Edtech platform, based in Delhi, Little Leap has announced that it has received Rs 2.67 crore in the seed funding round. The round, led by ah! Ventures, saw participation from Good Capital VC, First Cheque VC, and LetsVenture. Vishal Gupta, Founder of Little Leap, said, “With Little Leap, we aim to empower students to become well-rounded…
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. has announced that Ranjan Kalia will join the company as Chief Financial Officer on July 19, 2021. Kalia will succeed Michael Carlotti, who is stepping down from the role of Chief Financial Officer for medical reasons. Boris Jordan, Executive Chairman of the Board of Curaleaf, said, “On behalf of the Board of…
Datamatics, a global Digital Solutions, Technology, and BPM Company, announced that Aabhas Zaveri has been appointed as Senior Vice President – Sales, Intelligent Automation. He will be reporting to Rahul Kanodia – Vice Chairman & CEO, Datamatics. In this new role, Aabhas will lead the business for Datamatics Intelligent Automation products, including TruBot, TruCap+, and…
Floriana Scarlato has decided to leave Credit Suisse to pursue a new challenge outside the bank. She will step down from her role as Head of Compliance Swiss Universal Bank (SUB), as a member of the Management Committee of the SUB and from the Executive Board of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. with immediate effect. Scarlato…
Saakshi Verma Menon has joined Kimberly-Clark to lead marketing for their brand in India. She holds 18 years of experience across several global brands like Colgate Palmolive, Coca-Cola and Uber. In this role, she will lead the brand, digital, research, analytics and product innovation teams. Menon will be a part of the company’s senior leadership on the…
Blox, a prop-tech and consumer focused real estate buying platform founded by Aditya Jhaveri, has onboarded Amit Bhardwaj as Chief Financial Officer of the company. Blox is led by Founder & CEO Aditya Jhaveri and is rapidly progressing in the Indian real estate sector with the support of renowned investors from across the globe such as Tinder founder Justin Mateen and celebrity…
Ola Electric and Bank of Baroda have signed a long-term debt financing agreement in Indian EV industry. This 10-year debt of US$100 million is towards the funding and financial closure of the Phase 1 of the Ola Futurefactory, Ola’s global manufacturing hub for its electric two-wheelers. Ola had earlier announced last December that it will…
Xirify partners with India’s quick commerce platform, Dunzo, to provide B2B2C delivery services for businesses that are registered on Xirify as an Opt-in service. Xirify is a premier incubated product of Valueadd Softtech & Systems Pvt Ltd (VAST), a technology services company from the city of Pune. A statement made by the company said, “Pune,…
Jaguar Land Rover has announced the appointment of Lennard Hoornik as a new Chief Commercial Officer. He will begin his new role with immediate effect, helping to drive innovation within Jaguar Land Rover, and realise the potential of the business’s Reimagine strategy. He succeeds Felix Bräutigam, who has decided to leave Jaguar Land Rover. Lennard will be responsible for all global…
Swiggy has elevated Phani Kishan Addepalli, VP – Strategy & Investments, as the new Co-Founder of the company, Sriharsha Majety, CEO, wrote in a blog post. Kishan joined Swiggy in 2015 as General Manager – Strategy, Analytics, CX & New Initiatives. Prior to Swiggy, Kishan had a stint with global companies like The Boston Consulting Group, ITC…
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has announced the appointment of Naveen Soni as Director – Corporate Communications & Public Relations, effective from July 1st 2021. His responsibilities include overseeing communications for Emcure Pharmaceuticals. A seasoned professional, Soni comes with over two decades of multi-sector experience in corporate communications, strategic business advocacy, marketing and business journalism. Formerly, Soni has…
Despite the second wave of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, the last six months reflect a 6% growth in job postings across various sectors, according to Monster Employment Index, the job analysis report by Monster.com. The company has published its findings for June 2021, providing insights into the job market across industries, cities, and functions. …
India’s e-commerce major, Flipkart, has raised $3.6 billion in a fresh round of funding. The round was led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Singapore government’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Walmart along with participation from existing backers like Qatar Investment Authority, post which the company has now been…
GreenSat Innovation Labs Pvt. Ltd., a leading agritech company, signed an MoU with Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT), a rural welfare organization, and IndiaHub e-Governance Pvt. Ltd., an innovation-driven start-up, as a technology partner for their Smart FPO (Farmer Producer Organization) initiative. Under the initiative, the GreenSat Innovation App will offer end-to-end support that extends from precision…
Gap, the American worldwide clothing retail major, announced that Tremayne Bess has re-joined the company as VP – HR for the Strategic Growth Office (SGO). “After a little over [two] years with Splunk, today was my first day rejoining a company that’s always had a piece of my heart even since departing five years ago.…