Best printers for Home

Best Mixer Grinder

Best wired Earphones

Best 43 Inch TV in India

Best Wi Fi Routers

Best Home Theatre in India

Smart Watch under 5000

Best Laptops for Education

Best Laptop for Students

<keyword id="14449508" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="upgrad-rekrut" source="Orion">upGrad Rekrut</keyword>, a 100 per cent subsidiary of online higher education platform major upGrad, on Thursday announced it has acquired recruitment and staffing firm <keyword id="14449497" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="wolves-india" source="Orion">Wolves India</keyword>, for an undisclosed sum. The Bengaluru-based Wolves <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> specialises in placing high-quality tech talent across startups, along with mid and large-sized organisations in India and overseas. "While with upGrad <keyword id="10437670" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="rekrut" source="Orion">Rekrut</keyword>, we saw our learners receiving record-breaking CTCs during FY22, the joining of Wolves India will give us an edge in the tech ecosystem," said <keyword id="258109" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="mayank-kumar" source="Orion">Mayank Kumar</keyword>, Co-founder and MD, upGrad. With 70 professionals, Wolves India has closed over 5,000 placements in the technology and product roles. It has also been addressing complex hiring challenges across the aerospace segment through its proprietary product called 'Quasara'. Wolves India will continue to operate independently, said upGrad. "We will support upGrad to present world-class tech job opportunities to its learners and, together with upGrad Rekrut, create a market leader in tech hiring," said <keyword id="14449509" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="raghu-s" source="Orion">Raghu S</keyword>, Founder and Director, Wolves India. The tech industry in India will continue to observe steady demand for skilled talent and is expected to become a $350 billion market by FY26. upGrad said last month that it will onboard 1,000 employees in the next three months in India from more than 100 campuses, including <keyword id="6380225" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="metros" source="Orion">Metros</keyword> and tier 2 and 3 cities, as the pandemic hits the job market in the country. The <keyword id="1464841" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="edtech" source="Orion">edtech</keyword> leader said that it will also hire people from its own learners' talent pool through its subsidiary upGrad Rekrut. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/australias-health-minister-warned-that-millions-could-get-covid-19/articleshow/92866659.cms">Australia's Health Minister warned that "millions" could get COVID-19</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/mindtree-lampt-infotech-infosys-indusind-bank-and-other-hot-stocks-on-july-14/slidelist/92865161.cms">Mindtree, L&amp;T Infotech, Infosys, IndusInd Bank and other hot stocks on July 14</a>

