Tag: Vivek Gupta

United Breweries appoints Vivek Gupta as MD & CEO

United Breweries Limited (UBL), now part of Dutch brewing firm Heineken, announced the appointment of Vivek Gupta as Managing Director and CEO of the company. Gupta, 47, joins UBL from B2B online trade platform Udaan.com, and his appointment will be effective from September 25, 2023, according to PTI report. The UBL board at its meeting…

Licious raises $150 mn in funding led by Amansa Capital

Licious, a fresh meat and sea food startup, announced it has raised $150 million from investors led by Singapore-based Amansa Capital. Kotak PE and Axis Growth Avenues AIF-I are also among the backers in the Series F2 round, a senior company official said. “The company will use the funding to fuel its inorganic growth ambitions,…

Bengaluru-based Licious raises $192 mn Series F funding led by Temasek, Multiples PE

Licious, a fresh meat and seafood e-tailer, announced it has raised $192 million in a Series F funding round led by Temasek and Multiples Private Equity. Brunei Investment Agency also participated in the round along with existing investors 3one4 Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments, Vertex Growth Fund and Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. The Bengaluru-based…

Licious ropes in Rajnish Goel as Chief Supply Chain Officer

Licious, one of India’s leading fresh meat and seafood brands, has announced the appointment of Rajnish Goel as Chief Supply Chain Officer. Rajnish is a seasoned supply chain professional having more than two decades of experience and a proven track record in strategizing and driving organisational transformation.  Prior to this, Rajnish was the Regional Supply…

Tech Mahindra launches Google Cloud Center of Excellence in Hyderabad

Tech Mahindra, a digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions provider, has announced the launch of a dedicated Google Cloud Center of Excellence (COE) to drive digital transformation of enterprises globally. Established in Hyderabad, the COE will provide enterprises with access to the technology and services they need to expedite their cloud migration,…

Licious raises $30 mn in series E funding round

Licious, a gourmet meat brand, run by Delightful Gourmet Pvt. Ltd has raised $30 million in a series E round, led by Singapore-based Vertex Growth Fund. Existing investors 3one4 Capital, Bertelsmann India Investments, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, and Sistema Asia Fund also participated in the round. The company was founded by Vivek Gupta…

Virtual assistant startup “Wishup” plans to hire 400 employees.

Wishup, a Virtual assistant startup is planning to hire 400 people on board in next twelve to sixteen months. The global strength of the company will be around 500 after this hiring. The startup was founded by Neelesh Rangwani and Vivek Gupta, it provides small businesses remotely based trained people who do tasks like sales, digital marketing,…