Sony Music is once again expanding its presence in the booming Indian music market, with Sony Music India forming a joint venture with Los Angeles-headquartered The Hello Group. The new THG India aims to fill what Sony calls a “critical gap” in sophisticated talent management and live touring infrastructure in India.

In April 2025, Xpertnest achieved a significant validation of its journey: an independent valuation of over $100 million, conducted by a SEBI-registered Category-I Merchant Banker and corroborated by one of the UK’s leading business valuation firms.

Xpertnest, a global technology company led by Odisha-origin entrepreneur Arun Kar, has invested $1 million in BharatEarns, an embedded finance platform. The investment, part of company’s pre-Series A funding round.