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<i>- Purple Quarter led the San Francisco-headquartered company's Tech Leadership search with a defined approach<p> BANGALORE, India, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With the pandemic disrupting businesses and industries in 2020, Hubilo was one of the first companies to pivot its business into becoming a cloud-based virtual event management software provider. In the past one year, the company has managed to turn its tables, raising back-to-back rounds of funding from the likes of Lightspeed, Balderton Capital and is now actively expanding its team to augment its intelligent and interactive platform experience in the domain. CTO search firm <a href="https://purplequarter.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Purple Quarter</a> joined hands with Hubilo in keeping with the latter's growing leadership requirement. The search firm, in its part, ensured that the Senior position was closed in just three weeks. "Working with fast-paced startups, we are always trying to match up to their operational pace with our delivery timelines. We are ecstatic that we could help Hubilo find a suitable tech leader with Sudip," said Roopa Kumar, COO, Purple Quarter. Speaking of Sudip's addition to Hubilo, Vaibhav Jain, CEO & Founder, said, "Hubilo is witnessing some very interesting shifts at the moment and it's an exciting time for the team altogether. Sudip's rich and diverse experience, I believe, will add to our advantage as we are on a mission to build a world-class platform together," and further added, "In taking forward Hubilo's journey, I appreciate Purple Quarter's partnership and streamlined support." Based in Bangalore, Sudip, until recently, was serving as the VP of Engineering at Games24X7 for close to six years and has over 13 years of experience. He has also worked for CA Technologies and Cisco earlier in his career. As the Senior VP of Engineering at Hubilo, Sudip will help build a tech ecosystem for Hubilo which synthesizes cutting-edge technologies along with productization philosophies that translates engineering velocity to business values. This will catapult Hubilo as a market leader in the Virtual Event Management space. "Hubilo's courage to convert the current adversity into opportunity inspires me. I look forward to leverage their canvas and invest in technologies that help deliver top-of-the-class Hybrid products that converge Video, Data Play & Engagement," said Sudip, who joined the company on June 7. Like Sudip, Purple Quarter's unrivalled network in the tech circle has helped match several leading startups like Vedantu, Swiggy, Pharmeasy, Hike, Licious, Urban Company, LendingKart, Acko, with their technology leaders. <b>About Purple Quarter</b> Purple Quarter is a bespoke CTO search firm based out of Bangalore. In less than four years, we have mapped over 4000+ leaders across the globe. Our singular approach to tech leadership hiring has given us a detailed acumen into the Tech Leadership hiring space, especially in the startup ecosystem. Our robust clientele includes early stage to mature startups such as Inmobi, Swiggy, Acko, PharmEasy, hike, Urban Company and many more. For Tech Leadership requirements, write to us at <a href="mailto:interact@purplequarter.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">interact@purplequarter.com</a> or visit: <a href="https://purplequarter.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://purplequarter.com/</a></p></i>
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<p class="prntac"><i>Rishabhdhwaj Singh joins Urban Company as VP of Engineering in Bangalore to fuel its tech-first growth journey!</i><p> BANGALORE, India, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Company is amongst the top growing startups in the country that recently acquired the unicorn status. It is the largest home service platform in India with a strong international presence in UAE, Singapore & Australia. The demand for home services has been further fuelled by the increase in safety and hygiene concerns. The company wishes to invest heavily in tech by expanding its team and opening up a tech centre in Bangalore. To help scale their marketplace and supply ecosystem, Urban Company partnered with <a href="https://purplequarter.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Purple Quarter</a> to lead their search for the VP of Engineering. An IIT Kharagpur graduate, Rishabhdhwaj Singh previously served as Head of Engineering at Ajio - Business, Catalog and Marketplace. He also brings with him an abundance of experience and technical skills through former stints as an Engineering Manager at Flipkart and Senior Applications Engineer at Oracle. At Urban Company, Rishabh will be leading the Supply vertical as VP Engineering - expand the team with capable new hires, advance their capabilities for warehousing and supply chain of important products for the service journey, and build a readymade supply engine that can be used to extract relevant leads. "Urban Company is witnessing a hyper-growth stage at the moment, and this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to Urban Company's ambitious vision. I am looking forward to taking on this amazing role and appreciate Purple Quarter's organized efforts