Vedantu

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19 June, 2022

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 ......

People

16 June, 2022

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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13 June, 2022

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 ......

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03 June, 2022

Edtech unicorn Eruditus follows Vedantu, Unacademy, sacks staff

Executive education platform Eruditus has laid off a section of its employee, joining other edtech unicorns such as Vedantu and ......

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01 June, 2022

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 ......

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31 May, 2022

The despair of new economy workers as the funding crunch hits home

On his wedding day, Mayank Dubey, a senior business development associate at edtech startup Lido Learning, was told that his ......

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30 May, 2022

Sequoia Capital-backed MPL lays off 100 employees

In what appears to be a prevailing situation in the startup ecosystem, Sequoia Capital-backed Mobile Premier League (MPL) on Monday ......

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26 May, 2022

Awaiting final dues, Lido Learning ex-employees take the fight to social media

Several former employees and tutors working with the once-promising edtech startup Lido Learning are awaiting their dues after over four ......

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19 May, 2022

After Vedantu, now used cars platform Cars24 asks 600 employees to go

Cars24 Services Ltd has asked 600 employees to leave, a person familiar with the development said, even as the used ......

Finance

18 May, 2022

Analysis: Zombie unicorns - Indian startups go from feast to famine

The valuation of Meesho, the Indian e-commerce rival of retail giant Amazon, more than doubled last year to $5 billion, ......