Ronnie Screwvala's upGrad just acquired another recruitment company

<ul><li>The pandemic has changed our lives and the way we do business in the last 2 years.</li><li><keyword id="13297693" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="komal-lath" source="Orion">Komal Lath</keyword>, Founder, Tute Consult writes about a few trends that will dominate the communications and <keyword id="86164" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pr" source="Orion">PR</keyword> industry in this new world order.</li></ul>As the clock ticked past 12 bringing in 2022, one was reminded of American rock band, Green Day’s classics – from 'Wake me up when September (read COVID) ends' to 'Boulevard of broken dreams' (and resolutions) … the pandemic has 'disrupted' the world in more ways than one and as industry practitioners it’s time for us to ‘not be disruptive, but be constructive’… brick by brick, stone by stone, message by message. Being 'constructive' starts with unlearning to be disruptive and rebuilding the core of communications business to better suit the new world unveiling in front of our eyes – a world wherein news apps DAUs dwarves’ newspaper circulations by double digit multiples, wherein an erstwhile journalist’s Instagram feeds are shared as legitimate news sources across social media and so on. Quoting celebrated Indian entrepreneur <keyword id="25725" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ronnie-screwvala" source="Orion">Ronnie Screwvala</keyword> here - 'the past will no longer be a reliable guide for our future' – the adage can’t be any more apt. As the pendulum goes back and forth, “Hybridization” is expected to be the way of life and work in 2022. What we would see unfold this year: 1) Value over volume Quality over quantity any day! Bid adieu to quantifying monetary value for press articles – it would be a thing of the past (our hope). Even “paid media” is talking about “programmatic” and “outcome-based advertising” and the time is ripe for PR and communications business to start being accountable of business outcomes and not coverage volume. 2) Experiential economy takes centerstage Worthwhile “brand experiences” organically makes it to people’s Instagram stories and reels. Thanks to India’s smartphone revolution the quality of these “stories and reels” are enviable and create a sense of FOMO. Can one ask for a better PR and communications plan? That’s the power of 'experiential economy' and communications industry will not only start recognizing but harnessing its power in 2022. 3) Textual to audio to video Press Releases will go through a metamorphosis. If the medium of dissemination is evolving real-time, how can the source of information stagnate to the age-old textual media? 2022 will see press releases going through an irreversible change wherein traditional releases will coexist with new age ones like ready-to-use AVs, infographics et cetera. Exciting times ahead! 4) ESG comes to the fore 2021 has laid the foundation stones for Environment, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) to come to the fore in 2022. COP26 at Glasgow, BRSR (business responsibility and sustainability report) becoming mandatory for Top 1000 listed Indian companies during FY2022-23 and pop culture conversations (read: Netflix original Don’t Look Up) gaining steam are early indicators of pink papers having dedicated sections for ESG alongside stocks, startups and crypto later this year. 5) Technological intelligence vs human consciousness There’s an exponentially accelerating conversation on technology intervention disrupting human efforts across 'intelligence business'. While the inevitable is fast approaching, human consciousness will edge over technological intelligence in the long run. 2022 shall act as a stepping stone towards identifying and honing 'human consciousness' as an important skill. In conclusion, putting the ‘social’ right back in social media, emphasis on Owned media (creating infographics, audio visual content, podcasts, <keyword id="28120" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="linkedin" source="Orion">LinkedIn</keyword>) for clients and partners to build valuable brand narratives would be the key takeaways for this year!

Communication Mantra 2022: Move from volume to value

Global online higher education provider <keyword id="2008319" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Upgrad">upGrad</keyword> on Monday became another unicorn from the country, after it announced to close a total of $185 million funding round at a market valuation of $1.2 billion. The company raised fresh funds from Temasek, IFC (International Finance Corporation, a sister organisation of <keyword id="6354424" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="world-bank">World Bank</keyword>) and IIFL. "We are very focused on our path to being in the top three-five companies globally in edtech and serving the one billion workforce across the age group of 18-60. We are pleased with the investor interest ever since we opened up for a fundraise, and had our maiden raise from Temasek, followed by IFC and IIFL in the last 60 days," said <keyword id="25725" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ronnie-Screwvala">Ronnie Screwvala</keyword>, Chairperson and Co-founder, upGrad. In April, UpGrad had raised $120 million from Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. "We will announce further updates on M&amp;As, and unlocking value as they unfold. Yes, the last value was at $1.2 billion but as I keep saying, we are not a fan of the tag name, unicorn. For us, it is only a means to a much larger goal," he said in a statement. Recent reports suggested that company is in advanced talks for a $400 million fundraise at a valuation of $4 billion. upGrad has earmarked $250 million for mergers and acquisitions (M&amp;As) over the next seven-nine months, as it strengthens non-linear growth strategy. upGrad is set to cross $500 million annual revenue run rate by March 2022 and is looking to raise close to $400 million at a $4 billion valuation. upGrad has built out a strong tech platform and deep immersive learning experience with high touch-points to capture close to 70 per cent of the Indian higher education market for working professionals. Earlier this month, upGrad acquired global firm <keyword id="9947964" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="KnowledgeHut">KnowledgeHut</keyword> for an undisclosed sum. KnowledgeHut, an <keyword id="11781040" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="upgrad-company">upGrad Company</keyword>, expects to cross Rs 300 crore in revenue next year, 65 per cent of which will be from countries across North America, Middle East and South-East Asia. As per industry estimates, there are 53 unicorns currently in India, with a tentative valuation of Rs. 1.4 <keyword id="69692" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lakh">lakh</keyword> crore. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/amara-raja-batteries-invests-in-five-year-old-startup-log-9/articleshow/85174877.cms">Battery maker Amara Raja invests in five-year-old startup Log 9</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/amazons-kindle-could-have-been-easily-hacked-through-malicious-e-books/articleshow/85173995.cms">Amazon’s Kindle e-readers could be prone to hacking through malicious e-books</a>

