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India, 23rd May 2023- Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is celebrating the thirteenth anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day, the historic day in 2010 that a purchase of two pizzas was made in return for 10,000 BTC.

To celebrate this monumental day in crypto and the revolution it marks for the industry, Binance is tying up with members of the community to make their own pizza complete with their own ‘BTC’ toppings logo. Vloggers and influencers will be posting their creations on social media. There are many global celebrations happening including the birthplace of pizza, Naples, Italy, and continue with local pizzeria and pizza van takeovers in ten countries, including Brazil, Bahrain, Pakistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Uruguay, Mexico, Argentina, and New Zealand.

The community is also invited to celebrate Pizza Day on social media and the Binance app. Participants who share their Binance-themed pizzas using #BinancePizza or complete tasks to collect all the Pizza Flavours on the Binance app have a chance to win the crypto equivalent of a year’s supply of pizza. Online celebrations will continue as Binance hosts a virtual live meet-up with the attendance of CZ on May 22 at 12:00 PM UTC, featuring discussions on the meaning of Bitcoin Pizza Day with prominent Binance Feed creators.

“Bitcoin Pizza Day is a testament to the power of community and the growing acceptance of BTC as part of our daily lives,” said Yi He, Binance co-founder and chief marketing officer. “At Binance, we believe in the importance of mass adoption, and we are committed to creating more and more use cases for crypto in everyday situations. As more people recognize the value and potential of blockchain and crypto, our community grows stronger, and we continue to build our industry.”

The global Pizza Day meet-ups will offer fun activities with the chance to win swag and rewards, and of course, free pizza. Events vary by city, for example in Naples, the first 500 users to register for the event will be able to claim free “Binance style” pizza and drinks and take part in a pizza-making contest for Binance prizes. For more information on events near you, visit our blog.

Bitcoin Pizza Day stands as a pivotal milestone for the crypto industry, signifying its remarkable exponential growth and paving the path for widespread adoption of digital currencies over the past 13 years. As ever, Binance continues to move towards its goal of increasing the freedom of money and believes that growing crypto adoption will create even further opportunities for financial freedom. Therefore, once again this year, Binance is proud to celebrate this momentous day with our deserving and empowering community.

New Delhi |23rd May 2023: JioCinema, the official digital streaming partner of TATA IPL 2023, has been setting new records with its IPL viewership. With 1300 Cr. video views in the first five weeks of the tournament, and 60 minutes average user time spent per match.

The blockbuster performance of JioCinema has delighted viewers and advertisers alike. This season, the number of sponsors during IPL’s digital streaming reached 26, the highest ever for any sporting tournament. With JioCinema’s real-time number tracking system that enables advertisers evaluate their reach, the advertiser response has reached an overwhelming number, which is in the range of 400 this season.

Speaking on the value of IPL advertising on digital, Jaya Jamrani, CMO, Castrol India, said “Our segments are very varied but IPL on digital has allowed me to be able to focus and drive the right content to the right audience through targeted marketing. The level of personalization and the targeting that you can achieve is amazing.”

“It’s great consumer experience that’s adding a lot more numbers. Forget Hindi and English, which is quite common, but there’s Bhojpuri and even Punjabi, which are actually giving a lot more numbers. From a language perspective, it’s great immersive stuff for marketers,” said Vishal Chinchankar, CEO, Madison Digital.

Sudhir Shukla, COO – Hypermarkets, More Retail added, “The ability to personalize the campaign at scale is what is phenomenal about IPL on digital. Of course, there are great numbers, but the quality of the impact is absolutely fantastic. On digital we’ve seen the concurrency numbers, now concurrency numbers go up when a certain batsman comes in to bat, match after match. And the ability to make the most of such a moment is phenomenal.”

Speaking on interest from smaller brands to advertise on digital this season, Amardeep Singh, CEO, Interactive Avenues said, “IPL on Digital has democratized TV for the advertisers. Earlier, to advertise on TV, you needed huge budgets. Now you don’t need huge budgets to advertise on TV.”

