Toronto, Canada-based social storytelling platform Wattpad, partnered with Redwood City, CA-headquartered Times Bridge, the global investments and partnerships arm of Indian media group The Times of India, to grow its presence in India. Wattpad uses machine learning to discover stand-out stories among the over 565 million stories on its platform,...
Syrma Technology to Expand in India’s Electronics Market
With the opening of its fifth and most recent electronic devices manufacturing facility in Bawal, located in the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, San Jose, CA and Chennai-based Syrma Technology aims to become a leader in India’s fast-growing automotive, industrial, aerospace, defense, and healthcare electronics market. The new facility, built at an...
Twitter to Launch Ads Transparency Center in India
In anticipation the 2019 general elections during April-May in India, Twitter, launched its Ads Transparency Center in India on March 11. This will allow everyone to view political ads with details such as ad spend and targeted demographics--both intended by the advertiser and actually delivered by Twitter. No login or...
Walmart Acquires India's Dataturks for IT Talent
Mountain View, California-based Walmart Labs, the product development arm of Walmart, acquired its third Indian startup, Bangalore-based Machine Learning and Data Annotation Platform, Dataturks. Dataturks’ software-as-a-service tool enables teams to annotate text and image data using machine learning. The 5-member team of Dataturks will join Walmart’s merchant technology team for...
Matrix Partners Invest in India's Dairy Startup Country Delight
Palo Alto, CA-based Matrix Partners' subsidiary Matrix Partners India led an investment of $10 million in Guragaon-based dairy startup Country Delight. Matrix’s previous investment in the dairy space was on milk and grocery delivery startup DailyNinja. "We have been tracking Country Delight for more than a year now and have...
Fatburger Continues India Expansion
In February 2019, Beverly Hills, CA-based FAT Brands announced plans to continue its expansion into the Indian fast-food market. Recognizing continued growth in India, the company plans to co-brand two of its American cuisine giants, Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express, and build sixty more restaurants throughout India over the next ten...