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“It's not just about moving from PBX to VoIP anymore. It's about delivering tools customers can't live without.” – Spencer Lee, CEO, Telin In this episode of Technology Reseller News, publisher Doug Green sits down with Spencer Lee, CEO of Telin, for an in-depth discussion on how Telin is redefining value for MSPs, resellers, and partners through its expanding App Store ecosystem. Founded in 1991 and now operating across Canada, the U.S., and Australia, Telin has long focused on providing its partners with best-of-breed unified communications solutions. But as customer demands have shifted beyond price and call quality, Telin has responded with a new mission: help partners reduce churn by delivering fast, integrated, and highly relevant services through its curated App Store. Lee explains how customer retention is no longer about lowering costs—it's about delivering the right integrations and tools, from CRMs to AI-enabled scheduling systems. Drawing on insights from a network of over 1,000 resellers, Telin has identified the true drivers of churn and is proactively adding pre-vetted applications to address them. Recent integrations include solutions like ServiceTitan and Zenoti, along with proprietary analytics dashboards and wallboards. Whether internally developed or brought in from mature third-party providers, all App Store offerings meet Telin's standards for performance, compliance, and usability. The result: resellers gain instant access to industry-specific solutions that can help them pivot into new verticals with confidence and speed. “We want our partners to focus on what they do best—delivering excellent customer service,” said Lee. “We'll take care of the backend, integrations, and infrastructure.” Lee also shares how Telin's App Store strategy reflects a broader trend across the UC and CC landscape: moving beyond voice to value. The tools now define the offering, not just the phone system. Partners who deliver integrated, business-advancing solutions—rather than just voice savings—can command better margins and enjoy deeper customer loyalty. To learn more about Telin and its App Store, visit: https://telin.com.

Zenoti is an AI Infused Vertical SaaS platform tailored for the wellness and fitness industry. This globally available enterprise class platform powers 25,000+ customer across 50+ countries. Zenoti has been called out as a leader by G2 and named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ for the fourth consecutive year, listed among the Fastest-Growing Companies … Continue reading Neal Singh, President and COO of Zenoti →

There are many changes impacting the hair and beauty business, and one area that is impacting every industry is the continual advancement and use of tech, particularly the advancement of AI. Today's guest is Sudheer Koneru, co-founder of Zenoti Salon Software.After a background working at Microsoft, Sudheer embraced semi-retirement, and after exploring yoga, meditation and the wellness industry, he became the owner of a small group of spas that incorporated salons, beauty, fitness and yoga. Frustrated by the software solutions available at the time, Sudheer decided to develop his own, and Zenoti was the result. Today Zenoti operates in over fifty countries in a total of approximately 30,000 businesses in the beauty and wellness industry. In today's podcast, we discuss:

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Jo Irving Empowerment Coach for hairdressing. Jo, a dynamic figure in the world of personal and professional development, offers a diverse range of transformative programs. From meticulously tailored business strategy sessions, to uplifting in-salon sessions, and inspiring retreats in the captivating landscapes of Bali and Ibiza, Jo's offerings are thoughtfully crafted to propel the personal and professional journeys of hairstylists to new heights.I recently heard Jo Irving speak at the Respect Hair event and she really resonated with me and I instantly asked her to do the podcast. I really enjoyed talking with her and I'm sure you will be as inspired as much as I was. Much respect to you Jo xPlease enjoy, share and subscribe.Instagram : @joirving.coaching / @joloveshairwebsite : www.joirving.comOur links :https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Barbers Against Prostate Cancer.This episode is very close to my heart as someone diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. There is a real need for awareness of the problem with 52,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, that's 144 men every day.Every 45 minutes one man dies from prostate cancer, that's more than 12,000 men every year.Mark Rayment and Anderson Boyce have set up Barbers Against Prostate Cancer with the aim of spreading awareness where people can openly discuss what can be a very personal subject. Our chat is very open and should be of help to anyone who may be affected.Please listen, subscribe and most of all share. IGhttps://www.instagram.com/barbersagainstprostatecancerWebsitehttps://barbersagainstprostatecancer.com/Shop to purchase Window decals, Mirror stickers and Leafletshttps://barbersagainstprostatecancer.com/shop/Our links :https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Rachel Williams, founder of Stand Up To Domestic Abuse.This one really got me !Rachel's story is really horrific but so important because of its huge message of hope. Rachel's perpetrator was her husband of 18 years who after finally getting away from him shot her with a shotgun. I thought it could not get any worse until she made the final reveal to me which stopped me in my tracks.Rachel has turned such a life changing experience into a way of helping others going through the same thing.Here is more about the amazing Rachel. After 18 years in an abusive relationship, Rachel was shot and severely injured by her violent partner in 2011. Rachel spent several weeks in hospital and now lives with life altering injuries.Rachel is founder of SUTDA, (Stand Up to Domestic Abuse) a Patron for WCID – What Can I Do and Ambassador for Locality Solutions, Co-Creator of Project Titanium. She also won a St David's Award in 2020, and a winner of Crime Fighter of the Year 2023. She campaigns tirelessly and is committed to ending domestic abuse.She has 5 successful petitions on change.org with a combined 1 million signatures. One of her petitions helped to get non-fatal strangulation on the statue book which Is now a stand-alone-offence.She is also a qualified IDVA, Rachel also runs an online awareness Facebook page called Stand Up to Domestic Abuse.SUTDA website : https://sutda.org/Rachel Williams Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/rachel_sutda/ Rachel Williams Facebook page : ://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063552971281Our links :https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Catherine Flay, CEO of Restart-Lives.Catherine Flay is the CEO of Restart Lives, a small London homelessness charity operating in East and West London with the aim of breaking the cycle of homelessness. Before taking up the role, Catherine was Operations Lead at the Institute of Art and Ideas, and previously an academic at Cambridge University and Birkbeck.This episode is a perfect example of when I enjoy it as much as listeners and subscribers do. Podcasts are a wonderful opportunity of getting to know someone who you may see a lot of but not always have the time to really sit down and have a good conversation. I really respect Catherine and the charity she heads and am grateful to have the chance to shine a light on her and the great work they do. Please enjoy, listen, subscribe and share.Restart lives website : https://www.restartlives.org/aboutRestart Lives instagram : https://www.instagram.com/restartlives/Our links :https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Gary Hayes, Co-Founder of PTSD999.As a diagnosed PTSD sufferer, I was excited to have Gary Hayes from PTSD999 on the podcast. It was everything I expected and more. We had an amazing chat and at the end felt we had made a really brotherly bond. PTSD999 was set up in 2015 by friends Gary and Simon, both of whom served within the Military and Public Sector. As a result of their duties both have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They realised that there wasn't any widely available accessible support for those serving, or who had served, within the Emergency Services, and their families, living with PTSD.So they set about creating an organisation that could provide support, source and fund treatment, training and raise awareness of the impact PTSD has on a persons life.PTSD999 has been operating as a not-for profit social enterprise since formation.​We are committed to supporting our Emergency Service workers and our aim is to ensure that awareness of PTSD within the Emergency Services grows and the Stigma associated with it, and other mental health conditions, is broken. Please enjoy, subscribe and share.PTSD999 website : https://www.ptsd-999.com/Support email : support@ptsd999.org.ukCheck out the video Brocken Glass on the PTSD999 website.Our links :https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Steve Easton. World aids day special.I have a wonderful, heartfelt chat with Steve. We have a real connection and go very deep into our life experiences which I found very meaningful. Steve describes perfectly why volunteering for Haircuts4Homeless is such a wonderful thing. He opens up about being diagnosed HIV positive and the effect it has had on his life and his mental health.I cannot recommend this podcast enough. Steve taught me so much about living with HIV and it's why I have purposefully saved it for world aids day.Please listen. Please subscribe. Please share.https://www.instagram.com/steveneastonhair/Terrence Higgins Trust : https://www.tht.org.uk/Our links :https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Sheridan Rose Shaw, Australian Fame Team.Sheridan Rose Shaw is 11 years clean and sober, and the unstoppable force behind MAMAWEST – where life's too short for sh!t hair! With a trailblazing career spanning 17 years, she's left quite an organic mark in the inner west community and hairdressing industry, bagging accolades like AHIA Current Victorian Salon Of The Year, AHIA Australian Newcomer Salon of the Year Award, Most Innovative Business of the Year Award, Contribution to Business Award, Global Kevin Murphy Icon Semi- Finalist, AHIA New Creative Talent & HOT SHOTS finalist, and even making it into the prestigious Australian FAME TEAM 2023! Sheridan is an allrounder hairdresser though her passion for creative colour knows no bounds. She's on a mission as a salon owner to nurture and empower the next generation of hairdressers and shape shift the future of the hairdressing industry.Sheridan and I were destined to meet. We were both at the launch of the new Lóreál Education and then met again at the Ergo brush launch where she introduced herself to me. We instantly connected and I was so pleased to have her on the podcast. Sheridan is beautifully open and honest and we have a great chat which I'm sure you will enjoy.Please listen, share and subscribe. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sheridanroseshaw_mamawest/Website : https://www.mamawest.com.au/Our links :https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Michelle Fairley, Game of Thrones / Gangs of London.Michelle was born in July 1965, in Northern Ireland. As a teenager she attended the Ulster Youth Theatre before moving to Belfast , where she was a member of Fringe Benefit, a repertory company where she acted alongside Conleth Hill, with whom she would later appear in television juggernaut 'Game of Thrones'. In 1986 she came to London and established herself as a considerable stage actress in 'Oleanna 'at the Royal Court, 'Dancing at Lughnasa' at the Old Vic, as Lady Macbeth with the West Yorkshire Playhouse and as Emilia, wife of the villainous Iago in the Donmar Warehouse's production of 'Othello', for which she was nominated for an Olivier award and on the strength of which she was offered the part of the fiercely matriarchal Lady Stark in 'Game of Thrones'. Following that character's demise she appeared in several American television series - '24', 'Suits' and 'The Lizzie Borden Chronicles ' - as well as playing the wife of (Southern) Irish Brendan Gleeson in the epic period film 'In the Heart of the Sea'. In 2015 she returned to Britain to appear in the play 'Splendour' in London and the television series 'Rebellion' chronicling the 1916 Easter Rising.We have a wonderful chat about her career and also her recent visit to our Haircuts4Homeless Knightsbridge where she was a really great contributor to the evening. She is fascinating, funny, empathetic, beautiful soul. I'm sure you will love this.Please enjoy, subscribe and share.Our links :https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Annabelle Richards, H4H Croydon team leader.Annabelle is a real hair hero. She oozes passion for our wonderful hairdressing industry. Annabelle brings that passion to home education, music, Croydon and Haircuts4Homeless.I challenge you to listen to this and not be uplifted. Please enjoy, subscribe and share : https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/5e0884a9789ce7ef43d6c062Annabelle's links :https://www.educationotherwise.org/https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/choosing-a-school/alternative-schools/home-education-a-parents-guidehttps://www.heas.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/AnnabelleColourSpecialist/?notif_id=1515621592231667¬if_t=page_fanOur links :https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Katie Steller, founder of the Red Chair Project.Katie Steller has a truly inspiring story of turning her childhood trauma into a motivation for helping others. We had a great chat and found that even though we live across the pond we had so much in common.Please enjoy, subscribe and share.Instagram:@stellerkindnessproject@katiesteller@stellerhaircowebsites www.stellerhair.comwww.stellerkindnessproject.comhttps://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Vicky McClure.I had such a fantastic chat with the amazing Vicky McClure. Star of This is England, Line of Duty, Without Sin and Trigger Point. We talk about her incredible career, our join love of the beautiful human being Louis Byrne and her work with the inspirational Dementia Choir.Please enjoy, subscribe and share.Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vicky.mcclure/Dementia Choir : https://www.ourdementiachoir.com/about-the-choirDementia UK : https://www.dementiauk.org/I can, I am and I will : https://iciaiw.com/https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear Me, See Me Podcast with Lou Christou, 12 step barber program founder. What a wonderful chat with such a beautiful human being. I met Lou this year when I joined him at Acorn house in Shoreditch where he was cutting the hair of homeless people and people in recovery. Lou was telling me of his plan to help homeless people back into work with barber training which is something we had tried in the past with the Haircuts4Homeless Academy. We decided to collaborate and Lou came up with the amazing 12 step barber program. We talk about our recovery, the new barber academy and our plans for the future.Please enjoy.Thank you to the academy sponsors, Thy Barber, Matakki Scissors, Denman, American Crew and Babyliss.https://thybarber.com/https://www.haircuts4homeless.com/https://www.instagram.com/svnty6beats/https://www.instagram.com/dvsy_artography/Thank you to our wonderful podcast sponsors Zenoti and L'Oréal.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hear-me-see-me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The audio version of the monthly webinar series "Thought Leaders" by Club Solutions Magazine, surrounding the topic of leadership and team management. Sponsored by Zenoti. Panelists include: -Chez Misko, COO, Wisconsin Athletic Club -Ada McKenzie, Owner, Cedardale Health & Fitness -John LaRosa, COO, PNW Club Ventures Holdings -Karen Raisch-Siegel, Executive Director, LifeWorks of Southwest General

