Ronnie Screwvala

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21 February, 2023

Unicorn upGrad eyes EBITDA profitability next fiscal

Ronnie Screwvala-led upskilling unicorn upGrad is aiming to turn operationally profitable in the next fiscal even as the company looks ......

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07 September, 2022

Helix Investments acquires stake in Indus Insights

India-focused private equity (PE) firm Helix Investments has acquired Ronnie Screwvala-led Unilazer Ventures’ stake in data science and advanced analytics ......

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Consumer

07 April, 2022

'Higher education has more value than K12 segment'

UpGrad, a higher education platform, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of education startup Talentedge at a valuation of ₹205 crore. ......

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04 March, 2022

Tech startups turn hiring switch on for Lido Learning employees

Technology startups, including some of the country’s top edtech and other software firms, have begun onboarding employees from Lido Learning ......

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22 February, 2022

Inside the collapse of Ronnie Screwvala-backed Lido Learning

Priyanka Pansari, an assistant manager at Lido Learning, is shattered that her company no longer needs her services. The 24-year-old, ......

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06 December, 2021

'An acquisition in the US is quite likely', says upGrad cofounder Mayank Kumar

Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad Education that turned unicorn--a startup valued at over $1 billion--in August this year, said it has entered ......

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24 November, 2020

upGrad forays into test-prep segment with acquisition

Education-technology company upGrad Education Pvt Ltd is marking its entry into the test-preparation segment with an acquisition. It is fully acquiring ......

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19 May, 2020

Zivame pushes back fundraising, reviews expansion plan as virus hits retailers

Lingerie e-tailer Zivame has put off plans to raise fresh funding as it reassesses its business plan after the coronavirus ......

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08 April, 2020

How ed-tech startups are making the most of coronavirus lockdown

Indian ed-tech startups are ramping up their offerings, hiring tutors and enrolling more students than before, as they seek to ......

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10 May, 2017

AI startup Niki.ai gets foreign VC fund on board

Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Niki.ai has raised fresh funds from a foreign investor, a person privy to the development ......