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Vedantu launches its first hybrid learning center in Muzaffarpur
Vedantu has launched its first hybrid, “Vedantu Learning Center” in Muzaffarpur, aligning with its vision to provide accessible and affordable quality education for millions of students across the country. The courses will cover preparation for IIT JEE and NEET, a
Pure Harvest Smart Farms secures USD $180.5 million from global investors
Pure Harvest Smart Farms has raised USD $180.5 million in their latest growth funding round. The financing was embraced by a consortium of key global investors, including Metric Capital Partners, UK, IMM Investment Corp, Korea, and Olayan Group, KSA, joined
CrowdStrike Named As a Great Place To Work in India
CrowdStrike has been recognised on India’s 50 Great Mid-Size Workplaces list as one of India’s Best Workplaces in the 2022 Great Place To Work program ranking at number 9 on the list this year. CrowdStrike received the award at the
SAS acquires Kamakura to propel risk technology innovation
SAS has acquired Kamakura Corporation. Privately held Kamakura provides specialized software, data, and consulting that helps financial organizations across the spectrum – banks, insurance companies, asset managers, pension funds, and more – manage a variety of financial risks. SAS’ investment
Mekr raises funding from Better Capital & Titan Capital
Mekr has raised INR 5.8 Cr from Titan Capital and Better Capital. The seed funding round also witnessed participation from 2 AM VC. The funds raised will be utilised in strengthening sales, supply chain, tech and project management team, and working
CXO of the week: Shashank Dubey, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer, Tredence
Tredence is a data science and AI engineering company focused on solving the last mile problem in analytics. The ‘last mile’ is defined as the gap between insight creation and value realization. Tredence is more than 1,500 employees strong with
Hiver appoints Charu Gupta as Director, Brand & Content Marketing
Hiver has appointed Charu Gupta as Director of Brand and Content Marketing. She comes with over 13 years of experience in brand, social and digital media marketing. Charu is based in Bengaluru and is an award-winning creative professional, having led
Karomi Technology raises USD $2M in Pre-Series A round led by CSVP
Karomi Technology has raised USD $2M in Pre-Series A round led by Cornerstone Venture Partners Fund (CSVP Fund), with the current investor Ideaspring Capital joining the round. The funding will be used by the company to accelerate growth. Founded by Vilva
How Fintelle is Bringing Financial Intelligence to New-Age Financial Services Companies
Fintelle was formed in October 2021, the brand covers KYC Solutions, Digital Customer Onboarding, and Fraud & Identity Management for financial services. It brings Authentication Technology, Alternate Data services, and Digital Solutions to the lending ecosystem, including new-age banks, NBFCs,
Fintech startup Tifin appoints Arun Gautam as VP Engineering
TIFIN has announced the hiring of Arun Gautam as its VP of Engineering. Gautum joins a robust team that represents the best of finance & tech, with an innovation thesis that challenges the norms of speed & disruption and a
Neuron7 Raises $10 Million Series A Funding
Neuron7.ai has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Battery Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners. Bill Binch, Operating Partner at Battery Ventures, will help accelerate the company’s growth by joining its board of directors. Customer and field service
CXO of the week: Anku Jain, Managing Director, MediaTek India
MediaTek is a semiconductor company from Taiwan and it is one of the largest smartphone chip makers in the world. MediaTek designs SOCs based on the ARM’s architecture and these chips can be seen in devices and provides chips for wireless communications, high-definition
Startup-Circle: How Greta EVs make commute easy & affordable with solutions
Greta Electric Scooters is a wholly-owned electric mobility subsidiary of Raj Electromotives Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2019 by Raj Mehta, the youngest founder of an automotive company. The Gujarat-based EV startup is engaged in the manufacturing of Electric Scooters. Greta
Settlin raises $1 million in pre-series A led by Powerhouse Ventures
Settlin has raised $1 million in a pre-series A round from Powerhouse Ventures, Rajesh Sawhney founded-GSF Fund, and marquee angel investors Murugavel Janakiraman (Founder & CEO, Bharat Matrimony), Dinesh Agrawal (Founder & CEO, IndiaMART) and others. Settlin provides end-to-end doorstep
Serial entrepreneur Anoop Ambika is new CEO of Kerala Startup Mission
Shri Anoop Ambika, who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) by the State Government, brings with him over 26 years of industry experience with proficiency in international sales & marketing, policy making,
Gullak raises INR 10 crores in a pre-seed funding round from Better Capital, Stellaris Venture Partners
Gullak has announced raising INR 10 crores in a pre-seed round led by Better Capital and Stellaris Ventures Partners. The round also saw participation from several angel investors namely Vimal Kumar and Sheetal Lalwani (Co-founders at JusPay), Shan MS (Chief
Unacademy appoints Sunil Baby to lead the offline operations
Unacademy has recently announced the appointment of Sunil Baby as its Chief Business Officer – Offline to lead growth and expansion of its offline network. In his new role, Sunil will be responsible for driving growth and profitability and build
TeamViewer appoints Rupesh Lunkad as Managing Director for India
TeamViewer has announced the appointment of Rupesh Lunkad as Managing Director for TeamViewer India. He will be responsible for spearheading the business and creating value for its customers in their digital transformation journey, strengthening partnerships, and scaling investments in the
AlphaSense Raises $225 Million Series D, Valuation Jumps to $1.7 Billion
AlphaSense has announced its $225 million Series D financing round led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs) and Viking Global Investors. The financing values the company at $1.7 billion, which is nearly double the
CXO of the week: Apu Pavithran, Founder and CEO of Mitsogo (Hexnode)
Mitsogo doing business as (dba) Hexnode, one of the SaaS businesses in the enterprise security industry. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, California, with a major part of the development team in India located at Kochi, Kerala, and Chennai, Tamil Nadu. They also have offices in Australia and
