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Kulfi Collective joins the exclusive global network The Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA)
Mumbai: Kulfi Collective, the award-winning content network based in Mumbai, has joined the prestigious Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA). SoDA is an exclusive global network, home to renowned agency founders, creative innovators and technology disruptors who help the world’s leading brands imagine and create the future of digital experiences.
SoDA serves as a dynamic community, fostering connections, collaboration and learning among creative visionaries and agencies who are shaping the forefront of digital innovation. Its members include some of the most innovative and celebrated agencies, product design studios, creative production companies and digital experience consultancies in the world such as Media Monks, Stink Studios, Buck, Jam3, Dept and more. SoDA represents a uniquely vibrant, diverse and collaborative community. Agencies are accepted after a rigorous selection process – endorsed by the SoDA community and admitted to the organisation by a unanimous vote from SoDA’s Board of Directors. Kulfi Collective is the first and only Indian company to secure membership in this exclusive global network so far.
This membership offers Kulfi Collective unparalleled opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing and amplifies its capacity to craft cutting-edge digital experiences and access talent globally to create more value for its roster of clients. “We’re thrilled to be part of this incredible community that is committed to driving innovation and reshaping the digital landscape globally,” said Kulfi Collective co-founder Advait Gupt. “As the only Indian member of SoDA, we are excited to represent creative voices from this region and immerse ourselves in collaborative learning with the finest minds in this space. “
“SoDA is a global community for founders and leadership teams at some of the world’s most progressive digital design, technology, and product studios. Kulfi Collective has an incredibly sharp, talented, genuine, and ambitious leadership team and they’re most definitely a leader in
the Indian market. We’re thrilled to welcome the team into our community” adds SoDA executive director Tom Beck.
This marks a monumental moment in Kulfi Collective’s journey as they continue to work towards operating at the forefront of innovation, creativity and technology.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
