Pearson
Consumer
EXCLUSIVE-Pearson buys certification group Credly in deal valued at $200 mn
Education group Pearson has agreed to buy the certification company Credly to expand its offering to businesses looking to train ......
Finance
Fund Scan: Can Lightspeed retain knack for trendspotting as it doubles down on India?
Global venture capital firms started testing the waters of India’s startup ecosystem in the early years of the new millennium. ......
TMT
Byju's may acquire TutorVista's division from Pearson
Bangalore-based ed-tech startup Byju’s, which is operated by Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd, is in the final stage of discussions ......
Consumer
Pearson invests in Delhi-based start-up Avanti Learning Centres
Publishing and education services company Pearson Plc announced that the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF) has invested in Delhi-based start-up ......
Consumer
Pearson and Village Capital invest $150K in education startups Experifun and Sudiksha Knowledge Solutions
Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF), an education fund run by UK-based education company Pearson Plc, and US-based investor Village Capital, ......
TMT
Micromax CEO Deepak Mehrotra quits, joins Pearson as India MD
Deepak Mehrotra has quit the country’ top domestic handset maker Micromax to join publishing major Pearson as its managing director ......
Consumer
Pearson and Village Capital to fund up to $150K in two Indian education startups
Pearson, a learning company which acquired online education firm TutorVista and also runs business daily Financial Times, has partnered with ......
Education
Pearson buys Educomp's 50% stake in vocational education JV IndiaCan
Pearson Plc, the world’s largest education service provider and one of the leading media groups, has acquired Educomp Solutions Ltd’s ......
TMT
Pearson buys out remaining 20% of TutorVista
British media group Pearson Plc has completed the acquisition of Bangalore-based education-cum-consumer internet services firm TutorVista Global Pvt Ltd by buying out the remaining ......