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yesterday, launched 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75 different districts across the nation, as the government moves to bring banks to the doorsteps of citizens in far-flung areas. These units are brick-and-mortar outlets that will offer a variety of services to customers—all digitally. They will also inculcate digital financial literacy and awareness of cyber security in digital financial transactions. A self-service mode will be available round the clock at these outlets. Notes: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yesterday, launched 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75 different districts across the nation, to boost financial inclusion in the country. “We have given top priority to ensure that banking services reach the last mile,” he said. “We not only removed the physical distance but, most importantly, we removed the psychological distance,” Modi said, according to a government press release. Prosus, a Dutch-listed technology investor, said on Friday it has agreed to sell its Russian online marketplace Avito for 151 billion roubles ($2.46 billion), to Kismet Capital Group, Reuters reports. Horizon Worlds, Facebook parent Meta's flagship metaverse for consumers, is failing to meet internal performance expectations, according to The Wall Street Journal, which has reviewed company documents including internal memos by employees. Meta initially aimed to reach 500,000 monthly active users in Horizon Worlds by the end of the year, but the current figure is less than 200,000, according to the Journal. Netflix will introduce its ad-supported plan called Basic with Ads in the US on Nov. 3, for about $7, and the plan isn't available in India, Mint reports. Workers at a second Apple store in the US have voted to unionise, The Verge reports. At the Penn Square store in Oklahoma City, 56 workers voted for and 32 against unionising with the Communications Workers of America. In June, workers in Maryland voted to unionize in association with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Avataar Venture Partners, which has backed unicorn software startups such as Amagi and Zenoti, has launched its second fund with a corpus of $350 million, three years after the firm launched its first fund, Economic Times reports. Meanwhile, venture debt provider Alteria Capital, which has backed Mensa Brands and Dunzo, has launched its third fund with a first close of Rs. 1,000 crore ($125 million), largely from domestic investors and soft commitments from institutions. Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds: https://soundcloud.com/freemusicandsounds

