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In Allen vs Unacademy, teachers make big bucks and founders cry betrayal
"If you want to survive here, get used to two things—dhakka and dhoka. We call it the D2 of Kota,” ......
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Byju's has till Aug to pay PE giant
Byju’s needs to pay nearly $200 million to US private equity giant Blackstone Inc. by next month as part of ......
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Imarticus to acquire Skillenza after common investor push
Digital learning platform Imarticus Learning Pvt Ltd is in advanced talks to acquire data driven skill acceleration platform Skillenza in ......
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Blackstone to add up to 1% of Byju's post Aakash merger
US private equity firm Blackstone Inc. will get an additional 0.75%-1% stake in Byju’s after the completion of a merger ......
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In FY22, South Africa's Prosus Ventures mostly invested in India
In FY22, Prosus Ventures invested a total of $900 million. Out of this, $800 million was invested in India, the ......
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In edtech vs coaching cos, teachers win
As edtech firms eye a slice of the offline coaching industry, a scramble for experienced teachers has broken out in ......
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UAE-based Foundation Holdings mulls an evergreen fund
UAE-based multi-family office investment firm, Foundation Holdings is planning to launch an evergreen fund in the next 1 year, a ......
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Brace for more layoffs, recruiters say
The startup sector could let go of about 5,000 employees over the next couple of quarters as they face pressure ......
Finance
Deals Digest: Companies raise $1.04 bn led by PE deals in healthcare & pharma
Companies raised $1.04 billion in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, nearly 54% higher than the ......
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Byju's acquires Singapore-based higher education platform
India’s largest ed-tech business Byju’s, operated by Think & Learn Pvt Ltd, has agreed to acquire a Singapore-based online higher ......