According to the recent TAM report, CTV ad spots have shown a 20% growth, indicating the growing trend of viewers preferring the convenience and flexibility offered by CTV platforms, with JioCinema’ premium offerings of TATA IPL including 4K, multi-cam, 360-degree viewing, at an unprecedented scale, at no cost.

Speaking on CTV advertising, Singh added, “We’re looking at anywhere between 25 million to 40 million CTV households being reached. And what we’ve seen in the end metric, CTV advertising performs better as compared to a regular ad on the mobile”

With its exceptional performance so far, JioCinema is set to captivate viewers and break more streaming records, as the tournament comes closer to the end of this season.

Speaking on advertisers’ gain with the surge in digital viewership of TATA IPL, Anil Jayaraj, CEO, Viacom18 Sports said, “Advertisers are the big winners this season and that’s the way it should be. Through JioCinema, advertisers are reaching the right audiences at the right price. JioCinema has opened doors for a lot of advertisers, smaller brands and companies to join the bandwagon, what use to be the exclusive preserve of top 100 advertisers.”

Bangalore, 23rd May 2023:nd MyShubhLife, one of India’s largest embedded credit platforms, has announced its partnership with Spice Money to serve the evolving credit needs of customers. Through its subsidiary Ekagrata Finance, the company will now provide Spice Money customers with easy access to a line of credit via its platform. Spice Money, a subsidiary of DiGiSPICE Technologies, is India’s leading rural fintech revolutionizing the way Bharat Banks, empowering rural merchants/ nanopreneurs, called Spice Money Adhikaris through technology to cater to the digital and financial needs of rural citizens in India.

Through its embedded technology, MyShubhLife will get access to the large customer base of Spice Money and enable those merchants to have quick access to credit with efficient execution. This partnership will serve the entire Spice Money network, comprising more than 10 lakh merchants spread over 95% of the rural pin codes in India and enable them to access fast and flexible credit to grow their businesses. This partnership is an opportunity for both organizations to realize their shared goal of providing easy access to credit to the unserved sectors.

MyShubhLife has an innovative and robust technology platform that uses data analytics and AI to provide customized products to its clients based on their working capital requirements. Speaking on the partnership , “Collaboration and innovation are very necessary to drive the democratization of credit. This Collaboration will help us achieve our shared goal of making credit more easily accessible and frictionless. By providing a line of credit to the many small and medium businesses, we will help include the sector that has historically been excluded from the formal financial system due to issues such as a lack of documentation and poor or no credit history. We are excited about the opportunities this alliance brings.”Mr. Monish Anand, CEO and Founder MyShubhLife, said

Commenting on the partnership, “Our aim is to empower the unbanked and underbanked population digitally and financially, providing services to the last mile. Availing credit in rural areas has traditionally been a challenge in Bharat. With this partnership, we aim to provide and solve the problem of credit across the hinterlands of India. Our vast Adhikari network will act as a catalyst for MyShubhLife, helping them reach the remotest corner of India.”Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Co-Founder, Executive Director & CEO at Spice Money, said,

Since its inception, MyShubhLife has been a game changer in achieving digital inclusion in India by providing easy credit to the large segment that was otherwise underserved by leveraging the latest technology. MyShubhLife has recently partnered with companies like MobiKwik and Easy Pay to offer credit to their large base of customers.

Besides offering credit solutions, MyShubhLife has built a complete range of sachet-sized financial products, such as SIPs, E-Gold, Insurance, Bill Payments, E-filing taxes Etc., to provide more contextual offerings to its customers.

The Indian agricultural industry has served as the foundational pillar of our nation’s economy since attaining independence and continues to evolve rapidly in the forthcoming years. With technological advancements in the field, the industry is poised to advance further and contribute towards enhanced input quality, production, and prioritizing sustainability measures to secure a more enduring future.

