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Rajiv Agarwal, a visionary leader with a passion for numbers and a career spanning over three decades, has been at the forefront of transforming various facets of the Indian Insurance Industry. From spearheading innovative solutions for financial risks to leading major international broking firms in India, Rajiv s journey is a testament to his unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation.

India is on a rapid journey converting the economy to be more knowledge based. According to the Global Innovation Annex,India has progressed from 57th in 2018 to 40th in 2023. More progress lies ahead and Poulsen said a functional IP infrastructure will be more important for India in the years to come. At the same time, he acknowledges that IP has be given significantly more attention today than four years ago.

iMocha, the world’s leading Skills Intelligence platform has been recognized by Gartner as a Representative Provider in their latest report titled Innovation Insight: AI Enabled Interview Technology to Improve Candidate Experience. According to the report, Quality recruiting outcomes are at risk if poor interview processes introduce scheduling delays, unprepared interviewers, and worse, interviewer bias.

Sandeep Nailwal, founder and visionary behind Blockchain for Impact expressed, with a $15 million programme dedicated to advancing Biomedical Research and Innovation in India, the BFI Biome initiative transcends traditional boundaries by integrating both upstream and deep science, creating an environment that drives innovation leading to transformative health solutions.

Here are the 4 HRtech startups: iXceed Solutions: iXceed Solutions is a leading Talent and Workforce Solutions service provider to Fortune 500 companies globally focussing on Technology, IT Consulting, Engineering Consulting domains. iXceed has been functioning as one of the leading end to end recruitment solutions Internationally(UK), now operational in the Indian market.

Homecare products startup Happi Planet, established by former P&G executives, has raised a funding round of Rs 8.47 crore from Fireside Ventures. This follows a previous investment of Rs 1.25 crore from 100X.VC in March last year. According to Nimeet Dhokai, Cofounder of Happi Planet, the newly acquired funds will be utilised to bolster the brand s offline presence and expand awareness initiatives.

JioGenNext, the renowned startup accelerator, has introduced its latest cohort MAP 24, emphasising generative AI technology. The cohort consists of ten dynamic startups spanning diverse sectors such as healthcare, banking, legal services, entertainment, and agriculture.

Total funding into Karnataka based tech startups sharply fell 72 per cent to $3.4 billion in 2023, from $12.2 billion in 2022, a new report said on Tuesday. This decline can be attributed to the prevailing macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical issues as the total number of $100 million and above rounds fell to 8 in 2023 from 26 in 2022, according to the report by Tracxn, a data intelligence platform.

Fireside Ventures extends early-stage funding to two startups (LR): Rahul Verma, DD Verma, Rohit Verma, cofounders, Frubon Consumer brand Happi Planet, fintech startup PocketATM and ice cream brand Frubon secured early-stage funding, the companies said on Tuesday.

Mumbai based fintech platform PocketATM has raised $400K in its preseed round from Indian Express Commercial Ventures, Samir Modi of Modicare, Himanshu Nautiyal from Fractal Analytics, Nirav Mehta of Morgan Stanley Private Equity, Hemant Adarkar of Artha Center, Venkatesh Hariharan, a Public Policy Advisor, and Rajat Agarwal, Partner at Vertices Partners.