in making this possible," comments Rishabh. Comments by Urban Company's Co-Founder & CPTO - Raghav Chandra: "I'm thrilled to welcome Rishabh to our team. We are on a fast track to growth, and this growth is backed by heavy investments in technology. Rishabh is an entrepreneur at heart, with a strong leadership journey having scaled up teams at Flipkart and Ajio. We look forward to him paving the way and scaling Urban Company's supply ecosystem to new heights! I'd also thank the Purple Quarter team for being our trusted partner for tech leadership hiring and hope to continue the relationship for further expansion of our team." With an expansive network among the new-age tech startups and technologists, Purple Quarter is a forerunner in the tech leadership hiring space. They have been associated with many other startups and unicorns such as Swiggy, Vedantu, Acko, and PharmEasy to name a few. About Purple Quarter Purple Quarter is a bespoke CTO search firm based out of Bangalore. In less than four years, we have mapped over 4000+ leaders across the globe. Our singular approach to tech leadership hiring has given us a detailed acumen into the Tech Leadership hiring space, especially in the startup ecosystem. Our robust clientele includes early stage to mature startups such as Inmobi, Swiggy, Acko, PharmEasy, hike, Urban Company and many more. For Tech Leadership requirements, write to us at <a href="mailto:interact@purplequarter.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">interact@purplequarter.com</a> or visit: <a href="https://purplequarter.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://purplequarter.com/</a></p></p>
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<i>Former Chief Architect and Engineering leader of Ola, Natraj Choudhury, moves to a new role as Head of Engineering at Zolve. The move was facilitated by bespoke CTO search firm Purple Quarter.<p> BENGALURU, India, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A look at Natraj's prior experience tells one that he is not only a talented technologist but also a visionary leader. He has previously worked for Ola, where he was part of the team that designed and developed the blueprint of Ola's mobility, fleet management, payments, marketing, self-drive, foods and logistics platforms (both in India and internationally). Before that, he worked at Walmart Labs and as a part of the UIDAI Aadhaar national ID project, where he led a team that built the largest biometric (FP, Iris, Face Recognition) deduplication system in the world, which only adds another feather to his hat. "Zolve is solving a complex real-world problem that can change the dynamics of the financial world. I am excited to work alongside Raghu on a product that'll be built in India for a truly global audience, with a truly fabulous team," said Natraj. With his unique and deep experience working with both technology and team management, he will be instrumental in transforming their business model through technology for scale. He is going to help in the system architecture along with plug-and-use platforms that integrate with the banking systems of both the US and India. Raghunandan G, founder of Zolve, said, "We are thrilled to have Natraj join Zolve as we get ready to launch our product. I am confident that his <b>diverse</b> experience of building great products for close to 2 decades will be invaluable to the team." Zolve is building a global neobank that can provide equitable access to financial services to people around the world. It partners with banks and other financial institutions around the world to create a seamless user experience for global citizens. They recently raised $15 Million in seed funding from investors such as Accel, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures, and some angel investors. The search for Natraj Choudhury was led by bespoke CTO Search firm Purple Quarter, which has helped identify technology leaders for leading startups like Vedantu, Swiggy, Pharmeasy, Hike, Licious, LendingKart, Acko, and several others. <b>About Purple Quarter :</b> Purple Quarter is a bespoke CTO search firm that has propelled to being industry leaders in just over 3 years of their existence. Their singular approach of sticking to just tech executive search has given them an insight into the tech leadership domain few others can boast of. They have been instrumental in the search of several leaders of tech-first companies like Swiggy, Walmart Labs, Acko, Hike, Vedantu, Pharmeasy, and more. For more information on the company, please visit: <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurplequarter.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cindiaops%40prnewswire.co.in%7Cba78d0a25ea34c3d7a7908d90963e137%7C887bf9ee3c824b88bcb280d5e169b99b%7C1%7C0%7C637551146851379381%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tNOkufIG54vTD%2BPazDrJXKA2lF4NkOSAGv4%2Fw3vEn6A%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://purplequarter.com/</a></p></i>