The agricultural industry of India is booming with AgriTech startups, supporting the farmers and other rural communities by providing them with innovative solutions across the value chain. As the NITI Aayogconfirmsthe betterment of smallholders through Agritech startups, it gears up to promote them through state-wise policy changes.

Keeping the same in view, here are the top fiveAgriTech startups in India, which are not only helping the farmers to have a better yield and earn better but are also working on the overall empowerment of rural communities.

1. Gramik: India’s first peer commerce in AgriTech, Gramik is actively fostering a more socially responsible ecosystem by substantially empowering rural communities of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. The startup that came into being in 2021 has helped over 1.5 Lakh farmers. It assists farmers in increasing income by up to 300% and creating livelihood opportunities at the village level. Gramik is changing the rural picture by strengthening it through door-step access to quality farm inputs, technical innovations, expert knowledge, and business skills for farmers, women, and rural youth. The startup is especially committed to empowering women in the rural economy, resulting in 95% of ‘peer partners’ being females.

2. KongerAgritech: Through comprehensive training and guidance spanning the entire mushroom cultivation process, this agritech business specialising in mushrooms empowers farmers in Nagaland to achieve lucrative harvests. Consequently, mushroom cultivation in the region is experiencing notable growth and success. The organisation has trained over 800 farmers and mentored more than 1000 SHGs in the state. By acquainting local farmers with the expert farming methods and techniques of Dr.SosangLongkumer, the organisation is the only one in the country to produce the exotic – shiitake wood dowel spawn.

3. BharatAgri: Operating as a farming technology platform, BharatAgri collaborates directly with farmers and the complete agriculture value chain. They endeavour to bridge India’s technological and agricultural divide by reaching out to 140 million Indian farmers. They help farmers “Grow Efficiently, Grow More” by methodically implementing scientific procedures, giving vital information at the right moment, and regular monitoring. BharatAgri possesses a profound understanding of individual farmer requirements and firmly believes in providing every farmer with an opportunity for a prosperous future enabled by technology. Their approach involves enhancing agricultural productivity by systematically implementing scientific methods, provisioning vital resources, and consistently monitoring, all aimed at augmenting farmer incomes.

4. Bijak: A B2B platform for suppliers and consumers across India’s Agri value chain, Bijak was launched in April 2019. The platform intends to address the asymmetry of knowledge and lack of responsibility in the agricultural commodity trade. Since its inception, Bijak has grown to cover 22 states, 400 areas, and 80+ commodities. They presently have a lean workforce of around 60 people and are rapidly expanding. Bijak assists these consumers/MSMEs in discovering each other and their relative ratings, allowing customers to trade with minimal friction thanks to Bijak’s layer of trust and reliability. Similarly, the program facilitates suppliers and buyers in conducting transactions or discovering one another, thereby enabling them to access relevant meta-data for a faster and more reliable exchange of goods or services.

5. AgriVijay: Founded in 2020 by Vimal Panjwani with his mother and former government officer Shobha Chanchlani, AgriVijay provides farmers and rural people with a wide selection of renewable energy equipment tailor-made to their needs and infrastructure setup. The Pune-based startup is an aggregator, offering a variety of goods such as biogas generators, solar-powered water pumps, solar energy converters, and solar water heaters to meet clients’ individual energy demands. The startup primarily sells via its website, call centre, and social media platforms. Farmers may also purchase the products via the startup’s village-based offline storefronts. The cost of solar and biogas energy equipment ranges between Rs.9000 to Rs.35000.

With the poignancy with which Agritech platforms and their solutions have impacted farmers, the Indian agriculture sector is on the fast track to revolutionize itself and pivot it to being the thriving backbone of our economy.

Gurugram, India,23rd May 2023: India’s leading integrated supply chain and logistics solutions provider, Transport Corporation of India Ltd., announced its financial results today for the 4th Quarter and year ending 31st March 2023.