Ronnie Screwvala's UpGrad is India's newest entry into the unicorn club as it closes a $185 million funding round

<ul><li>Amid the outbreak of <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>, the only way ahead for every kind of business — including education — is online. </li><li>In an interview with Business Insider, <keyword id="25725" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ronnie-Screwvala">Ronnie Screwvala</keyword>, co-founder of <keyword id="23248" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Online-learning">online learning</keyword> platform <keyword id="2008319" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Upgrad">upGrad</keyword> explained how the pandemic will spark an online learning roar. </li><li>Screwvala also agrees that the completion rate for online courses is high at 80% — and is set to grow.</li></ul>The outbreak of Coronavirus has declared a health emergency across the globe. If pandemic continues to spread, the only way ahead for every kind of business — including education — is online. In an interview with Business Insider, Ronnie Screwvala, co-founder and chairman of online learning platform upGrad explained how the pandemic will spark an online learning roar. “From school closures to indefinitely postponed exams, the first thing that is affected when any kind of riots, climate change, pandemic hits a country is education,” he said. In a world like that, the future of learning has gone online with the technology and innovation taking the centre stage. “That is going to be more in the future than ever,” he said. Disruption in the education space Screwvala says that disruption in learning can be detrimental. “If we don’t go to work for two days, it's one part. But in learning, there has to be a certain sense of discipline. If the access to faculty and learning is not there and the exams that students are preparing to get postponed by three months — that’s a major setback,” he said. 
 
 <div type="image" title="Vijayawada: Students wear masks to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, at a scho..." msid="74550486" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Students wear masks to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, at a school in Vijayawada.Photo)(&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>





 This is where upGrad is trying to bridge the gap. He said that the edtech platforms are collaborating with universities to roll-out degree level courses. “It's not replacing universities, but the infrastructure of universities is still very limited with a certain number of seats available. Any university starts courses around June. On the other hand, edtech platforms like upGrad offer courses four different times a year and nothing gets disrupted,” he said. This has given edtech a major push. Screwvala also agrees that the completion rate for such courses has also witnessed a growth. upGrad offers online degree in undergraduate and postgraduate courses and all fields of management. “upGrad has an 80% completion rate — and it is going to be higher. It's not a choice factor, it is a part of the degree course. Today, you can get a degree from university of Mumbai without coming to Mumbai. You can be in a small town and aspire to have a degree from top notch universities,” he said. From the employer’s point of view The pandemic has gone so deep that many companies asked employees to work from home and restrict travel. The virus has already affected people in over 75 countries and is showing few signs of slowing down. “More companies are asking their employees to work from home, believing that productivity won’t get affected — which means that this is the future of work and interaction where the companies no longer need to assemble people in places,” Screwvala said. Given the concerns around coronavirus, the shares of video conferencing platforms — Zoom video and Skype also soared while the stocks of those mandating face to face interaction for business are plummeting, including automobiles and airlines. This explains how offices are leveraging online platforms. According to Screwvala, the companies can also trade off the flexi work opportunity with office training. For instance, “Now that I have allowed you flexi hours, I need you to complete this online course. So work will get more demanding over time — and that is where efficiency will go up,” he explained. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/un-proposes-distance-learning-as-290-million-children-in-22-countries-are-kept-away-from-school-due-to-coronavirus/articleshow/74504216.cms">UN proposes distance learning as 290 million children in 22 countries are kept away from school due to Coronavirus</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/upgrad-eyes-rs-1000-cr-revenue-in-2020-21/articleshow/74444519.cms">Ronnie Screwvala syncs with Finance Minister’s plan⁠— upGrad will roll out online degree courses this year</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/upgrad-has-almost-half-of-its-online-learner-base-in-tier-2-and-tier-3-cities/articleshow/72036958.cms">This Indian startup gains as students from Tier 2 and 3 cities opt for online digital courses</a>

Media mogul turned education entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala says coronavirus might have ushered a new era of online learning

