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Grapevine: Bain, IndiaRF, Zepto, SBI Ventures, and Toddle in news
Bain Capital is in advanced discussions to acquire a controlling stake in a gold loan company, while a fund backed ......
TMT
Blackstone-owned Simplilearn's revenue growth slips in FY24, EBITDA loss narrows
Blackstone-owned edtech startup Simplilearn’s revenue growth slipped to barely touch double digits in the financial year through March 2024, but the ......
TMT
Tiger Global-backed Classplus eyes M&As, new offerings as cash burn reduces
Classplus, an edtech startup backed by several venture capital investors such as Blume Ventures and Tiger Global, has enough dry ......
General
Grapevine: PhysicsWallah eyes fresh funding; Zepto, HDB Financial plan IPOs
PhysicsWallah is close to finalising a $150 million (nearly Rs 1,260 crore) funding round, led by Asian hedge fund Hornbill Orchid, ......
General
Grapevine: Blackstone-Haldiram's talks move forward; Medikabazaar CEO steps down
Blackstone Inc is in advanced negotiations with the Agrawal family, who run India's largest savouries and snacks business, Haldiram's, for a ......
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Abhinay Maths and Classplus founders stuck in a legal tussle
Abhinay Sharma, founder of online test prep platform Abhinay Maths, has filed a police complaint against edtech startup Classplus and ......
Consumer
GSV Ventures' Quazzo on the sentiment in Indian edtech, fallout at Byju's and more
US-based multi-stage investor GSV Ventures, which primarily backs digitised education players and upskilling companies, is set to strike a fresh ......
Consumer
WestBridge-backed Lead School doubles FY23 revenue, lays out takeover strategy
Edtech unicorn Lead School, which counts private equity firm WestBridge Capital and venture capital firm GSV Ventures among its investors, doubled its revenue in the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and continued ......
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PremjiInvest-backed BrightChamps acquires Metamorphosis Edu
Edtech startup BrightChamps has bought Hyderabad-based learning platform Metamorphosis Edu in a cash-and-stock deal. However, the financial transactions of the deal ......
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PhysicsWallah strikes maiden overseas bet with UAE firm Knowledge Planet
Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah has acquired United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based edtech startup Knowledge Planet, marking its foray into the global market. Financial ......