Tag: Adarsh Nair

Bharti Airtel Chief Product Officer Adarsh Nair resigns

Bharti Airtel, a global communications solutions provider, announced the resignation of Adarsh Nair as Chief Product Officer of the company, with effect from February 15, 2024. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we wish to inform you that Mr. Adarsh Nair, Chief Product Officer of the Company has resigned and accordingly, ceases to be a…

Airtel acquires strategic stake in Bengaluru-based startup Lemnisk

Telecom major, Bharti Airtel (Airtel), announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Lemnisk (Immensitas Private Limited) under Airtel’s Start Up Accelerator Program. The deal is subject to all applicable statutory approvals. Lemnisk is a Bengaluru based Start Up that offers Real-Time Marketing Automation and secure Customer Data Platform (CDP) capable of orchestrating 1-to-1…

Airtel acquires strategic stake in Singapore-based startup Aqilliz

Telecom major Bharti Airtel (Airtel) announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Aqilliz – a Blockchain as a Service Company under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. Singapore-based Aqilliz has developed a patented hybrid blockchain platform, Atom that integrates differential privacy and federated learning on a distributed digital ledger. This allows brands to create…

Airtel enters advertising industry, launches adtech platform

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider, has entered the advertising business with the launch of Airtel Ads – a powerful brand engagement solution.  Airtel Ads allows brands of all sizes to curate consent based and privacy safe campaigns to one of the biggest pool of quality customers in India. Airtel has over 320…

Airtel forays into Indian cloud communications market with Airtel IQ

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications company, announced entering into the fast-growing cloud communications market with the launch of Airtel IQ.  Airtel IQ, a cloud-based omni-channel communications platform, enables brands to deepen engagement with customers through timely and secure communication. Take for example a customer ordering food through an online platform and calling the delivery…

Airtel onboards Waybeo to its Startup Accelerator Program

As part of its strategy to scale up its cloud offerings, Bharti Airtel announced that it has picked up a strategic stake in tech startup Waybeo under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. Waybeo, a Trivandrum headquartered startup focused on deep AI based analytics for cloud telephony, is the fifth startup to join the fast growing…

Bharti Airtel acquires a strategic stake in kids learning startup Lattu Kids

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telco, announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Edtech startup Lattu Media Pvt Ltd as part of the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program. Mumbai-based Lattu Kids specializes in digital learning tools for children. Its highly popular Lattu Kids app focuses on improving English vocabulary, English reading and Maths skills…

Airtel and Nodwin Gaming partner to grow Esports in India

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications company, and Nodwin Gaming, South Asia’s leading Esports company, announced a partnership to further grow Esports in India.  Given India’s large youth population and rapidly growing internet penetration, Esports has the potential to become a large part of the country’s mainstream sporting culture. It is estimated that by 2021,…

Bharti Airtel acquires strategic stake in conversational AI focused startup Voicezen

Bharti Airtel announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Voicezen, an early stage startup focused on conversational AI technologies. The acquisition has been made by the company under its fast expanding Airtel Startup Accelerator Program.  Gurugram-based Voicezen has been working on developing advanced solutions that leverage machine learning, AI, speech to text and…

Bharti Airtel acquires a strategic stake in Spectacom Global

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…