Bajaj Group has announced the appointment of Gopal Agarwal as Executive Director, Finance with effect from October 14, 2021. He will report to Kushagra Bajaj, Chairman, Bajaj Group and will be based at the Group’s Head Quarters at Bajaj Bhawan, Mumbai. Gopal joins us from Adani Group where he was the Joint President, Group Corporate…
AuthBridge, India’s authentication player, has raised Series A investment from an Infinity Alternatives led investor group. Infinity Alternatives is a boutique asset manager, which invests across private and listed equities and currently manages/advises more than US$100mn in assets for multiple family offices. The size of the deal was undisclosed. Gurugram based AuthBridge provides end-to-end digital…
Sims Limited has announced the appointment of Victoria Binns as an independent non-executive director to the Board of Directors effective Oct. 8, 2021. Ms. Binns’ appointment, a casual vacancy on the Board, is to be confirmed by shareholders at the 2021 annual general meeting scheduled for Nov. 10, 2021. Ms. Binns has more than 35…
NCDEX eMarkets Limited, a leading National Spot Exchange in India, announced the appointment of Prasad Patil as Chief Technology Officer. Patil who donned the hats of Group CTO and COO for Arya Infosystems in JM Baxi, will now be taking up the responsibility of creation, sustenance and enhancement of the multiple platforms NEML has in…
Y Combinator and Nexus VP-backed Mudrex, a global crypto asset management platform has launched ‘Coin Sets’. According to a statement, “Through Coin Sets, for the first time, retail investors will get the ability to invest in a variety of Mutual fund style crypto investment products, earlier only accessible to the HNIs and institutions. With this…
Blockchain platform Arcana Network has announced that it has secured $2.3 million in funding round co-led by Woodstock Fund and Republic Crypto. The round also saw participation from LD Capital, Digital Currency Group (DCG), shl.vc, Hyperedge, Fenbushi Capital, Paradigm Shift VC and others. Himanshu Yadav, Woodstock’s Founding Partner, said, “Arcana’s team has been building for…
The blockchain project AcknoLedger, a global consortium that maps, monetizes and distributes Web 3.0 digital assets, has announced that it has raised $1.53 million in initial seed and private sales. The initial seed and private sales round has come from over 30 venture capitals like Momentum 6, Basics Capital, Krypital Capital, Shima Capital, Magnus Capital,…
The Ford Foundation has announced the election of two new members of its board of trustees: Laurene Powell Jobs, president of the Emerson Collective, and former ambassador Richard Verma, general counsel and head of Global Public Policy at Mastercard. Powell Jobs currently serves as board chair of the XQ Institute and of College Track, a…
Crain Communications, parent company of Modern Healthcare, has announced the acquisition of Mercom Capital Group’s Digital Health Business, a source of digital healthcare financial data and research. The acquisition includes all of Mercom’s Digital Health research assets, including its funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) reports and subscriptions, databases, newsletters and other related assets. “For…
Deutsche Bank has announced the long term extension of its partnership with Frieze, in support of artistic excellence and the shared vision of a diverse and thriving global community of emerging artists, according to a statement. “Our longstanding partnership with Frieze underlines Deutsche Bank’s commitment to encouraging new and noteworthy artistic talents from across the…
Robotics and Automation company Addverb Technologies has announced new leadership appointment. The company has announced the appointment of Sylvain Auvray as its Chief Design Officer and Phillip Gollan as its Chief Service Officer – global operations, according to a company statement. Speaking on the announcement, Mr Sylvain Auvray, commented, “I am thrilled to be a…
HeyHey! has recently raised 1.5 million USD from notable investors including Electric Capital, Vector Media, Yoshimoto Kogyo. Commenting on the launch, Caleb Franklin – Founder & CEO – HeyHey! , said, “The Internet is reimagining how fans can interact with their favourite celebrities. At HeyHey!, we are all about spreading joy, and we love seeing…
AVIOM India Housing Finance, amicro-mortgage Housing Finance Company, has completed its Series C $8 million equity funding from Sabre Partners. Aviom, founded in 2016 by Kajal Ilmi, has its presence in 14 states with 100+ branches. It caters to low-income households in rural and semi-urban areas. It provides loan to women borrowers who do not…
Media company Dentsu International has announced that the company has promoted Michael Komasinski to global CEO, Merkle and dentsu international executive team’s member. Wendy Clark, chief executive officer at dentsu international, commented, “Michael’s track record speaks for itself. He inspires and leads teams in developing impactful, data-driven and tech-enabled customer experiences while building lasting and values-based…
Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and services conglomerate, has announced the launch of L&T EduTech – a new industry-led, application-based, practical oriented learning platform, rooted in technology. “We are living in a period of accelerating change, with the need to not only learn new things but also seek newer and better…