Standalone

Performance Highlights: FY2023 vs. FY2022

▪ Revenue from operations of Rs. 3492 Crores, growth of 18.96% y-o-y

▪ EBITDA of Rs. 468 Crores compared to Rs. 422 Crores in FY2022

▪ PAT of Rs. 304 Crores compared to Rs. 267 Crores in FY2022 and grew by 13.49% Consolidated

Performance Highlights: FY2023 vs. FY2022

▪ Revenue from operations of Rs. 3812 Crores, growth of 16.36% y-o-y

▪ EBITDA of Rs. 495 Crores compared to Rs. 456 Crores in FY2022

▪ PAT of Rs. 321 Crores compared to Rs. 293 Crores in FY2022 and grew by 9.48%

Q4 & FY’23 Results Comments

Commenting on the results, Mr. Vineet Agarwal, Managing Director TCI Group said, in Q4 & FY’23, we have forged ahead with decent momentum across all service segments. The uptrend in the mobility sector, continued government and private capex and steady consumption trends have helped all our businesses.

Team TCI continues to achieve value for our customers through a solutions-based approach in India and the neighboring countries. Our rail and coastal multimodal services witnessed growing demand with GHG emissions savings as a clear goal. The implementation of control towers, ULIP integration and various other digital transformation initiatives have enhanced our service offerings.

Our commitment to sustainability has been further cemented with the recent launch of TCI-IIMB Supply Chain Sustainability Lab in collaboration with IIM Bangalore. The lab aims to assist the corporates & the logistics industry in their net-zero journey.

The coming quarters will be impacted due to multiple domestic and global factors. However, the India story remains stable with continued investments in infrastructure projects. With various FTAs and PLI schemes boosting exports and manufacturing, India will become an important base in the global supply chains and move further up in the LPI index rankings. TCI remains committed to play its role by making necessary investments in ships, trains, containers, and green warehousing.

22nd May 2023 New Delhi: EBC Learning by EBC Group, one of India’s most reputed legal publishing houses, announced the online revision course for cracking the AOR (Advocate on Record) Exam from June 1st–5th, 2023.

The Supreme Court’s AOR or Advocate-on-Record examination is one of the toughest exams. A committee of three Supreme Court judges appointed by the Chief Justice of India holds the AOR exam.

After the successful completion of the seven batches of EBC Learning’s Live Online Course for the Advocate-on-Record exam, EBC Learning is proud to present its upcoming batch of the much-awaited revision course on How to Crack the AOR Exam. The course comprises 5 online live classes covering all four papers by Dr. Charu Mathur, AOR, Supreme Court of India, 32 pre-recorded videos from their rich video library, delivered by Mr. Namit Saxena (2nd Rank Holder in the AOR Exam 2019), access to 64 leading cases, and much more.

EBC Learning has had phenomenal success with the previous batches. More than 50% of the aspirants from the last batches (3, 4, 5, and revision batches of 2022) have cleared the AOR exam.

There are less than 3000 advocates on record in India. To practice before the highest court of the land, i.e., the Supreme Court of India, is a privilege and one that does not come easy. It is a process that requires rigorous effort, attention, and structured preparation. The revision course is designed to enable professionals to improve, retain, and enhance their knowledge and exam preparation skills.

“The EBC Group has worked to help law professionals drive their careers forward. We are excited to extend these opportunities online now with EBC Learning. The revision course on How to Crack the AOR Exam is especially a goldmine for Advocates aspiring to become an AOR. We have a curated course designed by our experts and industry veterans, building on 80 years of trusted innovation for legal information in India,” shared Mr. Raghunandan Malik, Director of EBC Learning.

EBC Learning is India’s one of the leading providers of online courses in law. EBC Learning endeavours to provide Law Students, Legal Councils, and Lawyers with a parallel education ecosystem, so as to ensure tier-1 Law School education is available with a practical, market-ready approach.

