Startup Zilingo’s Communications Head Resigns After Co-Founder’s Exit

Nearly two months after Singapore-based commerce enterprise Zilingo’s co-founder Ankiti Bose was fired over allegations of monetary irregularities, the corporate’s Head of Communication and Public Relations Naushaba Salahuddin, has additionally resigned.

Ms Salahuddin, who was earlier suspended for looking for to query her employer’s media statements after Ms Bose’s removing, expressed hope that fact will prevail.

The previous communications head of Zilingo introduced her resignation on LinkedIn final week, saying, “As I presumably danger going through extra threats and discredit for expressing dissent and for this submit, I can stroll away realizing that I gave this firm my all. It has been certainly one of my largest studying curves, and I’ve met among the greatest individuals who I’m now proud to name my closest pals. I’m immensely grateful and humbled by all of the assist and kindness I bought, particularly from my trade contacts, throughout this tumultuous time in my profession.”

“I’ve religion that the reality will nonetheless prevail. Whereas I want to share extra revelations within the coming days, it’s now completely crucial that you simply all recognize the sensitivity of the scenario, and perceive that not simply me however a number of different people could also be coming below menace and duress for standing by the reality,” she wrote additional.

In the meantime Ms Bose has alleged social media abuse submit her exit from Zilingo, claiming that her private data was leaked with out her permission.

The startup had sacked Ms Bose, the 30-year-old entrepreneur on March 31 after receiving “complaints of main monetary irregularities”, media stories mentioned.

Ms Bose introduced on Might 27 that she had obtained an expedited protecting order towards a Twitter consumer from the Singapore courts. Her assertion didn’t title the consumer, the stories additional mentioned.

Zilingo is supported by Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia, Temasek, German funding agency Burda, and Belgian household workplace Sofina, amongst others, and is valued at over $800 million.