AT&T Inc. has agreed to sell its global programmatic advertising marketplace, Xandr Inc., to Microsoft. The agreement builds on a decade-long relationship between Xandr, including its predecessor companies, and Microsoft for delivering global digital media solutions for advertisers, the statement said. As the digital landscape evolves in a post-cookie world, Microsoft and Xandr can shape the digital…
Witzeal Technologies, a new-age gaming technology company, announced appointment of Peush Bery as the Head of Product Development Strategy and Yogvinder Singh as the Head of Technology. Ankur Singh, CEO and Founder, Witzeal said “We are excited to have someone of Peush’s and Yogvinder’s caliber joining us. Their handful experience in managing and leading for…
Greenway Health announced its Board of Directors has named Pratap Sarker as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2022. Sarker, who has served as President of Greenway Health since August 2020, succeeds Richard Atkin who has served as CEO since 2018. Atkin will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Greenway Health board. “Pratap Sarker…
Mastercard and McDonald’s announced an agreement for Mastercard to acquire McDonald’s state-of-the art personalization platform and decision engine company, Dynamic Yield. Dynamic Yield’s technology is a natural addition to Mastercard’s existing suite of services that help brands deliver more effective and trusted customer experiences across channels, according to the statement. ”The notion of going into a store or…
Monster.com, a Quess company, and India’s online talent platform, announced that it has raised Rs 137.5cr in a funding round led by prominent industry leaders – Akash Bhanshali (Volrado Venture Partners) and Mohandas Pai (Meridian Investments) with participation from Quess. Post the funding round the company is valued at close to USD 100 million. The…
Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) announced that they have signed definitive agreements to merge ZEEL with and into SPNI and combine their linear networks, digital assets, production operations and program libraries. The agreements follow the conclusion of an exclusive negotiation period during which ZEEL and SPNI conducted…
Chiratae Ventures (Formerly IDG Ventures, India), and Lenskart Vision Fund invests $4 million as part of Adloid’s pre series-A funding, to fuel the next level of growth and product evolution. The round also saw participation from Easemytrip Co-founder Prashant Pitti, Seeders, and 100x Entrepreneur. With this round, Adloid is rebranding to Metadome, a metaverse that will provide the no-code infrastructure to…
ABB India Limited announced the appointment of Trivikram Guda as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, effective December 22, 2021. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company, at their meeting held today i.e., on December 21, 2021 has appointed Mr. Trivikram Guda (ACS 17685)…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been ranked number four in the HFS Top 10 for Life Sciences Service Providers. The report ranked TCS third for Overall Execution – number two for Scale of its Life Sciences Business, number three for Breath and Depth of offerings. TCS ranked fourth for Overall Innovation – number one in…
Genesys International Corporation Limited announced the appointment of Ravi Chopra as Vice President. In this new role, Ravi will be responsible for ‘Last Mile‘ analytics as well as program management for the Company’s large scale PAN India Map data collection, the statement said. Ravi joins Genesys from Amazon wherein he was the Senior Program Manager…
Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL) announced an investment of INR101.77 cr in Yapan Bio Pvt Ltd (Yapan) of Hyderabad, India, augmenting the capabilities of its Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) business, Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS). PPL holds 27.78% equity stake in the company as a result of this investment, according to the statement. As PPS continues…
Crypto asset exchange platform ZebPay has appointed Geetika Mehta as Chief Human Resources Officer. In this new role, Mehta will take the lead on designing and implementing the people strategy, culture transformation, talent management initiatives, and building ZebPay into an organisation for the future, the statement said. In her last role, Mehta was Chief People…
Digital Communication agency Hashtag Orange has appointed P. Sridharan Iyer as Chief Strategy Officer. A brand strategist and communication powerhouse, Sridharan is a firm believer. He has been instrumental in creating immense brand wealth within a number of consumer categories for organizations, according to the company’s statement. Prior to joining Hashtag Orange, Sridharan’s last stint…
Take Solutions Limited announced the appointment of Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa as an Additional Director to its Board, effective December 20, 2021. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company, based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, in its meeting held on…
Pace Robotics, a Construction Robotics Startup, announced it has raised seed investment from Pidilite Industries Ltd, who has acquired an equity stake of 19.5% in the company. The fund will be used for product development and core team expansion, the statement said. Founded in 2020 by Ayushmoy Roy and Srinivas K Pai, the startup has been working on a prototype…