Bangalore,22nd May 2023: Uber’s India engineering team organized the second edition of its flagship data event, DataCon 2023, a full-day conference dedicated to data engineering, cutting-edge data platforms, and effective Data Management to make better business decisions.

The day long technology conference saw participation from members of academia including the likes of IIT Bombay, technology leaders and subject experts from Uber, and leading global technology companies such as Google, Meta along with innovative start-ups such as Browsee, who came together to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration on enhancing the quality and reliability of data at scale.

In today’s business landscape, large companies across various industries generate vast amounts of data, and Uber is no exception. DataCon 2023 exemplified Uber’s unwavering commitment to data innovation and its contribution to the growth of data engineering within the broader tech community. As an organization that prioritizes data, Uber recognizes the profound impact data has on key metrics, compliance adherence, feature performance, and issue identification. Through substantial investments in resilient infrastructure, comprehensive frameworks, advanced tools, and refined data models, Uber efficiently manages data and extracts valuable insights.

Speaking on the power of data to run the business, Manikandan Thangarathnam, Senior Director and Site-Lead for Uber Engineering, Bangalore, said, “As a mobile app and platform based service, data plays a crucial role in developing, managing and innovating Uber’s offerings. Continuous analysis of data is critical to optimize on our app performance and quality delivery of our service. Our engineers leverage data effectively to provide optimal experience for all users of our platform such as the Riders, Eaters, Drivers, and Delivery partners. For example, we utilize data to empower Drivers and Delivery partners to increase their earnings while ensuring Riders and Eaters receive accurate estimated time of arrival (ETA) calculations down to the last second.”

Vijay Mann, Director of Data Platforms at Uber, emphasized the significance of data by saying, “Data serves as a fundamental driver of our operations, fueling our pursuit of excellence. At Uber, we have built a resilient technological infrastructure that empowers us to harness the power of data in making impactful business decisions on a large scale. We consistently navigate challenges, from optimizing Kafka operations and storage to transitioning from Hive to Spark. DataCon ’23 presents a significant opportunity for us to engage with industry peers, exchange insights, and glean valuable learnings from their experiences.”

During DataCon 2023, a series of pivotal discussions and sessions took place, encompassing the following topics:

Unleashing Insights from Extensive Data Volumes using DataSketches: Uber showcased the power of DataSketches as a robust tool for real-time processing and analysis of large data volumes. By providing accurate approximations of data aggregates, DataSketchess optimize memory utilization and computational complexity.
Data Lineage for Spark Applications: This session delved into the criticality of data lineage in tracing the path of data flow within the system. Understanding data origins and destinations in Data Warehouse tables becomes possible through data lineage, facilitating comprehensive insights.

The Role of Data in Uber’s Monumental Redesign Initiatives: This session shed light on how data plays a pivotal role in validating system accuracy, resolving customer issues, overseeing deployments, and complying with regulatory obligations. It specifically addressed significant projects like Project One Earner, which involve large-scale fundamental re-architecture.

Data Processing and Compliance Regulatory Reporting for Supply and Geofence Levels: This two-part session explored the remodeling of Uber’s Supply hour and compliance regulatory reporting for geofence level data. Leveraging Supply hour data to achieve compliance objectives effectively was also emphasized.

Empowering the Notebook Experience at Uber: This session highlighted Uber’s Data Science Workbench (DSW) product, an all-encompassing platform for data science. The DSW offers an intuitive web application with fully configured and managed RStudio Server and Jupyter Notebooks, enabling seamless collaboration and efficient data analysis.

The external speakers at Uber DataCon2023 addressed some of the businesses challenges they are solving through data, highlighting the latest advancements in technology. A senior Staff Engineer at Google spoke about how the company is leveraging Cloud Data Fusion, a fully managed, cloud-native, enterprise data integration service for quickly building and managing data pipelines. Yet another senior engineer from Meta discussed the evolution of Scribe, Meta’s internal distributed buffered queuing system that is helping the organisation transports petabytes of data per hour and how it has undergone scale challenges and incremental rearchitecture to ensure its efficiency.