In this video, we take a look at India's journey to 100 unicorns, from it's first ever startup unicorn in 2011, in the form of inMobi, to neobanking startup Open becoming 100th unicorn in 2022. The term 'unicorn' was created by American VC and entrepreneur Aileen Lee in 2013, she took all of the U.S.-based software companies that were started in or before 2003 and had achieved a valuation of $1 billion through public or private market investors, and put them in a club: the Unicorn Club. In India's case, it's unicorn journey started in 2011, when InMobi, a company that was founded in 2007, became a unicorn. Following this, Flipkart became a unicorn in 2012, Mu Sigma in 2014 and then Ola in 2014. Snapdeal also became a unicorn in 2014, but they have since exited from this club due to their valuation falling below $1 Billion. Companies like Quikr, Hike and Shopclues also fall in this category. Then we have companies who have been since acquired and also bags the question that should they be counted as unicorn today? Flipkart is an example here, which was acquired by Walmart. Then you have startups like Billdesk, which was bought by PayU, PhonePe getting acquired by Flipkart and BigBasket, which became a unicorn in 2019 and were acquired by Tata Digital in 2021. All this while, India's unicorn growth was pretty slow but steady till 2017, when Jio launched its 4G services, and this brought a mobile internet revolution in the country. From 1 unicorn in 2017, India saw 10 unicorns in 2018: B2C unicorns included Swiggy, OYO, BYJU'S, Policybazaar, Paytm Mall, and Phonepe, and B2B unicorns included Rivigo, Freshworks, Billdesk, and Udaan, which was the fastest company to become a unicorn at the time - it took them just 26 months. Then, in 2019, things slowed down a bit, with just 7 unicorns that year: in the B2C category were Ola Electric, Lenskart, Dream11, Delhivery, and BigBasket, and in the B2B category were Incertis and Druva. In 2020, COVID increased people's reliance upon the internet, and host of Indian e-commerce startups like Firstcry, Cars24, and Nykaa became unicorns. Facilitating these online payments resulted in fintech companies like Razorpay and Pine Labs also achieving unicorn status. B2C startups like Verse Innovation (Dailyhunt), ed-tech startup Unacademy, fintech startup Zerodha, and SaaS startup like Zenoti and Postman also became unicorn in the same year. 2020, was followed by an even bigger year in terms of unicorns in 2021, when 44 Indian companies became unicorns. This year saw 11 E-commerce startups (Spinny, OfBusiness, Moglix, Mensa, Meesho, Mamaearth, Licious, Infra.Market, Good Glam Group, GlobalBees, Droom), 11 Fintech startups (Zeta, Slice, Mobikwik, Groww, Digit, CRED, Coinswitch Kuber, CoinDCX, Chargebee, BharatPe and Acko) becoming unicorns. Then we have 5 enterprisetech and SaaS startups (Mindtickle, MapmyIndia, Gupshup, BrowserStack, Apna), 4 health startups (Cure.fit, Innovaccer, Pharmeasy, Pristyn Care), 4 consumer service startups (Blinkit, CarDekho, Rebel Foods, Urban Company), and 3 edtech startups (Eruditus, Vedantu and Upgrad) also becoming unicorns. Other 2021 unicorn categories include Media and Entertainment startups MPL and sharechat, Logistics startup Blackbuck, Traveltech startup Easemytrip , Real Estate startup Nobroker, and Manufacturing startup Zetwork. Talking about where where these startups coming from, they were all from tier 1 cities. Bangalore is leading this list with 39 unicorns, NCR region with 32 unicorns, mumbai with 16, Pune with 6, Chennai with 5 and Hyderabad with 2. Now we are halfway in 2022 and we have already produced and now it seems that by 2025, India will have upwards of 250 unicorns. So that will be exciting to watch and we will continue to track all of this in our upcoming episodes.

