White-collar jobs the next gig thing in tech-driven economyThe participation of high-skilled workers in the gig economy surged by 240% last year, primarily driven by the growing demand for tech role...
06 Apr, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
Unitus Ventures logs first close of opportunity fund at Rs 80 croreUnitus Ventures has already backed some portfolio startups such as BetterPlace, Cuemath, Awign, Masai, Eduvanz from the opportunity fund, w...
09 Feb, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
VC firm Unitus Ventures brings on board Sanjiv Rangrass and Raj NooyiRangrass joins as a venture partner and will lead the firm’s investment strategy in the climate sector - a focus sector for the next fund t...
06 Dec, 2022, 03.46 PM IST
Work fulfilment platform Awign rolls out first ESOP buyback worth Rs 4 croreUnder this programme, eligible employees will be able to participate in this ESOP buyback and liquidate their part of the vested stock in t...
03 Nov, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
SC says no conclusive proof on Pegasus; IT firms juggle myriad issuesThe Supreme Court said while the panel found no conclusive evidence that Pegasus was used on the 29 phones it examined, the petitioners had...
07 Sep, 2022, 12.53 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Servify stands tall in a dry funding weekDevice management startup Servify pulled in $65 million in funding led by Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund.
26 Aug, 2022, 06.48 PM IST
Gig startup Awign raises Rs 120 crore in funding led by Bertelsmann India, Amicus Capital PartnersAwign will use the funds to enhance technological capabilities, expand digital services into the US and Middle East markets, and ramp up th...
25 Aug, 2022, 03.34 PM IST
Awign raises $15 million in Series B round, co-led by Bertelsmann India Investments and Amicus Capital“We will be focusing on people, technology, and building up our brand, and the raised funds will be instrumental in our efforts to take mul...
25 Aug, 2022, 10.48 AM IST
Hiring of gig workers rises, but companies delay long-term contractsWhile ed-tech, fintech, financial, diagnostics and ecommerce companies have been driving demand so far, staffing services providers also ex...
22 Jun, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Technically skilled gig workers in high demandAccording to staffing company TeamLease Services, demand for technical gig workers increased by 20%-25% between April-November this year co...
21 Dec, 2020, 10.07 AM IST
Technically skilled gig workers in high demandDemand for technical gig workers increased by 20%-25% between April-November this year compared to pre-Covid levels, according to staffing ...
21 Dec, 2020, 08.36 AM IST
Servicing gig economy workers pays off for a host of startupsFirms cater to the needs of the workers who miss out on regular employee benefits as they are not full-time staff.
12 Mar, 2020, 08.20 AM IST
Awign gets $4 million to growAwign plans to strengthen the workforce while also developing robust sales and marketing channels.
13 Dec, 2019, 08.22 AM IST
Awign Enterprises raises Series A funding of $4 mn"This round comes in at the right time where the aim is to invest in technology and touch more than 10 million lives within the next financ...
11 Dec, 2019, 06.13 PM IST
‘Non-employees’ to power companies, says surveyThe non-employee workforce in India that is seen growing in the next three years includes free-agent workers (15%), parttime reduced hour (...
26 Nov, 2019, 08.21 AM IST