Following the company’s latest funding round of USD72 million in the MENA region, Darwinbox Co-founder Jayant Paleti spoke with TECHx about the inspiration for the birth of Darwinbox, emerging technologies, and the company’s future roadmap.

Darwinbox, Asia’s fastest-growing HR digital platform, has raised USD72 million in a new fundraising round, with the MENA region selected as a key growth area in its next phase of global expansion.

“To help meet the region’s surging demand for industrial products and bespoke solutions, Supertech Group needed to transform its systems and processes including sales, engineering, distribution, and human resources,” said Deepak Odhrani.

New APIs that connect industrial machines with IFS Cloud are now available, resulting in a connected shopfloor that provides real-time intelligence to help firms better manage their supply chain and production in line with demand.

Continually updated database of comprehensive employee skills helps HR and business leaders better understand the skills and which skills need to be developed or acquired for employees. Skills Nexus takes publicly available data on skills, qualifications, and occupations from around the world, combines it with similar information from within organization, and uses AI for organizations to assign skills to roles.