This week in Indian Startup News, BuyUCoin launches SIPs for crypto assets, SBI bans crypto traders from using their UPI platform, Skyroot Aerospace signs an agreement with ISRO to test their rockets, Ola Electric's flagship Ola S1 electric scooters sell like hotcakes, Ola's FutureFactory to be run entirely by women, Pravaig Dynamics to host PiCon to showcase their EV prototype and technology, Freshworks to raise $912 million in IPO, Zenoti acquires SuperSalon and PharmEasy acquires Aknamed ahead of IPO. In funding news, Mobile Premier League's latest funding makes them a unicorn, Apna raises $100 million to become India's fastest unicorn, BetterPlace raises $24 million and Eupheus Learning raises $10 million. SBI bans crypto traders from using their UPI platform: India's largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) has banned crypto investors from using their UPI platform – spelling bad news for crypto startups in India. BuyUCoin launches SIPs for crypto assets: Crypto trading platform has introduced Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) for crypto assets much like mutual funds – enabling investors to invest in bundled crypto assets on a weekly or monthly basis. Skyroot Aerospace signs an agreement with ISRO to test their rockets: Indian spacetech startup Skroot Aerospace has officially signed an agreement with ISRO – giving them access to ISRO's facilities and expertise to test out their rocket systems. Ola Electric's flagship Ola S1 electric scooters sell like hotcakes: Ola started selling their electric scooters Ola S1 and S1 Pro on 15th September and sold out more than 80,000 units worth Rs 600 crore on the first. They have now sold more electric scooters than the number of electric scooters that were sold throughout the year 2020. Ola's FutureFactory to be run entirely by women: Ola Electric's FutureFactory – which is going to be the world's largest two-wheeler factory will be completely run by women. Once the factory reaches its peak production by March 2022, it will be employing 10,000 women. Pravaig Dynamics to host PiCon to showcase their EV prototype and technology: Pravaig Dynamics to host PiCon between 24-25 September in Bengaluru where they will be showcasing their own EV prototypes and technologies. Freshworks to raise $912 million in IPO: Indian SaaS startup Freshworks is looking to raise as much as $912 million in their IPO at a valuation of around $9 billion. Zenoti acquires SuperSalon: Zenoti - a SaaS-based startup that offers software to spas and salons to manage their operations, has acquired a US-based salon management software provider SuperSalon. PharmEasy acquires Aknamed ahead of IPO: Online pharmacy unicorn PharmEasy has acquired a cloud-based hospital supply chain management platform Aknamed in a deal estimated to be worth $180-190 million. Mobile Premier League's latest funding makes them a unicorn: Mobile Premier League (MPL) has raised an undisclosed amount of funds at a $2.3 billion valuation – making them India's second gaming unicorn after Dream11. Apna raises $100 million to become India's fastest unicorn: Apna, a professional networking platform for blue and grey collar workers, has raised $100 million from Tiger Global Management – making them India's fastest unicorn in just 21 months. BetterPlace raises $24 million: Blue-collar workforce management platform BetterPlace has raised $24 million in a round led by CX Partners and Jungle Ventures to help them strengthen their technology platform and add new products. Eupheus Learning raises $10 million: Edtech startup Eupheus Learning has raised $10 million from Lightrock India to enter into new markets and make some acquisitions.

