment arm…