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31 December, 2020

Flashback 2020: Coronavirus drags M&A, private deal volumes to five-year lows

The number of private investments and mergers and acquisitions dropped to the lowest in at least five years during 2020 ......

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28 December, 2020

Flashback 2020: Tech sizzles in hard times, Reliance soaks up telecom glory

Coronavirus helped telecom and technology emerge as some of the hottest private equity investment destinations in 2020 even as the ......

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08 October, 2020

Has PE dealmaking in India bottomed out after slumping to decade-low?

The number of private equity deals in India increased for the first time in four quarters during the July-September period ......

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07 October, 2020

Amplus Solar's Sanjeev Aggarwal looks to invest in online test prep startup

Sanjeev Aggarwal, the CEO at rooftop solar developer Amplus Solar, is in talks to invest in a digital learning startup, ......

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14 August, 2020

Sequoia invests in coding-focussed ed-tech startup

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has invested in an edtech startup focused on teaching coding to school students, a person ......

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12 August, 2020

Edtech firm Purple Tutor in fundraising talks with early-stage VC firms

Purple Tutor, a startup focusing on coding for school students, is in early-stage discussions with a few venture capital firms ......

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06 August, 2020

How Nexus, Omidyar hit gold in quick exit from WhiteHat as Byju's inks $300-mn deal

Ed-tech giant Byju’s has acquired WhiteHat Jr for $300 million (Rs 2,247 crore) in a deal that offers blockbuster exits ......

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22 June, 2020

Tuition platform Vedantu invests in Noida-based edtech startup

Online tutoring platform Vedantu Innovations Pvt. Ltd has made a strategic investment in an NCR-based edtech startup in its latest ......

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08 April, 2020

How ed-tech startups are making the most of coronavirus lockdown

Indian ed-tech startups are ramping up their offerings, hiring tutors and enrolling more students than before, as they seek to ......

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17 March, 2020

Matrix Partners bets on another ed-tech startup

Venture capital firm Matrix Partners India has made an investment in another startup in the education-technology segment, two persons privy ......