India,22nd May 2023:Wakefit.co, India’s largest D2C home and sleep solutions company, today announced that it has clocked in revenue of ~INR 825 crore in FY 2022-23 as per the provisional unaudited financials. The brand has put in focused efforts towards omnichannel expansion, scaling supply chain operations, and enhancing brand building initiatives. Having registered a 30% Y-o-Y growth in revenue compared to FY 2021-22, Wakefit.co continues its growth trajectory and moves towards becoming a one-stop-shop for everything home in India.

With an eye on profitability, Wakefit.co has set its sights on crossing the INR 1000 crore revenue mark in FY 2023-24. The company is pegging its next stage of growth on an ever-expanding portfolio and a wider geographic and demographic spread. Wakefit.co has serviced over 19,000 pin codes across the country, catering to over 2 million customers across seven years. The company aims to help Indians make the most of their homes by being a one stop home solutions partner during their different life stages over many years.

Sharing his views on the company’s growth, Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, Director and Co-founder, Wakefit.co, said, “We are delighted to have served customers across the nation with our home and sleep solutions offerings. The 30% Y-o-Y growth in revenue is a testament to the immense satisfaction people have found in our products and we look forward to serving them even better this year. We are continuously working towards bringing premium-quality products at affordable prices and will continue to move towards achieving our vision of becoming India’s most loved home and sleep solutions brand.”

Ankit Garg, CEO and Co-founder, Wakefit.co,added,”We forayed into the home solutions market in 2020 and, since then, have witnessed rapid growth in those categories. FY 2023 further solidifies our position in the home and sleep solutions industry. This growth has been possible due to the continued support our customers have shown us. This year, our focus will be on pursuing our goal to become a market leader in the home and sleep solutions category.”
Omnichannel and Omnipresent

In FY 2023, Wakefit.co launched 22 physical stores across 15 cities in the country, which has helped in penetrating deeper pockets and being available closer to customer hubs in both metro and tier-2 cities. The offline stores have played a key role in clocking INR 825 crores in revenue in FY 2023 with stores steadily contributing a higher percentage of monthly revenue. The omnichannel push will continue to be a strategic growth driver in the next 3 years, with plans to open close to 100 stores across the country.

Furniture for everyone
In 2022, Wakefit.co unveiled India’s largest furniture factory, with the capacity to furnish almost 1 lakh Indian homes every month. This significantly improves the company’s manufacturing capabilities and positions it to become India’s most loved home solutions brand. With a range of products such as sofa, wardrobes, dining sets, bedside tables, shoe racks, coffee tables, bed frames, soft furnishings etc. that are part of the furniture portfolio, the segment currently contributes to ~20-25% of Wakefit.co’s revenue.

In FY 2022, the company clocked in a revenue of INR 636 Cr. In the past year, Wakefit.co has significantly ramped up its furniture portfolio and has also emerged as the most searched brand in the home and sleep solutions category. The company also emerged as the highest reviewed home and sleep brand having recorded over 6,00,000 reviews across online platforms.

Amazon miniTV – Amazon’s free video streaming service is back with the new season of Yeh Meri Family. The series will give the viewers major bouts of nostalgia, as it takes them back to the winters of 90s. It is set to make you laugh and cry, bringing back all the memories from the past, right from gossiping to the neighbours, fighting with our siblings to watching our favourite cartoons in the afternoon.

The show perfectly captures the nostalgic essence and takes us back in time when people visited PCO booths to make calls to their loved ones rather than scrolling on phones. The characters and plot will undoubtedly resonate to everyone who is a true blue 90s person! So, if you’re seeking something to watch and give you the good feels, the new season of Yeh Meri Family ought to be on your watchlist.

