Himanshu Bajaj has been named Head of Business at BYJU’S Learning Centre, the world’s biggest edtech startup and inventor of India’s most popular school learning app. Himanshu’s responsibilities will include overseeing the growth and extension of BYJU’S Learning Centre, as well as providing strategic business growth and thought leadership direction for the brand and company. … Read more
Dhurina, a rapidly growing e-learning platform, has acquired USD 1.2 million in a second round of funding led by RVCF and additional investors such as LetsVenture, RBD Publication, India Accelerator, Precision Startup Advisory, and Pai Ventures. The newly invested money will be used for technology advancements, aggressive business growth, company expansion, and expanding the product’s … Read more
Teachmint, an education infrastructure startup and the creator of India’s largest teaching platform, today announced that it has acqui-hired the Indian arm of edtech startup Teachee. Helping educators and creators sell courses online, Teachee was launched in India in October 2020 by Vlight Technology Pte, a Singapore-based company. This comes at the heels of Teachmint’s acquisition of Teachmore, a course-selling platform which enables … Read more
Masai School, an online coding school based in Bengaluru, has purchased data analytics firm Prepleaf for $1 million in order to expand its data and business analytics training offerings. Prepleaf will continue to operate as an independent organisation under the “PrepLeaf by Masai School” label following the acquisition, according to the announcement. Masai School had … Read more
S Chand, a New Delhi-based education content company, has decided to buy a minority position in iNeuron Intelligence Private Limited, a Bengaluru-based edtech startup. Mukesh Sharma Family Trust, S Chand Directors, S Chand Key Managerial Personnel, and others have also invested in the round. Mr. Mukesh Sharma, a co-investor, is a serial entrepreneur and educator … Read more
Harvard Business School Online is announcing a new certificate course taught by Srikant Datar, Dean of Harvard Business School, called Design Thinking and Innovation. The course will help leaders be more inventive and creative in their approach to strategic initiatives and problem-solving. Datar, the George F. Baker Professor of Administration, has held many leadership roles at Harvard Business … Read more
Sudhir Bhargava, an excellent financial strategist with approximately 30 years of experience in the internet, education, management advising, and services industries, has been named Chief Financial Officer of CollegeDekho, India’s largest higher education ecosystem. Sudhir will supervise fundraises and stakeholder management in his new capacity, as well as oversee and negotiate potential mergers and acquisitions. … Read more
PlanetSpark, a Gurugram-based edtech business, raised $13.5 million in a Series-B fundraising round led by Prime Venture Partners and prominent global entrepreneurs Binny Bansal, Deep Kalra, Dr Ashish Gupta, Gokul Rajaram, and Shirish Nadkarni on Tuesday. PlanetSpark, founded in 2016 by Maneesh Dhooper and Kunal Malik, provides live 1:1 public speaking and creative writing workshops … Read more
On Monday, December 6, upGrad, a leading online higher education provider, announced the acquisition of Gurugram-based edtech rival Talentedge. The acquisition is estimated to be worth between Rs 350 and Rs 400 crore, according to reputable sources. Talentedge, the fourth largest online education provider, expects to generate over Rs 130 crore in revenue this year … Read more
CollegeDekho, India’s largest college admissions and higher education services platform, closes its Series B funding with Disrupt ADQ and QIC coming on board recently. The USD 35 million (~INR 260 crore) round has been led by Winter Capital, ETS Strategic Capital – the private equity investments arm of ETS (creator of the TOEFL® tests and … Read more
NIIT’s subsidiary, RPS Consulting announced the appointment of Francis Jacob as its President and Business Head. RPS Consulting is a leading provider of training programs on emerging digital technologies for experienced technology professionals, specifically addressing the needs of Global Systems Integrators and Capability Centers of large multinational companies. Francis is a senior leader with over two decades of experience … Read more
21K School, India’s first online-only school, just raised $5 million in a pre-Series A financing led by Ronnie Screwvala, Co-Founder and Chairman of upGrad. Santosh Kumar, Yeshwanth Raj Parasmal, Dinesh Kumar, and Joshi Kumar founded 21K School in 2020 with the goal of creating a 100% online school that offers children aged 3 to 18 … Read more
Vedantu, a pioneer in LIVE online learning, announced today a $3 million ESOPS liquidity initiative for all qualifying employees. The founders will not be part of the repurchase, but top executives and qualifying active employees who have completed the vesting term will be able to sell their ESOP shares. Vedantu launched a $100 million Series … Read more
Leading Tech-based Mentorship patented platform MentorKart® today announced that in its extended round of funding, it has raised funds from LetsVenture and senior actor & motivational speaker Ashish Vidyarthi taking total funds raised till date to USD 250K. According to MentorKart, it will utilise the funds for its go-to Market plans, enhancing its platform, strengthening … Read more
upGrad, Asia’s higher EdTech major is moving strongly with its goal of reforming the education culture not just in India but beyond through its one-of-a-kind 1:1 career Coaching and Mentoring initiative. Transcending geographical barriers, the higher-ed major has built a powerful panel of over 5500 mentors and career coaches that includes global industry leaders from top … Read more
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is delighted to be running its full-time MBA programme in September 2022. In 2021, the university took the decision to pause entry to the course for a year owing to the uncertainties presented by COVID-19. But as the University is committed to its values in providing globally responsible business education, … Read more
