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Pankaj Singh
Endowed with a post graduate degree in management and finance, Pankaj Singh has been a part of the online content domain for quite a while. Having worked previously as a U.K. insurance underwriter for two years, he now writes articles for fractovia.org and other online portals. He can be contacted at- [email protected] | https://twitter.com/PankajSingh2605
Contribution by Pankaj Singh
BlackRock’s first China mutual fund accrues USD 1 Bn from investors
American multinational investment management firm BlackRock Inc. has reportedly raised 6.68 billion yuan (approximately USD 1.03 billion) for its new mutual fund in China’s 3.6 trillion mutual fund market. BlackRock said its newly launched China equity fund had attracted these funds from mo... Read More
Omnicell launches a new Software Development Center in Bangalore, India
California-based healthcare technology company Omnicell Inc. recently announced to have opened a new software development center in Bangalore via its Indian subsidiary. The new center will focus on product innovation and further the company’s strategy of providing cloud-based infrastructure to... Read More
DIY retail platform Dukaan bags USD 11 million in pre-Series A funding
Dukaan, an online retail platform that helps businesses go digital, has recently announced to have raised USD 11 million during a pre-Series A funding led by 640 Oxford Ventures at a post-money valuation of USD 71 million. The fundraising also witnessed participation from investors like Snow Leop... Read More
Blue Origin’s lawsuit against NASA delayed over pagination hassle
The lawsuit by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin against the US government and SpaceX has yet again been delayed due to paginations issues as the Department of Justice (DOJ) struggled to add page numbers to about 1,700 documents before the set deadline. The lawsuit was initially filed after NASA presen... Read More
Checkr bags USD 250 million in Series E round led by Durable Capital
Human resource tech firm Checkr has reportedly raised USD 250 million in a Series E funding round led by Durable Capital. The fresh funding valued the company at USD 4.6 billion. New investors Franklin Templeton and Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC participated in the round, along w... Read More
Checkr bags USD 250 million in Series E round led by Durable Capital
Human resource tech firm Checkr has reportedly raised USD 250 million in a Series E funding round led by Durable Capital. The fresh funding valued the company at USD 4.6 billion. New investors Franklin Templeton and Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC participated in the round, along w... Read More
LogPoint to buy SecBI for enhancing cyber threat detection & response
Global cybersecurity innovator LogPoint has recently announced that it will buy SecBI, a major player providing cybersecurity automation and advanced threat detection services. The acquisition is expected to enhance LogPoint's capabilities by bringing in playbook-based automation that augments c... Read More
Lee Health, DispatchHealth unite to revolutionize in-home medical care
U.S.-based community healthcare system Lee Health has reportedly partnered with a major in-home healthcare provider, DispatchHealth. This partnership will enable patients in Southwest Florida to access high-quality in-home medical care. For those unaware, DispatchHealth is known for providing a w... Read More
Zomato goes green, changes default cutlery option to cut plastic use
To curb plastic use and decrease its carbon footprint, Zomato has taken a major step by requiring all customers to explicitly ‘opt-in’ for cutlery. Deepinder Goyal, Zomato 's Co-founder and CEO, in a blog post, announced that if the customers need cutlery, they will now have to as... Read More
Hero MotorCorp, ASDC partner to upskill workforce in the auto sector
The Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) and leading two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp have reportedly teamed up to help auto dealerships across the country bridge the digital skills gap. According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two, this alliance aims to... Read More