MAM
Pallavi Singh exits BMW India, takes a sabbatical
MUMBAI: BMW India marketing head Pallavi Singh has stepped down from her role. Singh took to professional networking platform LinkedIn to break the news. In the post, she stated that she will be on a sabbatical for the next year or so and will be focusing more on driving impact projects and initiatives for start-ups and non-profit organisations.
"The last decade has been super exciting and eventful. We have witnessed major shifts in society – climate change, communication, mobility, clean energy, social connections, and healthcare. The underlying theme for my work during this time has been to harness the power of communities, build sustainable and meaningful brands, and leverage technology to make an impact," she wrote.
Singh added that the world has been changed fundamentally and radically across various dimensions, especially after the Covid2019 outbreak.
"The truth is, that great changes have been in the works way before this global pandemic. These will forever have an impact on work, life, and play," her post said.
Singh has more than 15 years of experience in various marketing functions. She started her career in 2007 in Yamaha as an assistant manager. Later, she joined Harley Davidson Motor Company and worked there for eight years. She left the company as director – marketing. In 2017, she moved to MG Motors India as the head of marketing and worked there until 2019. In 2019, BMW India brought her on.
"My focus and efforts are now aimed at engaging with businesses, brands, start-ups, and non-profits to work on – demystifying and leveraging our digital-first reality, Creating data-centric strategies for business, and Building purpose & vision-based programs," Singh detailed her future plans.
Brands
upGrad acquires Internshala in 90 per cent stock deal to own career funnel
Deal aims to scale Internshala’s revenue from Rs 45 crore to Rs 100 crore
MUMBAI: upGrad has acquired Internshala, the world’s largest internship and early-talent marketplace, in a bid to stitch education, skilling and employment into a single career pipeline.
The transaction, announced on 26 February, is structured as a 90 per cent stock-swap, with the financial terms undisclosed. The deal deepens upGrad’s push to control the full career lifecycle, from learning to hiring, at a time when India’s skilling economy is under pressure to deliver outcomes, not just credentials.
Founded in 2010, Internshala claims more than 34 million registered users and 450,000 employers, with roughly 3 million active applicants each year. Over 40 per cent of its users come from tier 2 and tier 3 cities, and most of the platform’s traffic is organic. The company currently reports an annual revenue base of Rs 45 crore.
Under upGrad’s ownership, Internshala is expected to scale aggressively. The company aims to grow the platform’s revenue to Rs 100 crore and beyond, backed by increased investment in product development, AI-led talent matching and enterprise hiring solutions.
Internshala will continue to operate as an independent brand, led by its founder and CEO Sarvesh Agrawal, while tapping into upGrad’s technology stack, distribution and learning ecosystem.
“Education and employment in India have operated in silos for too long,” said upGrad head of corporate strategy and growth Chirag Samdaria. He said the acquisition strengthens the earliest and most consequential stage of the career journey, where intent is high and outcomes can be shaped.
Agrawal described the deal as a natural convergence of learning and opportunity, adding that the partnership would allow Internshala to skill millions of candidates and supply pre-trained talent to employers at scale.
Investec acted as exclusive financial adviser to Internshala.
The acquisition marks a strategic milestone for upGrad as it seeks to position itself not merely as an education provider, but as an end-to-end workforce development platform aligned with India’s evolving labour market.
