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Separating fact from fiction: how many unicorns does India really have?
Last week, Perfios, a startup offering software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, entered the much-coveted unicorn club after raising $80 million from late-stage ......
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How Byju's stacked up against Unacademy and other edtech unicorns in FY22
Edtech giant Byju’s remained far ahead of its local peers in terms of revenue during the financial year through March ......
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How edtech startup ixamBee was valued in new funding round
Government jobs-focussed learning platform ixamBee, which counts Mumbai Angels and Jito Angel Network as its investors, has received funding from ......
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Upskilling platform Scaler eyes fresh funding but may miss unicorn valuation
Upskilling focussed digital learning platform Scaler Academy, which is backed by the likes of bulge bracket asset managers including Tiger Global and ......
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Flashback 2022: A roller-coaster ride for the edtech sector
The year 2022 can very well be touted as a tumultuous one for the Indian edtech or the education technology ......
Finance
Deals Digest: Companies raise $220 mn; three edtech acquisitions this week
Investments by venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) firms dropped 24.4% to $220 million this week versus $291 million ......
General
Vedantu acquires majority stake in test prep platform Deeksha
Edtech company Vedantu, on Thursday, said it has acquired a majority stake in test preparation platform Deeksha for $40 million. ......
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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 ......
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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 ......
People
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 ......