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Teamology Bags PR and Media Mandate for Premium Eyewear Brand Rawbare
In a major development in the branding and communication space, Teamology Softech and Media Services, one of India’s fastest-growing digital PR consultancies, has been awarded the PR and media mandate for Rawbare. Rawbare is a rapidly growing and trendsetting name in the premium eyewear market. Founded with a vision to redefine luxury and functionality in eyewear, Rawbare has quickly established itself as a go-to brand for the style-conscious generation. Known for its bold designs, flawless craftsmanship, Rawbare has expanded its footprint across metros and other cities with both online and offline presence.
With this mandate, Teamology manages the digital PR and communications with media helping the brand in strategic brand positioning and influencer partnerships. Moreover, the team creates powerful narratives that effectively convey the brand’s message globally. This collaboration aims to elevate Rawbare’s visibility in competitive markets. Digital PR helps it to drive deeper engagement with its growing community of fashion-forward consumers.
From L TO R ( Shahid Javed Ansari, Affan Ahmad, Harpreet Singh)
Speaking about the partnership, Affan Ahmad, Co-Founder and CEO of Rawbare, stated: “Teamology provides the perfect PR strategy, supported by their creative team. We’ve been following their work and truly admire how they’ve helped numerous brands establish market dominance. With this partnership, we’re confident that Rawbare will reach new heights, both in India and internationally.”
Harpreet Singh, Co-Founder of Rawbare, added:
“Partnering with Teamology is a strategic move to strengthen our brand presence. Their expertise in PR and creative approach aligns perfectly with our vision. We look forward to seeing how this collaboration helps Rawbare expand its reach and make a lasting impact in the eyewear industry.”
Shahid Javed, Co-Founder of Rawbare, said:
“We’ve always believed that branding goes beyond just visibility — it’s about building a culture and emotional connection with your audience. We trust the innovative approaches of Teamology as they strengthen our connection with target customers. Their strategic moves have made them the perfect partner for our next growth phase.”
Gulrez Alam, Director at Teamology, added:
“We feel honoured to collaborate with Rawbare – a brand that aligns perfectly with today’s demand for design and functionality. We focus on shaping clear brand messages and creating high-impact brand campaigns for Rawbare that drive meaningful engagement across all media platforms.”
This collaboration represents another milestone for Teamology, which continues to build a strong portfolio across Fashion, Fintech, FMCG, and Lifestyle sectors, cementing its position as a trusted growth partner for new-age brands.
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Tessolve lands a semiconductor veteran to drive its next big push
Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, who started his career at ISRO and has spent 35 years building chips and companies, joins the Bengaluru-based firm as president and chief operating officer
BENGALURU: Tessolve has never been shy about its ambitions. The Bengaluru-based engineering services firm already counts 18 of the world’s top 20 semiconductor companies among its clients, employs more than 3,500 engineers across 12 countries, and last year pocketed a $150m investment from TPG. Now it has hired the executive it believes can turn those assets into something bigger. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, a 35-year semiconductor veteran who once built satellite payloads for ISRO and has since scaled engineering organisations across three continents, joins as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.
THE MAN AND THE MANDATE
The appointment is, by any measure, a serious hire. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu comes to Tessolve after senior leadership stints at HCL Technologies, Altran and Wipro, where he managed large profit-and-loss portfolios and oversaw cross-regional teams. Over the course of his career, he has been instrumental in bringing more than 1,000 new products to market across the high-tech, energy and manufacturing verticals. Before the private sector claimed him, he began his working life as a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation, contributing to research and development in charge-coupled device technology and satellite payloads, a foundation that shaped everything that followed.
In his new role, he will lead Tessolve’s global growth strategy: expanding its engineering capabilities, deepening customer relationships and accelerating innovation across semiconductor and high-performance computing domains. The brief is broad, but the context is specific. Tessolve operates in the $550 billion global semiconductor market, and its recent moves, the acquisition of Germany’s Dream Chip Technologies and the TPG funding round, have sharpened both its reach and its expectations.
Srini Chinamilli, co-founder and chief executive of Tessolve, is characteristically direct about why Ravi Kumar Chirugudu was the choice:
“As we scale our global semiconductor and system engineering capabilities, Ravi’s appointment marks an important step forward. As global semiconductor demand continues to accelerate across industries, it is creating significant opportunities across the semiconductor lifecycle, from design, packaging, validation and systems integration. Ravi’s deep knowledge and leadership in this ecosystem brings the right mix of industry expertise, customer connect and execution capability, which will play a key role in strengthening our position as a trusted global engineering partner and reinforcing our market leadership.”
THE NEW ARRIVAL SPEAKS
Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, for his part, frames the move in terms of timing and culture, two factors that veteran executives tend to weigh as heavily as title or compensation:
“I am happy to join Tessolve at a time when the industry is rapidly evolving towards more complex, AI-driven systems. What stands out to me is its strong people-first culture and its commitment to bringing value to its customers. The strength of its global team, combined with its deep expertise in semiconductor innovation and next-generation product engineering, creates a solid foundation to build differentiated, scalable solutions. I look forward to working closely with the team to drive strategic growth and strengthen its role in shaping the global semiconductor ecosystem.”
The reference to AI-driven systems is not incidental. The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a structural reshaping, driven by the insatiable compute demands of artificial intelligence. For engineering services firms like Tessolve, which offers end-to-end capabilities from silicon design to packaged parts and invests in high-performance computing, high-speed interfaces, photonics and 5G, the moment is both an opportunity and a test. The company says it is well positioned to capture the next wave of industry growth. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu is now the person who has to prove it.
He came in from outer space, literally, and spent three decades learning how the semiconductor industry works from the inside out. Now Tessolve is betting that accumulated knowledge can help it cross the next frontier. In the $550 billion global chip market, the gap between ambition and execution is measured in engineering hours and leadership quality. Tessolve has just gone shopping for both.