Discover Rising Tides with Rachel Heston-Davis How the Outside Makes the Inside Better Through conversations with female business owners, we explore the benefits of time spent outside to maintain life balance. The time outside and activity may differ in each conversation, but we delve into the subject to find the commonality that drives us all. As a business owner, I find myself outside to balance the challenges of every day Discovering Rachel Heston-Davis. Hook and hold your audience. Marketing is not a catch-and-release sport. You need to attract an audience *and* keep them coming back for more--more information, more inspiration, more value. What both hooks and holds prospects? Terrific content. Enter Rachel. She specializes in higher ed marketing/fundraising; nonprofits; salon/spa management SaaS; travel & lifestyle; and St. Louis local organizations. Her services include: case studies, blogs posts, articles, emails, web copy, one-sheets, newsletters, press releases and more. She has written for Business Insider, Everyday Health Group, Zenoti, Boulevard, Fabick CAT St. Louis, Madden Media, Goldfarb School of Nursing, Greenville University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Trinity Christian College, Tigris Content Marketing, Light & Life Magazine, The Book Professor, Christians for Biblical Equality, Juno, and Taavi. Rachel's fiction has appeared in Barren Magazine. Submit Questions hello@discoverrisingtides.com Podcast page: https://discoverrisingtides.com/

Discover Rising Tides with Rachel Heston-Davis How the Outside Makes the Inside Better      Through conversations with female business owners, we explore the benefits of time spent outside to maintain life balance. The time outside and activity may differ in each conversation, but we delve into the subject to find the commonality that drives us all. As a business owner, I find myself outside to balance the challenges of every day  Discovering Rachel Heston-Davis.  Hook and hold your audience.  Marketing is not a catch-and-release sport. You need to attract an audience *and* keep them coming back for more--more information, more inspiration, more value. What both hooks and holds prospects? Terrific content.    Enter Rachel. She specializes in higher ed marketing/fundraising; nonprofits; salon/spa management SaaS; travel & lifestyle; and St. Louis local organizations.  Her services include: case studies, blogs posts, articles, emails, web copy, one-sheets, newsletters, press releases and more.  She has written for Business Insider, Everyday Health Group, Zenoti, Boulevard, Fabick CAT St. Louis, Madden Media, Goldfarb School of Nursing, Greenville University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Trinity Christian College, Tigris Content Marketing, Light & Life Magazine, The Book Professor, Christians for Biblical Equality, Juno, and Taavi. Rachel's fiction has appeared in Barren Magazine. July 7th, 2021  3:00 pm PST Submit Questions  hello@discoverrisingtides.com  or call in live during the show 1-323-580-5755 Podcast page: https://discoverrisingtides.com/offerings InstaGram: Watch or listen at: https://linkedlocalnetwork.com/discover-rising-tides/

Malicious Google ads for Signal and Telegram are being used to lure the unwary into downloading an info-stealer. LV ransomware looks like repurposed REvil. A study of the US Defense Industrial Base finds that many smaller firms, particularly ones that specialize in research and development, are vulnerable to ransomware attacks. Rick Howard ponders how we categorize state sponsored cybercrime. Our guest is Sudheer Koneru from Zenoti on how data privacy impacts salons and spas. And it's high noon in the Black Sea. Do you know where your warships are? For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/10/119

