Monthly Archives: August 2022

Tech veterans Nilekani and Aggarwal’s India venture raises $227 million second fund

Fundamentum Partnership, a venture firm co-founded by Nandan Nilekani and Sanjeev Aggarwal, has raised $227 million for its second fund as the high-profile tech industry veterans double down on backing startups in the South Asian nation. The fund plans to deploy the capital by investing in four to five startups each year. Fundamentum, which typically…

This screenshot annotation app could be your new favorite communication tool for work

TL;DR: As of August 19, you can get the 3-year Markup Hero Superhero Plan for just $59 instead of $144 — that’s a 59% discount. Communication is important in any workplace, so much so that some sources have found that well-informed employees outperformed their peers by 77%. Communication is important, but it can also be…

Aamir Khan unpacks the journey to making ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’

Over a decade ago, screenwriter Atul Kulkarni adapted Robert Zemeckis’ 1994 film Forrest Gump — to fit the Indian landscape. Laal Singh Chaddha, the official Bollywood remake, released this month after years in the making, and actor Aamir Khan believes it was Kulkarni’s words that prompted him to accept the role. “It was Atul’s narration,”…

Hundreds of Google workers signed a petition demanding it stop collecting abortion search data from people

Pro-choice protestors. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Google’s worker union wants the company to better protect users and workers seeking abortion care. The union said over 650 Google workers signed a petition calling for major changes. The petition asks the company to stop collecting data from users who search for abortion services. Hundreds of Google…