Talview, an AI recruitment startup, announced it has received “Best AI Application for Societal Impact” award in the partner category in the Microsoft AI Awards 2.0. The startup is recognised for its part in a growing community development initiative. This is the second time the company has been recognized as a leader in bringing innovative…
Skillsoft and SumTotal have announced a fundamental change to their annual learning event, Perspectives. This year, Perspectives 2020 will be fully digital. Historically held in different regions around the world, the event will be a live, virtual experience for attendees globally and will run over the course of 24 hours. According to the Company’s statement:…
Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSE), the third national stock exchange in India, announced that Latika S. Kundu has been approved by SEBI as its new MD & CEO, effective March 12, 2020. With a leadership experience of over 20 years some of the leading Global multi-asset Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Depositories – National Stock…
upGrad, an online higher education company, partners with major corporates across BFSI and Technology sector to provide placement opportunities to the remotest corners of India with over 300 cities, thereby getting ‘Bharat’ to work. The initiative is being undertaken by the upGrad Academy Business vertical, which extends upskilling opportunities to the first-time job seekers and…
NorthOne, the leading digital challenger bank serving the unique needs of American small businesses, freelancers, and startups – announced it has raised $21 million in its Series A funding led by Battery Ventures. Redpoint Ventures and Tom Williams also took part in the funding round. The company will utilise the funds raised to expand marketing…
FamPay, a teenager-focused payments app, announced it has raised $4.7 million seed funding led by Y Combinator, Sequoia India, Venture Highway and GFC (Global Founders Capital). Angel investors such as Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Robinhood co-founder Vladimir Tenev, Cred founder Kunal Shah, and Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau also participated in the funding round. The…
Sonendo, Inc., a dental technology company developing and commercializing products to save teeth through Sound Science, announced the appointment of Amit Agarwal as Vice President of Marketing. In his new appointment, Agarwal will assume the responsibility for Sonendo’s marketing organization, including product portfolio management, commercialization, professional education, training and communications. Prior to this, Amit was…
Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, announced the promotion of Gagan Sinha to Vice President, IT Store Systems. Sinha will report to Jack Clare, Chief Information Officer for Dunkin’ Brands. In this new appointment, Sinha will have responsibility for all aspects of in-store technology for both Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins. This includes the…
Tupperware Brands Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Miguel Fernandez as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 6, 2020. The company has announced some other changes to its leadership portfolio, announced appointment of Richard Goudis as Executive Vice Chairman, effective March 12, 2020. In his new appointment, Fernandez’s focus will be…
Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services, announced that it has been selected by Siemens to deploy Wingspan, Infosys’ Digital Learning and Talent Transformation Platform. The company-wide deployment will provide employees a personalized learning experience and make it possible for them, among many other useful features, to track their progress and successes.…
Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced that it has entered into an agreement with SAP SE to jointly go to market and co-develop solutions for the retail and fashion industry. The intent of this engagement is to co-develop new solutions, which will help retail and fashion companies…
The CarTrade Group, one of India’s largest online automotive groups, announced it is actively looking at companies to acquire or invest into, in the automotive space. The company wants to further strengthen its position as the leading online automotive platform and has earmarked over Rs 400 crores for such investments. Commenting on the Company’s future…
In an attempt to prevent the transmission of the novel coronavirus among employees, e-commerce company Flipkart has offered its employees work from home option for three days. The offer is preferably made available to young employees whose children are studying up to fifth grade. A Flipkart spokesperson said, “In addition, we are checking system preparedness…
Pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced that the Company has received certification for International Sustainability Rating System (ISRS), 8th edition, from DNV GL, a global service provider for managing risk and helping customers to safely and responsibly improve their business performance. The certification was received after audits were conducted at four of the company’s manufacturing…
Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telco, has acquired a strategic stake in Spectacom Global Pvt Ltd under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program, which focuses on supporting growth of early stage Indian start-ups. Spectacom, which has been conceptualised to produce path breaking digital content that allows people across languages, geographies and fitness levels to connect with…