This week in Indian Startup News, Lenskart to establish the world's largest automated eyewear manufacturing facility, PhonePe vs BharatPe – a fight for ‘Pe', Zomato's fleet to become 100% electric by 2030, Koo goes to Nigeria after Twitter gets banned, Paytm IPO confirmed, Tata Digital acquires 1mg, BoAt in talks to acquire Tagg Digital, Masai School acquires Design Shift Academy and BharatPe acquires Payback India. In funding news, Flipkart is in talks to raise $3 billion, Swiggy to raise up to $500 million from Softbank, CarDekho in talks to raise $150 million, Whatfix raises $90 million, Zenoti raises $80 million and Refyne raises $16 million. Lenskart to establish the world's largest automated eyewear manufacturing facility: Lenskart has announced that it is building India's first and the world's largest automated eyewear manufacturing facility that will be able to serve 100 million eye sights every year. PhonePe vs BharatPe – a fight for ‘Pe': Back in 2019, PhonePe had filed a lawsuit against BharatPe for infringing on their copyright ‘Pe' and using their goodwill to gain customers. They had also filed for an injunction plea to stop BharatPe from using their trademarked ‘Pe'. While their injunction plea was quashed by the Delhi High Court, PhonePe is now preparing to go to trial. Zomato's fleet to become 100% electric by 2030: IPO-bound food delivery startup Zomato has announced that it has joined a climate initiative called EV100. They are now committed to transition their entire fleet to electric by 2030. Koo goes to Nigeria after Twitter gets banned: After Twitter was banned in Nigeria for deleting their president's tweet, Koo decided to launch in the country. The Indian microblogging platform is now working to add local languages to open the platform to local language users in Nigeria. Paytm IPO confirmed: India's most valuable startup Paytm is all set for its IPO after it was approved by the board. Paytm will be raising $3 billion in the IPO – making it the country's biggest IPO ever. Tata Digital acquires 1mg: Tata Digital has confirmed the acquisition of online pharmacy startup 1mg – as they look to strengthen their digital ecosystem. BoAt in talks to acquire Tagg Digital: Consumer electronics startup BoAt is reportedly in talks to acquire Tagg Digital to strengthen their position in the wearables segment. Masai School acquires Design Shift Academy: Edtech startup Masai School, which offers online courses on web and android development, has acquired Design Shift Academy – which offers courses on UI/UX design. BharatPe acquires Payback India: Digital payments and lending startup BharatPe has acquired Payback India (which offers a multi-brand loyalty program for its merchant partners) Flipkart in talks to raise $3 billion: Walmart-owned ecommerce giant Flipkart is in talks with a host of invests including SodftBank to raise $3 billion at a massive $40 billion valuation. Swiggy to raise up to $500 million from Softbank: SoftBank is seeking the CCI approval to invest up to $500 million in online food delivery unicorn Swiggy – to help build their war chest ahead of Zomato's IPO. CarDekho in talks to raise $150 million: CarDekho, an online marketplace for used cars, is in talks to raise up to $150 million at a billion-dollar valuation. Whatfix raises $90 million: Whatfix has raised $90 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a $600 million valuation to make it easier for companies to onboard new users and employees. Zenoti raises $80 million: Zenoti, a SaaS platform for managing spas and salons, has raised $80 million from TPG. Tata Digital to invest up to $75 million in CureFit: Tata Digital has signed an agreement to invest up to $75 million in health and fitness startup CureFit. India's first earned salary access platform Refyne has raised $16 million from DST Global and RTP Global.

ZoomInfo, a market intelligence company, has acquired Insent, a conversational platform provider for businesses, in an undisclosed deal.With the acquisition of Insent, companies, ZoomInfo's clients, will use the chat at a large scale.Marqeta, a payments service company, has gained a market capitalization of over $17.2 billion on its debut. This is due to the company's share rise of more than 20%. Marqeta's clients include Uber Technologies and DoorDash, Inc. The shares of the financial technology firm started at $32.50, up from its initial public offering (IPO) price of $27 per share. Genasys Inc. has acquired Zonehaven. First responders, public safety organizations, and communities can use Zonehaven's planning, training, and resources to handle evacuations and repopulations successfully. Zonehaven's services are trusted by more than 170 fire districts, 140 law enforcement agencies, and 200 communities.Zenoti is an all-in-one cloud-based platform for salons, spas, and medi-spas founded in 2010 by Sudheer Koneru and Dheeraj Koneru has raised an additional $80 million in its Series D round. This additional funding was led by TPG, a global alternative asset fund. Appointment scheduling, online booking, billing, built-in marketing, inventory management, CRM, and loyalty functions are included. ChartHop, an organization management platform that builds the data-driven status of a company to help them design their future, has announced its raise of $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Elad Gil, Cowboy Ventures, and SemperVirens had participated in the round. ChartHop will use the proceeds from the investment to accelerate its roadmap, build and improve its existing features, and in growing its team.Vancouver, Canada-based Commit, which works with remote-first startups, connecting engineers to founders, has raised its first round of funding worth $6 million in a seed round led by Accomplice, with participation from Kensington Capital Partners, Inovia, and Garage Capital. BukuWarung, an Indonesian fintech focused on digitizing business for MSME merchants, has raised its Series A funding worth $60M. The proceeds shall be used to double the workforce, improve payment infrastructure. The total funding for the startup now crosses over $80M, and before Series A, in February this year, BukuWarung had raised $20M from rocketship.vcUnified experience management (UXM) software solutions provider 1E has announced that global investment firm Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in it in a deal that reportedly values the company at $270 million. Other financial details of the transaction were not disclosed by either of the companies. According to Carlyle's press release, Sumir Karayi, founder and CEO of 1E, will retain a significant minority stake in the company now and shall remain the CEO. Most of 1E's senior management staff will be retained, while Cormac Whelan will be appointed as the chairman. Employees will own a portion of the business and share in the company's future growth.Sinch, a Swedish cloud communications company, has acquired MessageMedia, a messaging service provider for businesses, for $1.3 billion. The $1.3 billion transaction comprises $1.1 billion in cash and the remaining in shares. The transaction would be completed in this year's second half. Pennylane, a full-stack financial management platform, has raised $18.3 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital.The company has been working on an accounting platform that would benefit both clients and their accountants. The organization, which focuses on small and medium businesses, has already attracted hundreds of clients.Contentstack, a headless content management system provider, has raised $57.5 million in a Series B round led by Insight Partners. Other participants include new investor Georgian and existing investors Illuminate Ventures and GingerBread Capital. With this round, the company's total has gone up to $89 million.The new fund will be used to accelerate the company's investments in this technology, drive its worldwide expansion, and extend its partner network.Cash flow problems that stem from the payments cycle of an organization continues to be a major problem for businesses today, Jesse Ghansah, co-founder and CEO of Float, said in an interview with TechCrunch. Float solves the problem with its credit solution. Originally named Swipe, Float aims to tackle cash flow problems for small and medium-sized businesses in the African region. According to Mr. Ghansah, cash flow problems occur, typically after the product is serviced, when businesses have to wait for 30-90 days to receive payments for service. This causes them to fall behind in meeting their own expenses.Aserto, a cloud-native authorization service that provides enterprise-ready permissions for SaaS applications, has raised $5.1 million in its first seed round funding led by Costanoa Ventures and Heavybit Industries. Aserto creates a sophisticated service for developers, giving them fine-grained control over roles access control based on policies that it calls “policy-as-code approach to authoring, editing, storing, versioning, building, deploying and managing authorization rule”. 

