Bikayi, India’s leading e-commerce enabler that helps business owners scale their online businesses, has hired Upendra Dev Singh as the Head of Engineering. The announcement closely follows the launch of their new marketing platform BIK.ai which was unveiled last month. Upendra, who was the VP of Engineering at ixigo previously, spearheaded the designing, developing, and…
Dravstream Technologies Pvt. Ltd. – SportVot, a SportsTech company raised an undisclosed seed round led by Ankur capital. Other investors included Capital A, SucSEED Indovation Fund, and Marwah Sports. SportVot is a hyperlocal sports platform that aims at creating an online channel to stream sports events and help discover sports talent from the grassroots of India…
Accenture has been selected by Hero MotoCorp Ltd., the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, to scale up and enhance its future-ready supply chain. The program will include supply chain strategy, planning optimization, logistics cost optimization and development of an end-to-end digital supply chain suite, thereby enabling Hero MotoCorp to manage the increasing complexity in…
Newspaper group DB Corp Limited, informally known as the Dainik Bhaskar Group, announced the appointment of Paulomi Dhawan as Additional Director (Independent) on the company’s Board, with effect from July 28, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “the Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Paulomi Dhawan (DIN:01574580) as an Additional Director (Independent) with effect…
InCred and KKR announced the conclusion of the strategic merger of InCred Financial Services Limited (InCred Finance) and KKR India Financial Services Limited (KIFS). Commenting on the closure of the deal, Bhupinder Singh, Founder and CEO of InCred Group, said, “InCred Finance’s business has emerged in great shape from the pandemic delivering top notch risk performance.…
Nestle India Limited announced the appointment of Pramod Kumar Rai as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the company, with effect from October 1, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “On the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr. Pramod Kumar Rai (FCS 4676) as…
Neiman Marcus Group (NMG), the U.S. integrated luxury retailer that includes Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, inaugurated its new Global Capabilities Center (NMG|GCC) in Bangalore. NMG, with its more than 10,000 associates, offers its customers the most exclusive products from the world’s most desirable brand partners. The company delivers exceptional products and intelligent services that are…
SuperCluster Pi (House of Brands) has acquired a majority stake in ByNature, a healthy food brand that specializes in clean sustainable plant-based products. This acquisition will enable SuperCluster Pi to increase its portfolio of brands and capture a larger share of the proactive wellness market. ByNature, a healthy food brand started in 2016 with over…
Entertainment conglomerate Sony Pictures Entertainment has picked two young and dynamic leaders, Shony Panjikaran and Lada Guruden Singh to take over the reins of its distribution and production business in India. Lada Guruden Singh has been appointed General Manager and Head of Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP), India. He will be overseeing SPIP India’s local film development and production slate as well…
Control Print Limited, a Coding & Marking solutions provider, announced the acquisition of Markprint BV, a world-wide supplier of high-speed printing and coding solutions. As part of the deal, Control Print has acquired 75% of Markprint B.V. for € 1.5 million through its Dutch Holding Company ControlPrint B.V., a statement said. This is a strategic…
Neobanking platform Stashfin has made a key addition to its leadership team, with Baljit Singh Kalha joining as General Counsel. Prior to joining Stashfin, Kalha, who has a rich experience of over 20 years, was Senior Partner at Titus and Co. Apart from being extensively involved in the M&A practice at the renowned law firm,…
Brightcove Inc., the trusted leader in streaming technology, has appointed Trisha Stiles as Chief People Officer (CPO). Stiles will assume responsibilities on Aug. 29, leading human resource strategy, including talent and performance management, spearheading diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, developing competitive people practices, and reinforcing the company’s strategic direction and business growth. Stiles will report…
Apexon, a newly formed digital engineering powerhouse – the result of the merger between two major players in digital engineering services – has announced it plans to hire close to 1,000 engineers across India (in the next three-four quarters) to meet the surging demand for its products and services. Apexon, and Infostretch Corporation recently completed the merger of…
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited has appointed Benjamin Bulmer as Non-Executive (Additional) Director on the company’s Board, with effect from July 27, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “the Board of Directors of the Company has through a resolution dated July 27, 2022 approved the appointment of Mr. Benjamin Bulmer (DIN: 0009682658) as…
Japan-based 3D-printed prosthetic legs maker Instalimb raised 445 million yen (Rs. 26 crore) in Series A funding in Japan (including investment, loans, and grants) to foray into the Indian market and launched its technologically advanced prosthetic wear solutions in Gurgaon on 1st of July. Instalimb promises value proposition to the Indian market by revolutionizing prosthetic socket fit and production…