Welltok, the consumer health activation company, announced that Bob Fabbio has succeeded Jeff Margolis as Chief Executive officer. Margolis, who led the company as CEO for seven years, will remain involved strategically and continue in his role as Welltok’s Chairman of the Board. “It has been my great honor to lead Welltok from an early…
aptihealth, an innovator in tech-enabled behavioral health engagement, announced the the appointment of Kori-Ann Taylor as Chief Marketing Officer. “We’re thrilled to have Kori-Ann join the aptihealth team,” said Dan Pickett, aptihealth Co-Founder, President and CEO. “She has extensive experience in marketing strategy, leading U.S. and global campaign development and launches for healthcare brands. With…
Bugcrowd, a crowdsourced security platform has announced that it has raised $30 million in series D funding, bringing the company’s total funding to over $80 million. The investment round, led by Rally Ventures and accompanied by new and existing venture partners. The company will use the funds to help Bugcrowd accelerate the expansion of its…
DemandGen, an Adobe Platinum Regional Partner, announced it has been recognized as Adobe 2020 Marketo Engage Digital Experience Solution Partner of the Year. The win marks a back-to-back repeat of the agency’s prior year achievement of Marketo Digital Services Partner of the Year for 2019. The Marketo Engage Digital Experience Solution Partner of the Year…
New York-based startup Double has announced it has raised $6 million funding from Index Ventures and paris-based Daphni. The company will use the funds to fuel expansion by delivering services to startup CEOs and investors that matches them with contracted remote assistants, such as managing their email, arranging travel, scheduling meetings and balancing their endless…
Percolate, the marketing orchestration company acquired by Seismic, announced it has been named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Marketing Platforms. This is the third consecutive year Percolate has been recognized as a Leader for its completeness of vision and ability to execute. “I’m proud Percolate has been recognized as a…
CI&T, a company that helps in digital transformation for global brands, announced they have been ranked 11th on the 2020 Best Workplaces in Asia list. Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture, identifies the top organizations that create great workplaces in the Asia and Middle East regions by publishing the annual Best…
The Coronavirus pandemic and the concern related to the extent of damage it can cause had brought in a good degree of participation form major corporations, philanthropists, and business leaders to support the fight against the pandemic. Pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced a contribution of Rs 21 crores for relief efforts directed towards mitigating…
Yelp, a San Francisco-based company connecting people with local businesses from restaurants, boutiques and salons to dentists, mechanics, plumbers and more has announced that it has laid off 1,000 employees and furloughed an additional 1,100 workers as the company struggles with reduced spending from restaurants. The news about downsizing its workforce amid the coronavirus pandemic…
Commvault, a global enterprise software provider, announced that it has named Martha Delehanty as its new chief people officer (CPO). She will be reporting directly to Sanjay Mirchandani, Commvault’s president and CEO. In her new role, Delehanty will use her deep understanding of global talent trends and needs to expand Commvault’s employee recruitment, retention, and…
BankBazaar, an online marketplace for financial services, announced it has raised Rs 29 crore as part of its ongoing Series D round from existing investors including Amazon, Sequoia and Walden SKT Venture Fund, according to its filings with the Registrar of Companies. This current funding comes more than two and a half years after the…
Naspers-backed Prosus, the global consumer internet-focused investor, announced it has committed Rs 100 crore to the PM CARES Fund, the disaster relief trust set up to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The commitment by Prosus is possibly the largest by a single risk capital investor in India so far, and comes 10 days after a number…
Boston-based restaurant management platform Toast recently announced that it has laid off about half of its staff as the coronavirus pandemic forces restaurant closure globally. Citing restaurant sales decline as the reason, CEO of Toast Chris Comparato through a company blog said, “During the month of March, as a result of necessary social distancing and…
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has brought the world order to a halt. Every routine that we used to follow has now been altered. In the face of restrictive movements and closure of many schools and colleges, students, who were supposed to be studying and preparing for their exams in coming months, are facing a void.…
On March 24, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the country will observe a total lockdown for 21 days due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman then came out with a slew of measures to help people in the unorganised sector and others to cope in these unprecedented times. The Finance…