OYO appoints Ex-Starbucks COO Troy Alstead as an independent director
India's hospitality behemoth OYO, on Friday (May 1, 2020) announced that the company has appointed Troy Alstead, the former COO of Starbucks
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Palestinian Tawazon raises seed funding from Ibtikar Fund
Palestine-based startup Tawazon that offers guided meditation through its mobile app has raised an undisclosed amount from Ibtikar Fund
Flipkart invests $28 Mn in its digital payments arm PhonePe
India's homegrown e-commerce giant now owned by Walmart has today announced the development of its digital payments arm PhonePe
Swiggy to lay off its 500 – 900 cloud kitchen employees
Food delivery unicorn Swiggy plans to lay off around 500 to 900 cloud kitchen staff, which include mostly contractual employees.
Bira91 – India’s beer brand raises $30 Mn funding from Sequoia India & Sofina Capital
Bira91 on April 24 made the announcement of its latest bridge investment round of $20 million led by Sequoia India and Belgium's Sofina Capital.
Sakshi (NGO) launches #MakeHomeASafeSpace to create awareness on Child Sexual Abuse COVID-19
Sakshi, a rights-based NGO, working towards preventing child sexual abuse has launched a digital campaign #MakeHomeASafeSpace amid COVID-19
OYO declares pay cuts and temporary leaves amid COVID-19
Oyo Hotels and Homes on Wednesday announced that it will cut a 25 percent from the salaries of its employees for April-July period
London’s TransferWise Expands to MENA – starting with UAE
TranferWise, a London-based global low-cost digital money transfer service has reportedly started operations in the UAE in a move to expand all across MENA
Dubai’s Falcon Eye Drones closes strategic investment from Aerodyne Group
Dubai's Falcon Eye Drones Services (FEDS) announced a major strategic investment from global drone-based management solutions provider Aerodyne Group.
California’s Wellpay raises $3.8 Mn from 8vc, Montage Ventures, Mubadala & more
California's fintech platform for healthcare industry has raised $3.8 million from 8vc, Montage, Mubadala to accelerate its public launch amid COVID-19.
ClickFix founder Carlos Kekwa launches YallaFund – a crowdsourcing NGO amid COVID-19
Lebanon-based entrepreneur Carlos Kekwa launches YallaFund, a crowdsourcing NGO to back Lebanese startups amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Eventtus raises funds to empower event organizers amid COVID-19 with its new virtual events avenue
Eventtus with an exclusive partnership with Sawarly, a media company to modify their app to support virtual events for both web and mobile.