Gaurav Sharma
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Gaurav Sharma Appoints Poonawalla Fincorp as Group CTO

Poonawalla Fincorp Limited (Formerly Magma Fincorp Limited) today announced the joining of Gaurav Sharma as its Group Chief Technology Officer (Group CTO). Gaurav will lead and manage the technology initiatives for the group and further solidify the group’s commitment of creating a world-class digital technology-based platform for financial services. Gaurav is a Mechanical Engineer from…

bikayi
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Bikayi raises $10.8M in Series A Funding

Sequoia Capital India led a $10.8 million Series A fundraising round for Bikayi, a Hyderabad-based mobile-commerce enabler. The startup had previously raised $2 million in a seed round hosted by Y Combinator in August 2020. Bikayi, founded in 2019 by IIITians Sonakshi Nathani and Ashutosh Singla, helps small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to grow out…

finMin
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Fieldin raises $30M Series B led by Fortissimo Capital

American-Israeli AgTech startup Fieldin has completed a $30 million Series B funding round, led by Fortissimo Capital, with the participation of Zeev Ventures, ICON Accelerator, Luxembourg-based Maor Investments, and Akkadian ventures. Series B funders join early-stage investors Terra Ventures, Gal Ventures, Germin8, and Mindset, with the aim of scaling Fieldin’s agricultural operating system. The close of Series B brings Fieldin’s…

Botify
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Botify Raises $55 Million in Series C Funding

Botify, the leading enterprise software company for performance-driven organic search, today announced that it has closed $55 million USD in Series C funding led by InfraVia Growth, with participation from Bpifrance through its Large Venture fund, as well as existing investors Eurazeo and Ventech. Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Antoine Izsak from Bpifrance Large Venture…

bitget
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Bitget to Partner with AI and cryptocurrency technology company DigiMax

Bitget  a Singapore-based derivatives exchange, is pleased to announce a partnership with DigiMax DigiMax is an Artificial Intelligence technology company committed to unlocking the potential of disruptive technologies by providing advanced financial, predictive, and cryptocurrency solutions across various verticals. As an official IBM Watson partner, the Company’s engineering team has extensive experience in Machine Learning,…

Partha Sinha
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Partha Sinha appointed as President of The Advertising Club

Advertising, Marketing and Media industry’s apex body – The Advertising Club today announced the Managing Committee for the current fiscal, i.e., F.Y. 2021-2022, at its 67th Annual General Meeting. Mr. Partha Sinha, President – Response Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., has been elected to lead the body.     Speaking about the appointment Mr. Partha Sinha, President, The…

picsart
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Picsart raises $130 Mn to Expand its Creator Platform

Picsart has announced it has raised $130 million in Series C funding. The round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from new investors G Squared and Tribe Capital, as well as existing investors Sequoia, DCM, Graph Ventures, and Siguler Guf & Company. With over $100 million in annual revenue run rate, Picsart…

Spotify
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Spotify releases audio thriller, Virus 2062, starring Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal

Spotify’s brand new Original podcast, Virus 2062, voiced by Bollywood actors and couple, Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal is now available to stream and download for free on the platform. The audio thriller, a 10-episode one time release, centres around “patient 63” (Fazal), who says he’s time traveled from the past to prevent a pandemic. The podcast is an adaptation…

FNP Media
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Ferns N Petals named Girish Johar as Chief Operating Officer

Ferns N Petals announced the appointment of Girish Johar as Chief Operating Officer of FNP Media, a content company and production studio. He will be in charge of directing FNP Media’s operations, content generation, marketing, and commercial exploitation across all channels. Short films, ad films, web series, and feature originals for OTT and Theatricals are…

polygon
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Zee Studios Launches its First-ever NFT on Polygon, Powered by NFTically

Zee Studios is happy to announce its first-ever NFT drop, powered by NFTically, on its own NFT Store. Zee Studios has partnered with Polygon’s Blockchain for this project. Zee Studios will now be able to share their unique, exciting possessions with their fans all over the world using NFTs. Zee has been in the entertainment…