Vikram's exceptional guest on the podcast today has worked for many years and is currently a partner at Accel, Shekhar Kirani. With over 25 years of experience in business and tech leadership roles across several startups and large companies in the US, Shekhar specializes in investing in early-stage software and mobile startups that help enterprises. During his extensive career, he has led investments in ANSR, BrowserStack, CareStack, Cogoport, FalconX, Freshworks, and Zenoti, and he also played a crucial role in the seed stage funding of Chargebee.Shekhar begins by sharing his secret to juggling different startup contexts, the roles he played before becoming an investor, and some of the many lessons he has learned over the years, including the importance of onboarding, understanding the customer first, and the traits he looks for in early-stage companies. He also provides some advice regarding dealing with early-stage ‘haziness' and a glimpse into his prediction framework, thoughts around social consciousness from startups and technologies, and the product he sees the greatest need these days. Gifted with intellect, experience, and eloquence, Shekhar Kirani's insights are precious and will both educate and inspire listeners here today.

Sudheer Koneru has raised over $200M for his latest startup, Zenoti. A big software company that powers brands in the health and wellness space. Sudheer has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Advent International, Steadview Capital, Tiger Global Management, and Accel.

Sudheer Koneru has raised over $200M for his latest startup, Zenoti. A big software company that powers brands in the health and wellness space. Sudheer has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Advent International, Steadview Capital, Tiger Global Management, and Accel.

The AJVC team gets together to discuss Zenoti and their incredible journey of becoming India's first vertical SaaS unicorn. Join us for a behind the scenes peek at the A Junior VC piece Can Unicorn Zenoti become Wellness' Default OS? More info on: ajuniorvc.com

Salon software is the foundation of your business. It holds all of your information past and present and needs to work flawlessly.We spent 14 years with STX and last year switched to Zenoti. We thought we had the perfect solution until we found Aura. Aura was founded by salon owners who understand everyday salon needs.A "one size fits all" approach doesn't work for salon software and the Aura team has the foresight and understanding to adapt as tech changes.Listen in as Lauren and I discuss why we are considering changing from Zenoti to Aura after just one year.LinksTangerine Salon ProSTXZenotiAuraText RequestGift FlySchedule BaseCloverMail ChimpFelix Credit Card Processing

Listen hereSpotify                                                        Apple                                            SoundcloudAnand and Sudheer give a glimpse into their respective startup journeys - skillsets they brought from their previous experiences, new challenges that they were not prepared for, and milestones that marked their journey. The podcast covers all the different phases of their journeys: from identifying the problem to go after and building the MVP to scaling the product, figuring out monetization, and solving for Sales GTM and funding.To learn more about what it takes to build scalable global SaaS companies out of India, tune in to the latest episode of the Insights Podcast by Accel Notes:04:24 – Early days of startup journey11:22 – Picking the right mountain and validating it (Vertical vs Horizontal SaaS)20:40 – Finding the first set of customers29:55 – Business model and monetizing34:55 – Funding the early phase: bootstrapping vs fundraising39:20 – Scaling up phase, expanding geographies48:30 – Advise for early-stage SaaS founders50:30 – Rapid Fire Round