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<i>- Flipkart veteran, Ajay Gondhiya, joins Hopscotch as CTO to further the kids brands' leadership position in a $15bn kids fashion market, a move led by tech-focused search firm, Purple Quarter.<p> BENGALURU, India, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ajay Gondhiya's proven expertise and maturity made him the ideal candidate to partner with the <a href="https://www.hopscotch.in/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hopscotch</a> leadership and further its technology driven ambition. As a Senior Director at Flipkart, Ajay led supply side engineering charter initiatives, spearheading BrandAdvantage and robotic sortation capabilities, that fueled Flipkart's growth. In his 20+ year career journey, Ajay spent time at Yahoo, TaxiForSure, and several tech businesses prior to Flipkart. On joining Hopscotch, Ajay says: "Hopscotch is on the road to create the world's first L5 autonomous brand with technology as a centerpiece. Serving the pan India consumer trendy selection at affordable price-points, without compromising on quality is a complex problem. The team at Hopscotch has leveraged technology to solve this difficult challenge. I am deeply inspired to supercharge the team's innovation to accelerate our pace of progress." The team at Hopscotch is excited to have Ajay on board. Company CEO Rahul Anand said: "As a DTC brand, Hopscotch continues to make big and definitive investments in tech to specifically cater to the Indian consumer. There is tremendous pent up demand and consumers are craving kids fashion offerings that are affordable, but the market is starved. Hopscotch has captured the marketing using technology to offer Indian moms fast fashion WITH affordability AND quality. Ajay is the right leader to up the ante on tech and help bring our mission to life." <b>About Hopscotch</b> Established in 2012, Hopscotch is India's leading kids fashion brand positioned at the sweet spot of aspiration and affordability. The brand leverages fashion-tech to launch hundreds of trendy items daily on its online store and has served over 30 lac parents across 1,300 Indian cities. The company was founded by Harvard Business School alumnus, Rahul Anand, and Lisa Kennedy and has raised $60MM of venture capital to date. <b>About Purple Quarter</b> Purple Quarter is a Bangalore-based tech-head search firm that has mapped over 6000+ leaders across the globe in less than 4 years of its existence. Their singular approach to tech leadership hiring has given them a detailed acumen into the tech leadership hiring space especially in the startup ecosystem. Having worked with tech-first startups such as Rivigo, Inmobi, and Swiggy, Acko, PharmEasy, LendingKart, and many more, they've been significant in tech leadership search The search for Ajay Gondhiya was led by bespoke CTO Search firm Purple Quarter, which has helped identify technology leaders for leading startups<b> </b>like Vedantu, Hike, Helpshift, LendingKart, MoreRetail, Swiggy, Acko and several others.</p></i>
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<p>BANGALORE, India, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaurav Mathur and Siva Kumar Tangudu have been onboarded by WhiteHat Jr to establish uninterrupted growth in the EdTech space. With the requirement of online classes throughout the pandemic, the EdTech ecosystem has shot up to be the hottest sector. The EdTech startup, WhiteHat Jr., which was acquired by industry leader Byju's in a $300 million deal last year, plans to introduce multiple new avenues of growth through technology over the next few months. To accommodate the augmenting tech requirements, the search for exceptional tech talent has also significantly escalated. The Bengaluru-based tech-head search firm, Purple Quarter has assisted WhiteHat Jr close multiple leadership positions recently. An IIT Bombay graduate, Siva Kumar Tangudu, who previously worked at Myntra, HackerRank, and also co-founded Kawanan Labs will be joining as one of the VP of Engineering. Siva Kumar is looking forward to joining the company and making an impact. He says, "I'm excited and happy to be part of WhiteHat Jr. Globally, Edtech is undergoing a transformation change by using newer digital models to engage and learn in more effective ways. COVID-19 has helped accelerate the adoption of these newer forms of dissemination. WhiteHat Jr has led from the front by concentrating on the theme of kids being creators and builders using a personalized teaching model. The first principles of helping kids practically apply their learning to build stuff, starting with coding, is just the beginning. The potential for impact is huge." Gaurav Mathur, ex-Director of Engineering at Flipkart, and an IIT Delhi graduate has also joined WhiteHat Jr as a VP of Engineering in the month of February. He has also formerly worked in reputed companies like FICO and Oracle. He talks about how excited he is to join the WhiteHat Jr. family: "I am super excited about joining WhiteHat Jr as VP of Engineering taking care of Student learning experience. I strongly believe in the mantra of making Kids creators. My role would be to build products that help remove anxiety amongst kids and make education fun & collaborative. This is just the start of the journey where Technology has a big role to play in making concept-based e-learning accessible, affordable, collaborative & engaging." Roopa Kumar, the Co-Founder and COO of Purple Quarter, says: "In an emerging space like EdTech, Siva and Gaurav are sure to make an impact with their strong tech skills and