ed-tech
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World Bank arm IFC invests $15 mn in Byju's
Ed-tech startup Byju’s has raised $15 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private-sector investment arm.VCCircle had first ......
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Social impact fund Menterra backs ed-tech firm Math Buddy
Math Buddy, a Vadodara-based online math learning startup, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed investment from Menterra Social Impact ......
Consumer
Technology customisation key for education, say panellists at VCCircle event
Startups in India have been using technology to change the way education is imparted for the past couple of years ......
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NIIT acquires Bengaluru ed-tech firm Perceptron
NIIT Ltd said on Tuesday it has acquired Bengaluru-based ed-tech startup Perceptron Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd to strengthen its digital ......
General
Ronnie Screwvala's UpGrad hires Just Buy's Janhvi Pradhan-Deshmukh as legal director
Media industry veteran Ronnie Screwvala’s education-technology startup UpGrad has hired Janhvi Pradhan-Deshmukh from e-distribution firm Just Buy Live Enterprise Pvt. ......
Healthcare
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative commits $3 billion to fighting diseases
Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and wife Dr Priscilla Chan have pledged to invest more than $3 billion ......
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Google's Rajan Anandan backs ed-tech firm Stoodnt
Stoodnt, an educational-technology firm which facilitates interaction between students and admission counsellors or educational institutions, has raised $300,000 (Rs 2 ......
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Ed-tech firm Makkajai gets funding from Anand Chandrasekaran, Myntra CEO
Pune-based ed-tech firm Makkajai Edu Tech Pvt. Ltd has secured $250,000 in seed funding from a clutch of investors, including ......
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Mark Zuckerberg's foundation leads $50 mn funding in Byju's
Ed-tech startup Byju’s has raised $50 million (Rs 332 crore) in a round co-led by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), marking ......
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Ed-tech startup Prozo gets funding from London VC firm
Prozo.com, an online marketplace for buying and selling study material, has raised its pre-Series A round of funding from a ......