<ul><li>Online higher education platform <keyword id="2008319" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Upgrad">upGrad</keyword> may roll out degree courses in collaboration with Indian and foreign universities, starting next financial year. </li><li>The edtech startup said that it is eyeing ₹1,000 crore revenue in 2020-21, thanks to the growing average revenue per user (ARPU). </li><li>It is also planning to spend ₹175 crore in branding and marketing campaigns this year. </li></ul>Online higher education platform upGrad may roll out degree courses in collaboration with Indian and foreign universities, starting next financial year. "We are in talks with three universities for jointly developing curriculum for the degree courses,"<keyword id="25725" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ronnie-Screwvala">Ronnie Screwvala</keyword>, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder told news agency PTI. This came after the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her latest budget speech said that the government will launch a full-fledged ‘degree-level’ online courses in India and that too by top 100 national ranking institutions. This is aimed at providing quality education to the underprivileged. The edtech startup said that it is eyeing ₹1,000 crore revenue in 2020-21, thanks to the growing average revenue per user (ARPU). Screwvala said that India is among the countries with the lowest ARPU across sectors like media, telecom, content, retail and others. "The last three years at upGrad, owing to our high investment in content, learning experience, diversity of programmes, deep tech, strong university alliances and a high over 80 per cent completion rates, have put us at a clear inflection point for this decade," he said. It is also planning to spend ₹175 crore in branding and marketing <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/screwvala-backed-upgrad-to-roll-out-rs-175-cr-marketing-blitz-in-2020-119123101387_1.html">campaigns</a> this year. upGrad offers postgraduate certificates and diplomas for professionals in association with higher education institutions like Cambridge University, Duke University, BITS Pilani, MICA and others. The startup claims to have over 21,000 users on its platform with an [full form] ARPU of nearly ₹2.4 lakh per learner. It is now planning to add nearly 4,000 more this quarter, reaching an annual run-rate of ₹400 crore. upGrad says it offered jobs in over 300 cities for roles in data, digital, management, software, machine learning and artificial intelligence, thereby adding growth to its revenue. "Brand affinities are very low and looking for the best or lowest price is the bedrock of the India consumption story. Education is and will be the exception and allocation of wallet share will increase for edTech, as most in the workforce play catch up in their careers with the innovations and disruptions of this century," Screwvala said. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/upgrad-has-almost-half-of-its-online-learner-base-in-tier-2-and-tier-3-cities/articleshow/72036958.cms">This Indian startup gains as students from Tier 2 and 3 cities opt for online digital courses</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/heres-why-digital-marketing-is-as-lucrative-a-career-as-data-science-and-machine-learning/articleshow/73218353.cms">Here's why digital marketing is as lucrative a career as data science and machine learning</a>

Ronnie Screwvala syncs with Finance Minister’s plan⁠— upGrad will roll out online degree courses this year