exceptional experiences. We are thankful to WhiteHat Jr. for trusting us with multiple requirements and we're glad to have closed them in a record time." With Purple Quarter's unmatched network in the tech circle, the closing of these positions took them not more than 30 days each. They recently assisted Vedantu, another EdTech startup, in their search for a new Head of Engineering. <b>About Us</b> Purple Quarter is a Bangalore-based tech-head search firm that has mapped over 6000+ leaders across the globe in less than 4 years of its existence. Their singular approach to tech leadership hiring has given them a detailed acumen into the tech leadership hiring space especially in the startup ecosystem. Having worked with tech-first startups such as Rivigo, Inmobi, and Swiggy, Acko, PharmEasy, LendingKart, and many more, they've been significant in tech leadership search</p>
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<p class="prntac"><i>Tech Leadership Hiring In The Healthcare Sector At An All Time High, As Redwood City, California-headquartered Suki.AI Steps Foot In India</i><p> BANGALORE, India, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Few sectors have seen growth post-pandemic on a scale at which the healthcare sector has seen. Most companies in the healthcare sector are ramping up their technology and hiring top technologists to cater to the increasing demand. Conversely, there is an emerging interest in technologists to join the healthcare sector. An increasing number of US and European companies are looking to set up tech centers or R&D centers in India owing to the economical infrastructure and abundant tech talent. Suki.AI, a US-based Series B startup is also capitalizing on this trend, setting up an office in Bangalore. Suki is an AI-powered, voice-enabled digital assistant for doctors. They sought the help of Bangalore-based Tech-Head search firm Purple Quarter, to find Nitin Gupta as their Site Leader. Nitin was previously a Director of Engineering at AppDynamics; prior to that, he has worked at reputed companies like InMobi and Microsoft. In a recent <a href="https://resources.suki.ai/blog/were-coming-to-india" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">blog post</a>, Punit Soni, the Founder & CEO of Suki.AI, talks about setting up an office in India and hiring Nitin as the Site Leader: "I'm really excited to share that we'll be opening an office in Bangalore, India. No major technology company in today's era can achieve greatness without an India story. And we are glad to kick this off with a major investment in a world-class engineering and customer success center that will complement our US team. To lead the office, I'm very thrilled to welcome Nitin Gupta to Suki. Nitin is a seasoned engineering leader with 20 years of experience building software solutions across a variety of industries." Nitin Gupta is equally excited about joining the company: "I am super excited about joining Suki as Site lead for their India office. Healthcare tech is a very interesting space and am really looking forward to Suki creating a major disruption through awesome product experiences." He goes on to thank Purple Quarter for facilitating the search process: "Also, I want to give my special thanks to Purple Quarter for making my connection with Suki. Folks at Purple Quarter were truly professional, always available, and really helped me navigate the process. I would highly recommend Purple Quarter for all Tech Leadership hiring." Purple Quarter is no stranger to the healthtech space, as they worked with Pharmeasy to find their Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO). Additionally, they have closed mandates in currently trending spaces like EdTech, finding the Head of Engineering for Vedantu. <b>About Purple Quarter:</b> Purple Quarter is a Bangalore based tech-head search firm based that has propelled to being industry leaders in less than 3 years of their existence. Their unidimensional approach of sticking to just tech executive search has given them an insight into the tech leadership domain few others can boast of. They have been instrumental in the search of several leaders of tech-first companies like Swiggy, Walmart Labs, Acko, Hike, Proptiger, Pharmeasy, and more.</p></p>
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<p>BANGALORE, India, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- <a href="https://purplequarter.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Purple Quarter</a>, a Bangalore-based tech-head search service provider has closed yet another deal, this time harmonizing the move of Giridhar Yasa to Lendingkart, where he will serve as their Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Based on LendingKart's requirements, Purple Quarter says that they had a few options in mind, but Giridhar was their first choice based on the mandate. Giridhar, an IIT Guwahati alumni, was a Principal Architect for Flipkart Cloud Platform where he worked across data-center technologies, IaaS, storage, PaaS, and security infrastructure services. Apart from his tech skills, he is an extremely humble and down to earth individual, which is a great cultural match for an institution like Lendingkart. <b>Roopa Kumar, the Co-Founder and COO of Purple Quarter,</b> says: "With Giri's