Category: News

GrowthX raises seed round with 212 investors

GrowthX (GrowthX.club), a social learning community, announced that 212 angel investors contributed to its seed round. This historic community-led fundraising in the Indian startup ecosystem saw participation from 200+ founders, leaders and operators across companies like Razorpay, Airbnb, Mamaearth, Meesho, Myntra, and Freshworks. Out of the 1.5 Million USD raised, incredibly, 65% of the funds were…

UST announces strategic investment in Israeli SaaS start-up Well-Beat

UST, a digital transformation solutions company has announced that it will strengthen its presence in the healthcare technology market with a strategic investment in Well-Beat, an Israeli start-up that adds a human touch to healthcare through patient-centered behavioral AI. The investment in Well-Beat is the latest example of UST accelerating the adoption of emerging tech solutions in healthcare and…

LIC re-appoints Anil Kumar as Independent Director

Life Insurance Corporation of India announced it has re-appointed Prof. Anil Kumar as Independent Director of the company, with effect from July 20, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “This is to inform that the Board of Directors has approved the Re-appointment of Prof. Anil Kumar, as an Independent Director of the Corporation, for…

Sports tech startup Hudle raises $1 mn from Inflection Point Ventures

Sports tech startup Hudle has raised $1 million (Rs 7.9 crore) in a funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures, according to PTI report. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors Survam Partners and Indian Angel Network, a statement said. The capital raised would be used to fuel growth in existing and new…

Gurugram-based Whiteland Corporation appoints Rishi Piplani as Chief Officer Human Resource & Technology

Gurugram-based Real Estate Development Organization Whiteland Corporation has announced the appointment of Rishi Piplani as its Chief Officer Human Resource & Technology, said a statement. Piplani, was earlier associated with leading brands such as Thomson Digital, Fidelity (FIS), Dalmia Group, AIPL & M3M. His association with various industries will bring a greater value addition in…

100X.VC onboards CA Utpal Doshi as Partner – Corporate Venture Capital

Early-stage venture firm 100X.VC announced the appointment of its new partner, CA Utpal Doshi. He has been onboarded as Partner, Corporate Venture Capital. Utpal, a seasoned tax and finance professional, with an experience of over 20 years, will bring to the table his expertise of working closely with startups as an angel investor for international…

BD names Rishi Grover as EVP & Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a global medical technology company, announced that Rishi Grover has been named executive vice president (EVP) and chief integrated supply chain officer for BD, effective July 7, 2022. In this role, Grover will have global responsibility for the leadership of the Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, Sustainability, and Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) teams…

TCG Lifesciences inaugurates a new R&D facility in Pune, as part of a major expansion

TCGLS is a global CRO and CDMO company with operations in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Richmond, VA, and Princeton, NJ; offering seamless and integrated R&D services to pharma, biotech, agriscience, animal health, specialty chemicals, and related industries. It employs more than 1,200 scientists and other technical personnel from the best talent pool around its strategic locations. Pune,…

slice appoints Amazon ICICI Card Chief Sudeep Behari as Business Head

slice, a payments fintech company, announced the appointment of Sudeep Behari as its Business Head. Sudeep has an extensive and diverse experience spanning over 16 years in the credit finance industry and thus his specialization will help slice to cater to a wider audience.  Sudeep’s appointment comes at an opportune time as the company expands…

Ensuredit Raises $ 4.2 Million in Pre-Series A Funding Led by Cover Genius

Gurgaon and Bengaluru-based insurtech firm, Ensuredit has raised 4.2 million USD in Pre-Series Round A led by Cover Genius, the global insurtech for embedded insurance, with participation from other leading investors including 9Unicorns, NexStep Discovery Pte, CP Ventures, Venture Catalysts & IPV. Apart from the new investors, existing investors also participated in the current round. The company aims…

Finland-based Outokumpu partners with TCS on its cloud-first transformation journey

Tata Consultancy Services has been selected by Outokumpu, the global leader in sustainable stainless steel, to transform its IT landscape with an agile and secure cloud-based digital core to reduce its carbon footprint and support its strategic aspirations. Headquartered in Finland and operating in more than 30 countries with around 9,000 employees, Outokumpu aims to…

Happiest Minds Technologies recognized as a finalist for Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards 2022 in Business Applications Power Automate Category

Happiest Minds Technologies Limited, a ‘Born Digital . Born Agile,’ Mindful IT Company, announced being named a finalist for the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards in the Business Applications Power Automate category. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer…

Tech Mahindra inaugurates new campus in Coimbatore; to hire 1000 associates

Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services & solutions, announced a new campus in Tidel Park Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The facility was inaugurated by the Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru M.K.Stalin in the presence of Sriram K. Sr. Vice President, Enterprise Americas, Tech Mahindra. Tech Mahindra aims to…

Stock trading platform MarketWolf raises $10 mn in funding

Stock trading platform MarketWolf has raised $10 million in its latest funding round led by Jungle Ventures and Dream Capital. Existing investors and others, including 9Unicorns, Iseed, Crescent and Riverwalk, also participated in the round, according to ETtech report. The startup plans to use the capital to build out its product suite and to hire…