Education

Consumer

20 May, 2015

Digital marketing training firm Digital Vidya buys Digital Academy India

Delhi-based digital marketing training firm Engaging Ideas Pvt Ltd, which operates under the brand name Digital Vidya, has acquired Digital ......

Consumer

04 May, 2015

Acumen invests in two educational startups in India

Social venture capital investor Acumen has invested an undisclosed amount in two educational startups in India—Ignis Careers and Standard of ......

Consumer

22 April, 2015

Delhi-based test prep startup Avanti raises $1.5M in Series A from MSDF, Pearson Fund

Delhi-based test prep startup Avanti Learning Centres has raised Rs 9.6 crore ($1.5 million) in second and its Series A ......

Consumer

21 April, 2015

CL Educate pushes back IPO plans, eyes PE funding for acquisition of test prep firm

Education services company CL Educate Ltd, best known for its erstwhile test prep brand Career Launcher, has deferred its proposed ......

Consumer

20 April, 2015

Kalpathi Suresh enters race to buy Educomp's K-12 schools business

A little over a decade after acquiring IT education firm Aptech, reclusive investor Kalpathi Suresh is now joining the race ......

Premium

Consumer

10 March, 2015

Gray Matters bets $10M on English language trainer Speakwell; angel investors exit

US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital invested around $10 million (Rs 63 crore) in English language learning service provider Speakwell ......

Consumer

20 February, 2015

IFC to pick minority stake in publishing firm S Chand & Co for about $19.3M

International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, is looking to invest about Rs 120 ......

Education

18 February, 2015

Launching 5th edition of VCCircle Education Investment Summit 2014; block your calendar now!

Despite inherent concerns of the sector being over regulated, what is drawing investors attention in demand driven education sector in ......

Consumer

21 January, 2015

Villgro raises $3.2M from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to back education startups

Social enterprise incubator Villgro Innovations has raised Rs 20 crore (over $3.2 million) from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF) ......

Consumer

13 January, 2015

Govt to bring bill in Parliament for vocational training

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Canada in April, the government will introduce a bill in next session ......