Here is what makes this show special.

Nostalgia

Yeh Meri Family is set to bring you 90s ki winter ki kahaani, and the series captures all the beautiful movements from the past. If you are a 90s kid, you will find yourself transported back to your childhood as you watch the show. Winter always comes with lots of fun and the mid-term Semester where our mothers and teachers pester us to get good grades right from waking up early in the morning to study, wearing a woollen sweater to school, and having chyawanprash, this series is a trip back down memory lane.

Relatable Characters

The characters of Yeh Meri Family are very relatable, and you will find yourself connecting with them as they go through the ups and downs of life. You will be laughing and crying along with the characters. Rishi is an annoying younger sibling who is mischievous, playful, and stubborn. Ritika is the elder child – A teenager who is rebel at heart, but like every other teenager she has emotions. Neerja is a schoolteacher who is strict, shouts but like all the mommies she wants her kids to be the best and Sanjay Awasthi plays the father of the family who is a good husband, an obedient son, and a lenient father but also raises eyebrows when required.

Heartwarming Storyline

The show is full of heartwarming moments that will give you all the good vibes and fuzzy feeling! The relationships between the family members are beautifully portrayed, and you will feel attached to the character. The show revolves around everyday emotions in a 90’s house old love, friendship and growing up, and the joys of family life. Each episode is unique and has a relatable story that captures the essence of life in the 90s.

Cast

The cast of Yeh Meri Family is excellent, and they deliver an outstanding performance. Each character from the series is very engaging and relatable. Rajesh Kumar plays the lead character of Sanjay Awasthi, his natural acting style and his experiences of communicating through emotions make this series more engaging. Juhi Parmar, as the mother of the family, captures all the challenges of motherhood.

Unique and Fresh Series

Yeh Meri Family is a one-of-a-kind and refreshing show that stands out from the crowd. The relatable storyline that captures the essence of a typical Indian household, as they go about their daily routine, will definitely be like a breath of fresh air.

Don’t miss out on the heart-warming and nostalgic journey with a brand-new season of Yeh Meri Family – now available for FREE on Amazon miniTV, exclusively within your Amazon Shopping app. So why wait? Start streaming right away, grab some popcorn, and relax on the couch.

Mumbai,22nd May 2023 Tejas Rathod, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer and Kunal Kothari, Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer of Mobavenue, shine bright on the illustrious Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30 list.

Mobavenue is a growth and tech platform that empowers brands, agencies, and media publishers with MarTech and AdTech solutions to drive growth, engagement, and monetisation. Cofounders Tejas Rathod and Kunal Kothari share a significant moment of their success as they mark their presence in the esteemed 30 Under 30 Forbes Asia List. With boundless enthusiasm and unyielding dedication, they have emerged victorious, etching their names among a select group of young visionaries recognised for their phenomenal achievements.

On entering this list, Tejas said, “Being recognised as an honouree in the 30 Under 30 Forbes Asia list is a remarkable achievement for us. This honour is the high point of consistent hard work, relentless nights and the unwavering support of my team, colleagues, and associates. I am excited to leverage this recognition to inspire and empower other aspiring entrepreneurs to pursue their passion.”

Kunal, who was equally excited, said, “I am grateful and honoured to join the esteemed Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 club. This recognition not only fuels my motivation to push boundaries and drive innovation, but it also highlights the incredible potential of young entrepreneurs to bring their purpose come to life. From being bootstrapped from a handful of people to having over 100+ talent in the organisation with a global presence is a dream come true.”

It has been a remarkable journey for Rathod and Kothari, who met while pursuing a computer diploma at Thakur College in the suburbs of Mumbai. A $100 cheque received from Google for freelancing blogging done together got them started on the next leg of their journey.

After college, the duo started a digital marketing company in 2014. Eventually, they launched Mobavenue in 2017 to solve the problem of showing ads based on contextual advertising and prioritizing a privacy-first approach.