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People
UpGrad optimistic towards a ripe future amid tough times
UpGrad’s core operations, comprising half of its overall business, is profitable, and with new hiring and acquisition plans, the edtech ......
Finance
Fintech Bright Money lays off 100 employees
Sequoia-backed fintech startup Bright Money has laid off close to 100 people or 50% of its workforce, according to a ......
Consumer
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,” ......
TMT
Byju's revenue doubles in FY22, valuation pegged at nearly $23 bn
India’s most valuable startup Byju’s has just gotten bigger, with the online education platform doubling its revenue to nearly ₹10,000 ......
TMT
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 ......
People
Startups tweak hiring; scrap joining bonuses, increments and ESOPs
Startups are doing away with joining bonuses and offers of stock options besides reducing notice periods as they conserve cash ......
TMT
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 ......
People
Physics Wallah Founder's acting passion makes edtech firm unicorn
Alakh Pandey, founder of unicorn Physics Wallah, is on a mission to reform edtech with what he calls a “baniya ......
TMT
I know how to build and scale, we will come out stronger: new Invact Metaversity CEO
Tanay Pratap, founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based edtech startup Invact Metaversity, dismisses conjecture that his company is in the shutting ......
TMT
Edtech churn disrupts online teaching, brings tutors back to classroom
Ranjita L, a mathematics teacher at St Mary’s Convent School in Ghaziabad, is back in the classroom – the chalk-and-blackboard ......