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CPPIB, General Atlantic & others back Byju's in Naspers-led mega funding round
Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd, which operates ed-tech venture Byju’s, has raised $322.64 million (around Rs 2,300 crore at current ......
Finance
Fund Scan: Can Lightspeed retain knack for trendspotting as it doubles down on India?
Global venture capital firms started testing the waters of India’s startup ecosystem in the early years of the new millennium. ......
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HNIs back ed-tech startup GuruQ in pre-Series A round
Ed-tech startup GuruQ said on Tuesday that it has secured Rs 2.5 crore (around $330,000) in a pre-Series A funding ......
General
Didi Chuxing, WeWork may back OYO; General Atlantic, Temasek eye stake in Byju's
Budget hospitality chain OYO is looking to raise money from Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing and shared workspace provider WeWork, ......
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Ed-tech startup Byju's buys learning platform Math Adventures
Bengaluru-based Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd, which operates digital ed-tech venture Byju’s, has bought math learning platform Math Adventures for ......
General
Amazon in talks to invest in MedPlus; Samara nears deal for Spoton Logistics
E-commerce giant Amazon is in preliminary discussions to invest in Hyderabad-based pharmacy chain MedPlus Health Services Pvt. Ltd, news portal ......
Consumer
Pearson exits Bengaluru school operator in latest asset sale
The Indian unit of British media and publishing group Pearson Plc has fully exited a portfolio firm in the country, ......
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Venture debt firm Alteria Capital backs ed-tech startup Toppr
Venture debt firm Alteria Capital Advisors LLP has invested Rs 15.5 crore ($2.3 million) in Mumbai-based ed-tech startup Toppr Technologies ......
TMT
Here are the Indian startups that may join the unicorn club in 2018
The multi-billion-dollar funding rounds in Flipkart, Paytm and Ola in 2017 camouflaged not just the fact that overall venture capital ......
TMT
Flashback 2017: Ed-tech startups get a tough funding lesson
From being the darling of early-stage, venture capital and private equity investors in 2015, the ed-tech sector in India has ......