iCubesWire, a digital marketing agency in India offering 360° concepts to over 250+ clients across e-Commerce, Automobile, Technology, Finance, Travel, Hospitality and more, has announced the appointment Moumita De as Group Head – South. A statement said, “Moumita is a digital specialist with an experience of over 15 years. Previously, she has worked in several…
Ziploan, a New Delhi-based fintech lending platform that provides loans to MSMEs, has announced that it has named of Ashish Goel as Chief Technology Officer. A statement informed, “Before joining ZipLoan, Goel was Co-Founder and CTO at Milkbasket and built its Technology and Product team right from the scratch and scaled it to meet the…
Mindtree, a global technology services and digital transformation company, has launched a learn-and-earn program for BSc and BCA graduates in collaboration with BITS Pilani, the institute of higher education. As part of the program called Mindtree EDGE, Mindtree will hire fresh B.Sc. and BCA graduates and provide them a fully funded opportunity to pursue an…
Mindshare India has announced that it has named Vipasha Bhuptani as Communications Planning Lead for the Content+ team. Speaking on the announcement, Parthasarathy Mandayam (Maps), chief executive officer at Mindshare South Asia, commented, “Vipasha has a proven track record of implementing strategic communication initiatives across various brands and markets. We believe that Vipasha will play a pivotal…
Deel, a global payroll and compliance space platform, has announced that it had joined forces with Zeitgold to fuel international growth and enhance the depth and breadth of its product offerings. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for Deel as the company continues to scale, adding thousands of customers as working and hiring practices continue…
Juniper Networks, a provider of secure, AI-driven networks, has announced that it has joined the Softbank 5G Consortium established by Softbank Corp. as a founding member, having been named as a 5G-related partner. A statement said, “As long-time partners, Juniper Networks and Softbank have journeyed and grown together over the years into the 5G era.…
Clarivate Plc , a global provider of information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has announced that it has acquired Bioinfogate, a provider of analytics solutions in the life sciences and producer of the OFF-X™ portal. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mukhtar Ahmed, President, Science Group, Clarivate, said,”The acquisition of Bioinfogate will further our…
Enedym, Inc., the technology company that develops next generation switched reluctance motors (SRMs), electric propulsion, and electrified powertrains, has announced that it has appointed Robert Lee, former Vice President of Engines, Electrified Propulsion, and Advanced Powertrain Engineering at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Ron Harper, President and CEO of JFE Shoji Power Canada Inc., to…
Digital audio platform Khabri has said that it has raised $2.1 million in pre-Series A financing round. The round also saw participation from Pioneer Fund, Liquid 2 Ventures, Rebel Fund, Siqi Chen, Edward Lando, Shailesh Rao, among others. Speaking on the announcement, Pulkit Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of Khabri, commented, “Around 850 million Indians below…
Onsurity, a healthtech company providing monthly, comprehensive employee healthcare to SMEs, MSMEs, startups and growing businesses, has announced that it has secured $16 million in the Series A funding round. Quona Capital and existing investor Nexus Venture Partners led the funding round. The founder and CEO of Clover Healthcare – Vivek Garipalli also participated in…
Rapyd, a global fintech as a service company, has announced a $300 million Series E funding round led by Target Global. Joining the round are several new investors including funds managed by Fidelity Management and Research Company, Altimeter Capital, Whale Rock Capital, BlackRock Funds, and Dragoneer, along with participation from existing investors: General Catalyst, Latitude,…
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. (Ginkgo) announced that Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and President at Vertex, will join its board of directors. Ginkgo, which recently announced a business combination with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp., is building the leading horizontal platform for cell programming and serves customers across industries seeking to develop new and better products, the…
Angel investor and Founder of The Collective Ace Group, Parth Das, said he has raised $100 million for a fund which would invest in the online gaming space in India and elsewhere. “There’s no focus on the supply chain in the gaming industry, areas like game development, quality assurance, customer support, marketing, etc,” said Das. The funds, he said, would…
HiHello Inc., the digital business card platform for individuals and businesses, announced a $7.5 million Series A round of funding led by Foundry Group, with participation from Lux Capital and existing investor August Capital. Additional investors include Manu Kumar (Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of HiHello), the co-founders of Lyft, Everlaw, Auth0, Path/June, and Military.com,…
Global media network Omnicom Media Group has appointed Bharat Khatri as chief digital officer for the APAC region. He will report to Paul Shepherd, chief investment officer for OMG APAC. Khatri was previously the country head for Xaxis in India, where he oversaw the agency’s programmatic desk and collaborated with over 150 active advertisers across multiple industries.…