Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk target Twitter board; Flipkart acquires ANS Commerce

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Mid-day Digest - 19th April 2022 Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk target Twitter board Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and shareholder Elon Musk have taken to the social media platform to air their grievances against the company's board. India to have 250+ unicorns by 2025 According to a report by venture capital firm Iron Pillar, last year's unicorn boom in India is just the beginning. The VC firm expects the country to be home to over $250 billion valued startups by 2025. Increase in job openings for hospitality, beauty & wellness sectors Apna.co has recorded an 80 and 30 percent increase in job openings in the beauty and wellness, and hospitality sectors respectively. Flipkart acquires ANS Commerce The Flipkart Group acquires ANS Commerce, a full-stack ecommerce enabler that helps brands sell online. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022. Hiring demand sees 6 pc YoY growth in March March 2022 saw an online recruitment activity exceeding the year-ago level in 11 out of the 13 cities monitored by the index. All metros registered a double-digit growth on an annual basis. Brand Spotlight Catch Shaily Mehrotra, CEO, and Co-founder of Fixderma, on the sixth episode of Super Shippers, and know all that it takes to build a clean beauty D2C brand in India. Positioned as the only 100% fintech-focused platform, here's how Beams Fintech Fund by India's largest early-stage investment firm Venture Catalysts Group aims to power growth stage fintechs in India. Know more. "Businesses need to build a robust data universe and easy-to-implement data architecture to strengthen the data-decision ecosystem," says Varun Gaur, Associate Vice President - Product Management, Lumenore; at a panel-discussion hosted in association with YourStory. Know more. Download the YourStory App Follow us on social media for more frequent updates

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