According to recent reports, Edtech startup Unacademy is soon planning to raise about $30 million funding. Unacademy is a Bengaluru based edtech startup. The main purpose of this funding is to go deeper and expand its operations into areas like K-12 and competitive exams. This funding would lead to the valuation of the company at $100 million.
Microsoft has recently acquired Flipboard, a social education app that uses short collaborative videos to teach concepts. This might be seen as Microsoft’s foray into the world of digital education, to rival Google and its Chromebook line. The app has already been integrated into Microsoft Teams in Office 365 for Education.
Mobikwik has invested Rs 2 crores in Pune-based AI company, Pivotchain Solutions, which has helped build artificial intelligence predictive and dep-learning models for it in the past. The AI company has been working closely with global banking, insurance, retail and government corporations since its inception. MobiKwik founder and CEO Bipin Preet Singh has said that the company will continue to invest in businesses that can add value to their own brand.
Myntra, Flipkart’s fashion subsidiary, has decided to expand in the offline sector by launching 100 stores across the country in the next two years. The company is also in the process of integrating its warehouse inventory with store inventory for its in-house brands as well as for other brands to provide customers a seamless online-to-offline experience and to boost sales. The company continues to focus on private labels, and is eyeing to close FY1 with a GMV of $1.9 billion.
US-based EV startup Bird has become the fastest company to hit a $1 billion evaluation, achieving the feat in just 9 months. Bird is an electric scooter ride-sharing platform focused at helping the environment by making people use scooters instead of cars for short-distances, consequently reducing traffic and greenhouse emissions. According to the company’s blog, the funds have been used to assemble its own fleet of eco-friendly shared electric scooters and expand its team.
Indian online marketplace IndiaMART is planning to hit the market soon with an IPO of $88.24 million 9around Rs 600 crores), and raise the requisite amount through primary and secondary share sales. The company, which was actually established way back in 1996, serves as medium to help SMBs find each other; catering to about 58 million buyers, and providing 65 million products across the country. It had also launched Tolexo.com in 2014 as an ecommerce platform for business goods and suppliers.
PhonePe has partnered with taxi-ride firm Ola to allow users to book cabs through the app. Currently, this feature is available for customers from ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, but other banks will be added soon. Co-founder Rahul Chari says that the platform is built in a way that allows third-party merchant applications to be constructed on the top, thereby benefitting everybody. These strategies will come in handy for PhonePe to rival PayTm, which is already an online payment behemoth.
Truecaller which has become quite essential and famous today is wherein it helps you to identify the authenticity of your calls and messages and helps to avoid spammers if any. A news recently broke out that Truecaller has made its first acquisition with chillr enabling it to build out payment and financial services in India. Truecaller’s main aim with this acquisition is to convert itself into a utility app and to find a deeper place in respect of mobile payments and its other associated services
Micro-delivery and milk-tech companies are catching the attention of the big fish, as Swiggy has reached an advanced stage of talks to acquire Mumbai-based company SuprDaily, and has proposed an offer consisting of equity and money to take over the company, the values of which can’t be ascertained at the moment. Swiggy itself has brought in about $250 million in investments from Naspers, Meituan-Dianping, Accel India, SAIF Partners, Bessemer, and several others.
Recent news broke down that DailyNinja which is an online grocery deliveries start-up is getting around $3 million of funding for its business through Saama Capital and also Sequoia . DailyNinja plans to leverage of this opportunity by planning to use this capital into the expansion of its business in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Gurgaon.
ForgeRock is currently looking for candidates to be willing to work for the position of Integrated Marketing Director which is currently headquartered in Austin, Texas. Your role would be to act as a point of central contact with every person the company supports throughout ForgeRock. The candidate should be full of energy and passion about working for this position which will enable other teams to be successful through a well-planned program management.
The Asia Pacific team of Red Hat Marketing Operations is currently hiring for the position of Marketing Reporting and Analytics Specialist for its Bangalore location. Your role would basically be related to the field of marketing and would be a full time job. The candidate's role would be to join the marketing operations team and manage all the data, systems,tools and processes to enable Red Hat marketing team to become more efficient,effective and data driven.
MuleSoft is looking for a strategic thinker and a tactical doer as our APAC Regional Marketing Manager in Sydney, leading the marketing efforts and demand generation for the region. In this role, you will report to the APAC Head of Marketing and work closely with the extended Marketing team as well as Sales, Channels, and Customer Success teams to plan and execute a wide range of marketing programs and initiatives to ultimately generate and drive pipeline.
The Orchard is an independent music and film distribution company distributing music from artists such as AWOLNATION, Kelsea Ballerini, and Skepta as well as films like Cannes Grand Prix Winner BPM (Beats Per Minute), and Sundance Jury Prize winner Dina, and The Hero. With our industry-leading technology and operations, we partner with companies of all sizes to make their music, films and videos available across hundreds of digital outlets and physical retailers around the world. The Orchard is hiring a Director, Marketing to join our dynamic NYC (East Village) team.
We have a fantastic opportunity to recruit a Digital Marketing Manager to join our team in Waterloo, reporting to the Head of Digital, the key duties will include the creation, propagation and promotion of digital/online content. This will be across all Digital Channels, including but not limited to, social media, email marketing, digital advertising, SEO and paid search advertising.
We're a young, constantly hungry, energetic and insanely creative team with a heightened sense of whimsy bordering on genius (not really) whose sole purpose is to reach millions. Come join us on this journey while managing this team. We are looking for a digital savvy, customer obsessed, data-driven entrepreneurs to join us as AVP – Growth marketing. The leader who has worked across multiple digital marketing channels/platforms, particularly Facebook and Google Search.
Mivi is looking for an experienced digital marketing professional for the role Senior Performance Marketing Executive. The position represents an excellent opportunity for an individual to work in a fast paced entrepreneurial setup with high growth potential.
This exciting opportunity has arisen for a results-oriented, passionate Consumer Marketer to join a fast-growing marketing team and play a critical role in driving growth. Reporting to the Head of Consumer Marketing , this role will l ead the development, implementation and optimisation of the Mercer Super consumer marketing strategy and associated program of work for Mercer Super each year - with a strong focus on Customer Lifecycle.
The Personal Financial Management team (Clarity Money) isseeking a talented Visual Designer who has a passion for simple design and shaping user-centric products. This Designer will be a key member of our marketing team, producing compelling and effective creative assets to drive user acquisition and engagement with the Clarity Money app.
Travel Retailing Europe Middle East & Africa wish to appoint a Corporate Digital Co-ordinator, reporting to the Digital Marketing Manager, Travel Retail EMEA. The Corporate Digital Coordinator will work within the Digital TR EMEA team to support and implement digital media campaigns across Estée Lauder brands within the Travel Retail Environment targeting the travelling consumer. The role will support all elements of digital media, including social media, from campaign briefing to execution. The Digital Coordinator will work across brands faciltating media planning and production schedules to deliver digital assets for campaign implementation.