IBM announced that it is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to support their Online BSc Degree program and augment select courses on the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) platform. IBM experts will be co-offering a Quantum Computing course on the NPTEL Platform and augment select NPTEL courses such as…
Symphony Limited announced it has named Girish Thakkar, currently working as Vice President – Finance and Accounts, as the new Chief Financial Officer, effective October 01, 2021. According to the Company’s exchange filing, ” Mr. Bhadresh Mehta present CFO of the Company is retiring from the post of Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. closing of business…
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited announced the appointment of Arvind Kumar as Managing Director of the company, effective 27 August, 2021. According to the release, “We wish to inform you that Shri. Arvind Kumar, Executive Director (Projects), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), has been appointed as Managing Director, CPCL in terms of MoP&NG’s letter No.CA-31019/1/2019-PNG (30158)…
Camp K12, an ed-tech startup operating out of the US and India, focused on building a global online school for 21st century skills, has announced that it has raised $12M in a Series A round co-led by Matrix Partners India and Elevation Capital. Funds will be used to hire leaders across functions, hyperscale operations and…
Martech SaaS company, Netcore Cloud, has announced its collaboration with India’s EdTech Platform, BYJU’S towards personalizing the student’s learning experience on the mobile app, backed by their No-code Product Experience platform’s consumer data management system, according to a statement. The statement said, “Since the last few years, Netcore Cloud has made major strides in expanding…
MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), focussed on building a deep tech ecosystem across India, has entered into a partnership with MergerDomo, a fundraising and startup advisory platform. According to a statement, the said collaboration shall support the startups on various aspects such as investor engagement, corporate…
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire NN Investment Partners from NN Group N.V. for approximately €1.6 billion1. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory and other approvals and conditions. NN Investment Partners employs more…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has been positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Smart Manufacturing Services Worldwide as well as Europe. According to the report, “Besides its global footprint and industry expertise, customers expressed a high level of satisfaction with TCS.” It goes on…
ADF Foods Limited, a leader in prepared ethnic food, announced it has approved in its Board meeting held on August 26, 2021, that the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiary, ADF Holdings (USA) Ltd. would be making an investment upto USD 5 mn, which would entail asset purchase and setting up of a step down subsidiary in…
Netflix has roped in Chris V D Schoor as HR Director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Prior to this, he was VP – HR & O at Accedo.tv. Chris V D Schoor, HR Director – EMEA, Netflix, said, “After close to five exciting and very rewarding years at Accedo.tv, my last week as…
Procter & Gamble Health Limited announced the appointment of Zeal Shah as Company Secretary, effective August 26, 2021. According to the exchange filing, “The Board of directors at their meeting held on August 26, 2021, have appointed Ms. Zeal Shah as the Company Secretary of the Company with immediate effect, i.e., with effect from August…
Energy Vault, the creator of gravity-based, grid-scale energy storage solutions with its proprietary technology, has announced $100 million in Series C funding. The investment is being led by existing investor Prime Movers Lab, with additional participation from other existing investors including SoftBank Vision Fund, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Helena, and Idealab X. In addition, the…
Locus, a future-ready platform that automates supply chain decisions, has partnered with Tracker, a provider of telematics solutions in South Africa, to power an end-to-end Planning, Optimization and Execution Management platform. The partnership leverages Tracker’s telematics expertise and footprint combined with specialist software capability from Locus to provide a holistic supply chain management solution, according…
Prime Venture Partners, has announced its fourth fund of US$100 million, with a first close of $75 million (INR 556 crore). Prime had raised its last fund of $72M in 2018, a second fund of $46M in 2015 and a $8M first fund in 2012. Fund Four investors include the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part…
DigitSec, a provider of AppSec testing platform purpose-built for Salesforce, and UST, a digital transformation solutions company, has announced a partnership to provide full-spectrum application security testing as part of a comprehensive Salesforce portfolio for enterprise customers, according to a statement. UST will offer its clients the DigitSec SaaS Security Scanner™- S4 for Salesforce™ as…