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Blume Ventures set to hit final close for fourth fund
Blume Ventures, an investor in unicorns like Unacademy and Purplle, is targeting the final close of its fourth fund at ......
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Ronnie Screwvala-led Upgrad buys recruitment firm Wolves India
Upskilling unicorn Upgrad on Thursday said its subsidiary Rekrut has acquired Bengaluru-based recruitment and staffing platform, Wolves India for an ......
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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,” ......
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Unacademy to trim complimentary meals, salaries to focus on profitability
Edtech unicorn Unacademy founder Gaurav Munjal informed his employees that the company will resort to cost restructuring where a global ......
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Byju's fires Toppr staff to cut costs, integrate units
Edtech decacorn Byju’s has asked around 500 employees to resign from its subsidiaries Toppr and Whitehat Jr as it looks ......
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Unacademy makes second senior appointment in a fortnight
Softbank-funded Unacademy on Tuesday appointed former Airtel executive Navneet Sharma as chief business officer – new initiatives, to chart growth ......
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Softbank-backed Unacademy sacks 150 staff in second layoff drive
Edtech unicorn Unacademy has asked 150 employees to leave after a performance improvement plan. This comes after Unacademy, operated by Sorting ......
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Ex-Xiaomi exec joins Unacademy as chief business officer to lead offline ops
Edtech unicorn Unacademy has appointed Sunil Baby as chief business officer to spearhead growth and expansion of its offline network. The ......
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Web3 firm DAOLens snags $5 mn in pre-seed round
Bengaluru-based Web3 startup DAOLens on Wednesday said it has secured pre-seed funding of $5 million (around Rs 38.5 crore) co-led ......
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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 ......