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GyanDhan elevates Aman Jain to co-founder role

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GyanDhan elevates Aman Jain to co-founder role
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Education financing platform GyanDhan has elevated Aman Jain to the role of Co-founder. This move acknowledges Amanโ€™s early belief in the companyโ€™s mission and his pivotal contributions across marketing, brand building, and strategic growth over the years. Aman now joins Ankit Mehra and Jainesh Sinha as the third co-founder of GyanDhan. Aman joined GyanDhan before the company disbursed its first education loan. He took charge of marketing and branding, helping establish it as a trusted and student-centric name in education financing, transforming an opaque process into a transparent and empowering experience for thousands of students. In recent years, Jain has expanded his role to lead strategic partnerships, building GyanDhanโ€™s B2B ecosystem across more than 30 cities and launching a SaaS+ platform that helps study abroad consultants manage and streamline the loan process for their students. โ€œBeing named Co-founder is a deeply meaningful recognition of a journey Iโ€™ve been grateful to be part of since the very beginning. Building GyanDhan alongside Ankit and Jainesh has been both fulfilling and inspiring, grounded in trust, shared purpose, and genuine friendship. Iโ€™m thankful for their support over the years and look forward to continuing this mission together,โ€ said Aman Jain, co-founder, GyanDhan. Recently, it raised Rs 50 crore (around $5.8 million) in a Series A round from Classplus and Pravega Ventures. The company claims to have enabled over Rs 7,000 crore in loan originations and aims to triple this to Rs 18,000 crore over the next three years. It has seen rapid growth over the past few years. In FY24, the company posted an operating revenue of Rs 21.4 crore along with a profit of Rs 1.36 crore.

Globalbees CEO Nitin Agarwal resigns, Anuj Jain takes over

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Globalbees CEO Nitin Agarwal resigns, Anuj Jain takes over
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Globalbees CEO Nitin Agarwal resigns, Anuj Jain takes over According to a regulatory filing, Agarwal officially ceased to be a director of Globalbees and a senior management personnel of Brainbees Solutions as of April 24. Brainbees Solutions Limited, the parent company of FirstCry, has announced a key leadership change at its subsidiary, Globalbees Brands Private Limited. Nitin Agarwal, who served as the CEO and director of Globalbees Brands, has stepped down from his role due to personal reasons. According to a regulatory filing, Agarwal officially ceased to be a director of Globalbees and a senior management personnel of Brainbees Solutions as of April 24. He will, however, support transition activities until May 23, 2025. Stepping into the role is Anuj Jain, who has been appointed as the new CEO of Globalbees Brands and designated as a senior management personnel of the company. Jain currently serves as the chief business officer (CBO) of FirstCryโ€™s pre-school segment and senior vice president of marketing. A part of the companyโ€™s leadership team since July 2012, Jain brings over 23 years of industry experience, having previously worked at ITC and L'Orรฉal. E-commerce roll-up firm GlobalBees last raised $18 million in a debt round from Avendus in February 2024. To date, the company has secured over $270 million in funding, including a $111 million Series B round in December 2021, which propelled it to unicorn status. In FY24, the FirstCry group recorded a 15% year-on-year increase in revenue from operations to Rs 6,481 crore, with GlobalBees contributing Rs 1,209 crore to the groupโ€™s total revenue.

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