Nikhil Rungta has been appointed as Chief Growth Officer of Vedantu. Rungta will report directly to Vamsi Krishna, CEO and Co-Founder, and will be in charge of growing and driving growth across all business divisions. Brand, social, and digital marketing, strategic partnerships, public relations, and YouTube will all be part of his remit. Rungta will … Read more
FTX Trading Limited, and West Realm Shires Inc., the companies behind FTX.US and FTX.COM respectively announced a long-term partnership with four-time Grand Slam singles champion, Naomi Osaka. In addition to becoming an FTX global ambassador, Osaka will receive an equity stake in FTX Trading Limited and will be receiving compensation in crypto. The four time Grand Slam … Read more
Glia, the leading provider of Digital Customer Service (DCS), today announced $45M in Series D funding led by New York based-global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners and joined by existing investor Wildcat Capital Management as well as new strategic investors, including RingCentral Ventures™. This latest round of financing brings Glia’s total funding … Read more
South Asia’s largest & Asia’s leading higher EdTech major – upGrad, today reported turning a profit spurred by a 150% growth Y-o-Y in revenues and a stable 70% gross margin, across all its income streams. upGrad is now well-positioned as the most integrated Higher Edtech company in the world – spanning all aspects of LifeLongLearning … Read more
Spice Story, a Mumbai-based startup firm has raised an undisclosed pre-series A round fund from Agility Ventures, Maxar.vc, Nafa capital and select FMCG industry leaders viz. Anupam Bokey, Anand Dhodapkar, etc. The raised capital will be primarily used to bolster the distribution network and continue to build scale on the online platforms. Earlier, the brand … Read more
Amazon has completed an $8.5 billion acquisition of Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), the company announced on Thursday. The completion of the transaction will see more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows become a part of Amazon Prime Video. The deal is Amazon’s second-largest acquisition, the company paid $13.7 billion for Whole Foods in 2017. … Read more
ekincare, an AI-powered health benefits firm, announced a $15 million Series B fundraising round headed by HealthQuad and Sabre Partners, with participation from previous investors Ventureast, Eight Roads Ventures, Siana Capital, and Endiya Partners on Thursday. ekincare is a customised, full-stack health benefits platform founded in 2015 by Kiran Kalakuntla, Srikanth Samudrala, and Dr Noel … Read more
Binance today announced that it has been granted a Virtual Asset License to enable it to operate within Dubai’s ‘test-adapt-scale’ virtual asset market model as a base for expansion into the region. Under the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) initial regulatory phase, which includes rigorous regulatory oversight and mandatory FATF compliance controls, Binance will be permitted to … Read more
Techforce.ai, a digital enablement company that offers the most business user-friendly automation software with a vision to amplify human potential at work, announced today that it had closed a seed funding of $1.5 million. Techforce.ai will use these funds to accelerate the development of its no-code SaaS product and expand its global presence. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, … Read more
Mutual fund distribution platform, ZFunds, today announced two new leadership appointments as the company expands its footprints to make mutual funds Sahi and Asaan for the people of Bharat. While Yogesh Yadav joins as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Tanvi Jadhav has been appointed as the Head of Products. The appointments strategically enable ZFunds in … Read more
DataRails, the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform for Excel users, announced today that it has raised $50M in Series B funding. The company’s third investment round in the past 12 months, which was led by Qumra Capital, follows a 5x growth in revenue in the past year, positioning DataRails as the market leader in FP&A software … Read more
According to paperwork filed with the Registrar of Companies on Monday, Bengaluru-based Perfios Software Solutions secured around $68 million (Rs 525 crore at current exchange rates) from returning investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Warburg Pincus as part of its ongoing Series C round (RoC). Perfios was founded in 2008 by former Aztecsoft founders VR Govindarajan and Debasish Chakroborty as a business-to-consumer personal finance management solution. In 2012, the company shifted its focus to providing banks and NBFCs with insights based on data analysis of bank statements, tax filings, and business financials for credit evaluation, monitoring, fraud, and other services via its platform. The digital solution from Perfios assists financial institutions in reducing turnaround time and improving credit decisions.
Immutable, which is powering the world of NFTs as the leading carbon-neutral, scalable platform for trading NFTs on Ethereum, today announced it secured $200 million in Series C financing led by Temasek, with investments from leading blockchain game juggernaut Animoca Brands and technology company Tencent, bringing its valuation to $2.5 billion. ParaFi Capital, Princeville Capital, … Read more
Boeing today announced a US$2 million emergency assistance package to support humanitarian response efforts in Ukraine. The assistance package will be directed to organizations working to bring food, water, clothing, medicine and shelter to displaced Ukrainians – including those seeking refuge in neighboring countries. In addition, Boeing will match all qualifying employee contributions made in … Read more
Koo, a social media platform, has raised more than $10 million in two rounds of funding from investors such as Ashneer Grover Caspier Venture Partners, Ravi Modi Family Trust, and others. Koo is a less restrictive social media microblogging platform. It was launched in March 2020 by the co-founders of vocal (Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank … Read more
Niyo, the consumer neo-banking platform, has raised $100 million in its Series C round of funding. The company will be using the funds to accelerate its mission to transform banking in India, and to provide convenient and hassle-free financial services to digital native customers. This Series C round of funding was led by Accel & Lightrock India with … Read more