A few weeks ago Ronnie Screwvala ⁠— the media baron who founded the edtech unicorn Upgrad ⁠— was astounded by the amount of money flowing into to fill up empty fridges of <keyword id="12794222" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bachelors/maidens" source="Orion">bachelors/maidens</keyword> who can’t plan their purchases. Now, blaming bachelors/maidens may be an unnecessary cliche, but they don’t care and you get the point. There are 20 million households in 2020, which bought items online and wanted them delivered by the time one could find the missing sock in a pair. <div type="image" title="Quick commerce" msid="88438835" hostid="261"></div> This is called <keyword id="12724312" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quick-commerce" source="Orion">quick commerce</keyword>, the latest buzzword in Indian e-tail used to describe super fast deliveries within 15-20 minutes of the order being placed. Earlier in 2020, <keyword id="2591679" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ronny-chieng" source="Orion">Ronny Chieng</keyword>, the Malaysian comic and a regular at The Daily Show, came up with this hilarious act describing the growing impatience of Americans. “Send it to me before I want it,” he declared before the audience roared in laughter. <div type="image" title="Ronny Chieng on Netflix Is A Joke" msid="88438940" hostid="261"></div> Now, less than 24 months since, more than a billion dollars have been invested in Indian startups chasing quick commerce, this year alone. While you were laughing at Ronny Chieng’s joke. A company like <keyword id="2466939" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="grofers" source="Orion">Grofers</keyword>, which <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/after-giving-up-on-90-minute-delivery-five-years-ago-due-to-lack-of-profitability-grofers-is-now-chasing-10-minute-delivery/articleshow/88253221.cms">couldn’t make a success story</a> out of delivering groceries in 90 minutes five years ago, has now made an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/grofers-founder-explains-why-he-rushed-to-rebrand-the-startup-and-his-plans-seem-ambitious/articleshow/88320706.cms">ambitious</a> bet on delivering the same within 10 minutes. <div type="image" title="Investment in quick commerce" msid="88438986" hostid="261"></div> So much so that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/zepto-raised-100-million-at-570-va[%E2%80%A6]to-deliver-product-in-10-minutes/articleshow/88394937.cms">two teenage Stanford dropouts</a> started a quick commerce seven months ago and it’s already worth half a billion dollars. These are only the numbers we know so far. If one considers the 20 million homes that are already customers for such quick deliveries, the total investment would amount to $60 (₹4,500) per home. Hope floats that more people in India get lazier and order things just when they want it and pay more for the stuff in delivery cost. Time for a chart! <div type="image" title="RedSeer estimate on growth of quick commerce" msid="88439084" hostid="261"></div> <div type="image" title="Quick Commerce" msid="88439520" hostid="261"></div>

SIMPLY PUT: This billion dollar business model was a Netflix joke in 2020

If you think <keyword id="10387" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Microsoft">Microsoft</keyword>’s prolonged search for the next <keyword id="5645" type="POSITION" weightage="100" keywordseo="CEO">CEO</keyword> is getting a bit nutty, especially with a disgruntled <keyword id="62333" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Steve-Ballmer">Steve Ballmer</keyword> waiting on the sidelines to hand over the mantle, you are not far from the truth. But then, that is the actual state of the coveted C-Suite nowadays – volatile is the right word if you want to sum it up. There is no job security at the top and even the best performer for years can get redundant within the span of a few weeks. The issues could be many – right from <keyword id="646347" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="poor-performance">poor performance</keyword> to <keyword id="610960" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="business-restructuring">business restructuring</keyword> to alleged <keyword id="6375736" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="corruption-charges">corruption charges</keyword>. But the biggest factor is relevance, a perfect future-fit that can take companies ahead, according to <keyword id="67736" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Industry-experts">industry experts</keyword>. In a difficult <keyword id="34412" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="economy">economy</keyword>, companies are compelled to twist and turn to keep track of profitability and their requirements change accordingly. Hence, their leaders have to adapt, shape up or ship out, as the case might be. 
 India is no exception and business leaders across the country have been frequently ‘released’ by industry giants. Many of them leave with ‘immediate effect’ while others are on garden leave or worse still, waiting for their predecessors to turn up (just like Ballmer). Yet, most of the C-Suite executives are tight-lipped about their departures, at least here in India. We are yet to come across an announcement like the one made by <keyword id="384914" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Groupon">Groupon</keyword>’s founder and former CEO <keyword id="488139" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Andrew-Mason">Andrew Mason</keyword>. But exit happens all the same – be it discreet or blatant. Here’s a quick look at some of the top-notch C-Suite executives from India who parted ways with their respective companies in 2013, their official exit lines and what happened behind the scene.

You Searched For "ronnie screwvala startup" and got 7 results

Ronnie Screwvala's upGrad just acquired another recruitment company

IANS

Communication Mantra 2022: Move from volume to value

Guest Author

Ronnie Screwvala's UpGrad is India's newest entry into the unicorn club as it closes a $185 million funding round

IANS

Media mogul turned education entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala says coronavirus might have ushered a new era of online learning

Prerna Sindwani

Ronnie Screwvala syncs with Finance Minister’s plan⁠— upGrad will roll out online degree courses this year

Prerna Sindwani

SIMPLY PUT: This billion dollar business model was a Netflix joke in 2020

Strife At The Top: These 11 C-Suite Execs From India Were ‘Let Go’ In 2013

Sanghamitra Mandal

Popular Keywords

Buying Guides