Zebi buys Bengaluru-based blockchain start-up Element42

Zebi, a blockchain player, has acquired Element42, a Bengaluru-based firm working in the same space, for an undisclosed sum. Post acquisition, Zebi will have a total workforce of 75.

This acquisition will transfer all of Element42’s clients to the acquirer.

“We are going to double the number of employees this year. We will add 150 in the following year,” said Sudheer Kuppam, Chief Executive Officer of Zebi.

Addressing a press conference to announce the acquisition, he said the company is looking to have 1,000 employees in the next 3-4 years, as it expands blockchain-based services.