Byju’s
Finance
Weekly Deals Wrap: Edtech dominates charts, Swiggy closes big funding as rival lists
Byju's, flush from millions of dollars raised from Abu Dhabi's state entity ADQ, Blackstone and others last month, led the ......
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Byju's acquires US-based reading platform Epic for $500 mn
Continuing on its aggressive inorganic growth run, BYJU’s has acquired Epic, a Redwood City, California based digital reading platform for ......
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Blackstone to acquire controlling stake in ed-tech firm Simplilearn
Global alternative assets manager Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in ed-tech firm Simplilearn Solutions Pvt. Ltd, ......
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Verlinvest, Sequoia eye pet care foray with bet on omnichannel startup
Belgium-based family office Verlinvest and multi-stage investor Sequoia Capital are in discussions to invest in a pet products and care ......
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M&A deal volumes spike but IPOs fetch better value
Despite the pandemic, M&A deal volumes spiked in the first half of this year as compared to the same period ......
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Prosus CEO Bob van Dijk on India investments, unicorn surge
With a cumulative $6 billion invested in India (as on June 2021), Prosus, the international digital assets arm of South ......
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Weekly Deals Wrap: Total transaction value flatlines, Byju's looms large
Deal-making remained flat during the week with $1.15 billion changing hands across venture capital, private equity and merger and acquisition ......
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Byju's now India's most valued startup as ADQ, Blackstone, others pump in money
Byju’s became the most valued startup in India after the edtech unicorn raised nearly $340 million (Rs 2,493 crore) in ......
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In Charts: Education sector deals driven by the 'missing middle'
Investor backed unicorns and other well-funded education startups have fuelled over three dozen mergers and acquisition deals since January 2020, ......
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upGrad buys Impartus, rebrands startup to target higher education and colleges
Edtech firm upGrad Education Pvt Ltd has acquired Impartus Innovations Pvt Ltd, a video-enabled learning solutions provider, for Rs 150 ......