Akumin Inc. (Akumin) announced the appointment of Krishna Kumar as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as of June 16, 2023. Krishna has valuable experience and exceptional insight into the radiology space, having served as Senior Vice President & Business Leader – Precision Diagnosis at Philips North America, where he built a top performing team…
Online learning platform Simplilearn has announced the addition of Andrew Wait to the company’s board of members. Andrew’s on-boarding announcement comes on the back of the latest round of fundraising from a consortium led by GSV Ventures, a multi-stage venture capital firm, followed by the company’s acquisition of U.S.-based bootcamp education company, Fullstack Academy. In addition to GSV Ventures, Clal…
Google has funded homegrown agritech startup Cropin in its latest Rs 113 crore round that also saw participation from JSR Corporation and existing investors ABC Impact and Chiratae Ventures, according to IANS report. The funds will aid in expanding Cropin Cloud, the company’s intelligent agriculture cloud platform, to cater to the growing demand for digitisation and predictive intelligence…
Simplilearn, the world’s leading online bootcamp for digital skilling training, announced that it has acquired a U.S.-based bootcamp education company, Fullstack Academy, for an all-cash transaction. This will be the company’s second acquisition after Market Motive in 2015. Simplilearn has grown exponentially by over 60% in the past year and this complementary acquisition will accelerate Simplilearn’s journey to become the largest…
Isthara, India’s premium co-living brand and Smart Food Court pioneer, has raised fresh funding of $10 million led by Dubai-based Eagle Investments. The current funding round brings Isthara’s total fund-raise to about $21 million. Isthara aims to scale the food court business by 10X to 500 food courts across 30 cities in the next 3 years, catering to a million people…
Cropin, a global ag-ecosystem intelligence provider, announced the appointment of three executive leaders in a move to strengthen its leadership team and support the company’s continued growth and execution of its strategic priorities. Mohit Pande joins Cropin as Chief Business Officer, Vijay Nelson as Chief Product Officer, and Sujit Janardanan as Chief Marketing Officer. Mohit…
Upskilling platform Simplilearn announced its first-ever Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) buyback worth Rs. 48.74 crore. The company had offered active employees to liquidate up to 25% of their vested ESOPs as part of this buyback. 65% of the active employees with ESOPs liquidated their options as part of this buyback process. The company also…
Simplilearn, an online bootcamp for digital economy skills training, announced the addition of Deborah Quazzo to the company’s Board of Directors. Deborah’s onboarding comes on the back of the recent investment of $250 million in Simplilearn by private equity firm, Blackstone Group, the statement said. Deborah Quazzo is the managing partner at GSV Ventures and the co-founder…
Blackstone announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Simplilearn Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a leading online learning ‘bootcamp’ based in India offering digital skills training and courses to working professionals all over the world. Simplilearn was founded in 2010 by its Chief Executive Officer Krishna Kumar.…
Simplilearn, the world’s number one online Bootcamp for digital economy skills training, announced the appointment of four senior leaders to further strengthen its leadership teams across verticals. P V Viswanathan (Vishy) joins Simplilearn as Senior Director Product Management. Vishy brings with him 17 years of rich experience in product management and software development in varied industry verticals like…
Simplilearn, the world’s number one online bootcamp for digital economy skills training, announced an extension of their collaboration with IBM to provide curated learning programs in Data & AI for working professionals. Simplilearn will collaborate with IBM to curate an in-depth, industry-focused curriculum and introduce industry-focused training programs in Data Analytics, Data Science, AI &…
Simplilearn announced the appointment of Karandeep Singh, former CFO of Flipkart, as its chief financial officer. In his new role, Singh will be responsible for accelerating Simplilearn’s agenda of profitable revenue growth. Singh comes with vast experience, having worked with global and Indian organisations across the retail and e-commerce, IT and ITeS and quick service…
Simplilearn, the world’s leading online Bootcamp for digital economy skills training, has launched their SkillUp initiative, a free learning platform to help individuals get started and chart their path to success in today’s competitive work environment. Through this, learners across the globe will have free access to over 1,000 hours of learning and tech skilling…
Melorra announced that it has raised $12.50 million in funding from Symphony Asia, Lightbox Ventures and Alteria Capital. Existing investors and new family offices of Burman, Jeejeebhoy, others also participated in the funding round. The startup will use the funds for technological innovations, product innovations, and marketing to grow the brand awareness and position Melorra…
Simplilearn, a leading global digital skills training provider, announced its partnership with the ILX Group, an internationally-recognised provider of professional learning and consulting solutions in the United Kingdom. As an authorized partner, ILX will exclusively bring Simplilearn’s best in-class digital training programs to their robust portfolio across the UK market, equipping companies and professionals in…