previous experience as the Principal Architect at Flipkart, he is best suited for the CTO position in Lendingkart. As Lendingkart scales up their business, the skills and expertise of Giri will be instrumental in this particular field." At LendingKart, Giridhar will be in charge of the execution of technology and architectural thinking. With Lendingkart looking to increase scale, he will build systems from a growth perspective of the company in the near future. He will also manage ideation and stakeholder management sling with team-building and mentoring. <b>Harshvardhan Lunia, the Co-Founder and CEO of Lendingkart,</b> adds: "This has been our first association with Purple Quarter based on strong industry recommendations for their Tech leadership hiring capabilities. We had a smooth hiring process and quality time to evaluate the candidates for finalization of Giri for the role of CTO." Purple Quarter was LendingKart's exclusive partner in the search for this particular role. They are a 3-year-old tech-head search firm which was instrumental in the search of industry-changing moves like the CTO of Swiggy, CPTO of Acko, CPTO of PharmEasy and many Tech Leadership positions in TookiTaki, InMobi, PropTiger.com etc. <b>About Purple Quarter:</b> Purple Quarter is a Bangalore based tech-head search firm based that has propelled to being industry leaders in less than 3 years of their existence. Their unidimensional approach of sticking to just tech executive search has given them an insight into the tech leadership domain few others can boast of. They have been instrumental in the search of several leaders of tech-first companies like Swiggy, Walmart Labs, Acko, Hike, Proptiger, Pharmeasy, and more.</p>
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<p>BANGALORE, Oct. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- <a href="http://www.ahwspl.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><b>Ascent Health</b></a>, India's best digital healthcare platform that is transforming the pharmaceutical supply chain, today announced that they have strengthened their senior management, in partnership with <b><a href="http://www.purplequarter.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Purple Quarter</a>.</b> Ascent, which today announced the hiring of <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/suyashmotarwar/?originalSubdomain=in" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><b>Suyash Motarwar as Vice President - Engineering, Ascent Health</b></a> from Flipkart, provides a full-stack platform across warehousing, logistics, supplies and credit to connect leading pharmaceutical brands such as <b>Zydus Cadila</b>, <b>Cipla</b>, <b>Sun Pharmaceuticals</b>, <b>Abbott</b>, <b>GSK</b>, <b>Pfizer</b>, <b>Torrent</b> amongst a host of others to over <b>20,000 pharmacies across India</b>, as well as several hospital chains. Working with pharmacies across <b>Mumbai</b>, <b>Delhi</b>, <b>Bangalore, </b>and <b>Chennai</b>, the efforts of Ascent have always been to use technology as an enabler to ensure seamless supply chain management in order to ensure easier access to affordable medicines to <b>1.3 billion Indians across the nation</b>. <b>The brand claims to have a 3-5% market share in the cities of its presence.</b> <i>"Suyash brings a wealth of experience and the passion required to build a transformational offering in a market relatively untouched by technology. With right leadership credentials and a long term vision, we welcome Suyash on board as we work towards building out India's biggest healthcare distribution platform,"</i> said <b>Siddharth Shah, Founder & CEO of Ascent Health</b>. Started in 2012, with a vision to become the go-to healthcare platform for pharmaceutical supply chain logistics, Ascent Health wanted to build upon its senior leadership with the right thrust on technology. <b><i>A tech visionary who could scale and grow Ascent's journey from USD 300 million to USD 1 billion revenue in 18 months</i></b>. That's when Suyash, associated with Flipkart for the last 5 years as Director of Engineer, was approached by Purple Quarter for the position of Ascent Health's Vice President - Engineering, to head the technology team and scale it. <i>"Over the years, we have seen that what separates the unicorns from the bootstraps, the wheat from the chaff, in India, is the understanding of technology. Not the technology of today, but the disruption of tomorrow. Therefore, Suyash made complete sense as a purple squirrel for Ascent,"</i> opined <b>Deepak Singh Ahlawat, CEO, Purple Quarter</b>. Founded by IIM Ahmedabad alum Siddharth Shah, Carnegie Mellon graduate Hardik Dedhia and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies alum Harsh Parekh, <b>Ascent has an annual GMV in excess of US USD 300 Million</b>, <b>growing at a CAGR of 100% YoY</b> <b>for the last 3 years</b> through its combination of organic and inorganic measures. <b>About Purple Quarter</b> Purple Quarter is a team of highly driven and passionate individuals with a cumulative experience of 40+ years with most of this spent in Technology hiring. For more information, visit: <a href="http://www.purplequarter.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.purplequarter.com</a>.</p>
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