October 2024 - Team, Community and Partner News

Written by Admin | Nov 4, 2024 9:49:10 AM

We're delighted to welcome Swapnil Chugh as Director of Product to the BonBillo team. Swapnil joins us to lead our product strategy and development to scale our impact supporting startups with mentorship, tools and networks. 🎉

Suraj Kripalani, Founder and CEO at BonBillo, had the opportunity to connect with startup founders, investors and ecosystem stakeholders at Expand North Star and Gitex Global in Dubai

The UAE has been able to attract international founders to relocate and expand into the region with strong incentives. 🚀

It was great supporting BonBillo alumni startups, PriyoShop, MyAlice, Babblebots.ai and Goodable at Expand North Star and other events in Dubai.

Congratulations to Shawon Shahriar, Saiful Islam and the Chhaya team on winning the Gitex Asia Award 2024 for providing affordable micro-insurance products in Bangladesh! We look forward to supporting your journey. 🙌🏻

Swapnil Chugh joins BonBillo as Director of Product 🎉

Swapnil brings more than 10 years of experience in the education industry in roles at INSEAD and Columbia Business School. In his most recent role, Swapnil was Chief Learning Innovation Officer at INSEAD, where he launched the INSEAD Learning Hub, a platform for continuous learning combining academic concepts with practical insights on the latest business topics. He was also part of the founding team that set up INSEAD's online learning business, and led the business globally from 2018 to 2021. Prior to working at INSEAD, he helped launch Columbia's Business School's online learning business.

Before embarking on his journey in the education industry, Swapnil founded Serene Woods, a publishing house for first time authors, where they published more than 50 books. He started his career at Goldman Sachs as an equity analyst.

Swapnil holds an MBA from INSEAD, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi, India. Outside work, Swapnil is a keen photographer, an active cricketer and has enjoyed traveling to over 40 countries.

HubSpot For Startups - Bridging Borders

We were thrilled to support HubSpot For Startups' Bridging Borders event in Bengaluru focused on helping Indian startup founders enhance their go-to-market (GTM) strategies for success in the US market. The closed-door networking event was held in collaboration with Boundary Marketing, Deel, GoMassive Earth Network, 3one4 Capital and BonBillo.

Key topics discussed:

Market insights to help understand the dynamics of the US market and how to tailor your entry strategy.
Sales & marketing tactics that enable startups to craft compelling narratives and leverage digital marketing strategies.
Gaining insights into building a diverse team that fosters innovation.

Check out HubSpot's blog to design your GTM strategy with a template and examples: https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/gtm-strategy

BonBillo Impact Jobs Board - Latest Opportunities 🚀

Visit our Impact Jobs Board for all job listings from Freight Tiger, Pinky Promise, GreenChoice and 10X Academy that are contributing towards the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

If you're looking to recruit for your social impact startup, you can post a free job listing for greater visibility here.

Congrats to BonBillo alumni and community members on their wins! 🏆

Couplet Coffee will soon be opening their first permanent flagship shop in Los Angeles. They recently teamed up with the renowned Normal Ice-cream Club in Utah, where every coffee or matcha drink is crafted with Couplet Coffee.

At the 2024 Staffing World expo in Nashville, Babblebots introduced their AI-recruiter, Eric, which is changing the hiring process by conducting phone interviews with candidates. This development shows how technology is impacting recruitment today.

Pinky Promise was selected to be a part of the Rebalance Accelerator Cohort. Rebalance is India’s first accelerator and angel community that invests in startups led by female and diverse founders.

Cambrian Bioworks was included in Nasscom's Emerge 50 Awards under the Biotech and Nanotech category, for their work on Manta, which automates high-quality DNA, RNA, and cfDNA extractions from a variety of clinical diagnostic sample types.

Scroobious launched the beta version of their community-powered Vendor Marketplace. The Scroobious team is building a hub that connects early-stage startups with founder-friendly vendors, introducing them to service providers genuinely trusted by other founders to support them on their entrepreneurial journey.

PriyoShop was recently featured on TBSNews.net. The article showcases how PriyoShop empowers MSMEs through strategic partnerships with top-tier brands like Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, Teer, Fresh, ACI, Pusti and Square Toiletries.

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