KnowledgeHut upGrad, one of the world’s leading technology skilling providers and a part of Asia’s Higher Edtech major, upGrad, today announced the launch of its new line of online self-learning programs. The new line of programs marks an entry of the professional skilling major into the online self-paced learning category, which it has stayed away from thus far. Starting … Read more
Bengaluru based Ulipsu, India’s first multipotential OTT like learning platform, from Kidvento Education and Research Private Limited, recently raised $1.5 million in funding from angel investors based in the Middle East and the UK. This round of investment comes as an addition to the initial $1 million USD Pre-Series A round funding received in October 2021. With … Read more
Scaler, one of India’s fastest-growing tech upskilling startups, today announced the appointment of Ashish Chitravanshi as the new Head of Enterprise Business at InterviewBit and Scaler. In his capacity, Ashish will lead two avenues, B2B partnerships and Careers. While the B2B charter will strengthen partnerships with leading technology companies in India as well as globally, the careers … Read more
Simplilearn, the world’s #1 Online Bootcamp and a frontrunner in the EdTech domain, hosted its third online convocation ceremony in partnership with Caltech CTME to felicitate and acknowledge over 300 learners for completing the Post Graduate Program. Gracing the event with their presence were Mike Ash, Director at Caltech CTME as the Chief Guest and Kashyap Dalal, … Read more
Edtech unicorn Vedantu has acquired a majority stake in Deeksha (Ace Creative Learning) at a deal size of $40 million. Deeksha, a test preparation platform for board and competitive exam coaching for kids in grades 9 through 12, was established in Karnataka in 1998. With 39 locations, it is present in three states: Telangana, Andhra … Read more
Platform for preparing for government exams Adda247 announced on Wednesday that it had secured $35 million in a round headed by WestBridge Capital. Google participated in the round as a new investor. The platform will use the funds raised to hire for certain important leadership positions, develop its student counselling team, and raise the profile … Read more
Scripting history for setting exemplary global standards in research, academic excellence and knowledge transfer, Himachal Pradesh-based Shoolini University has been ranked as Number 1 among private universities in India in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2023. The university is ranked 351-400 overall and 39th in the world in THE Rankings … Read more
Edtech platform Creative Galileo announced that it has partnered with Korea Educational Broadcasting System, popularly known as EBS. The partnership is part of Creative Galileo’s overarching strategy to provide young minds with the finest in education and fun learning experiences through a multiverse of children’s characters. EBS Korea is renowned for its educational content and has … Read more
CollegeDekho, India’s largest higher education ecosystem, has announced the joining of Sushant Kashyap and Dr Ashfaq-Ul-Ahad to the company’s senior leadership. They will focus on further enhancing the portfolio of CollegeDekho Assured, which is aimed at upskilling India’s 38.5 mn college students with an industry-focused curriculum and boosting their employability. Both Sushant and Dr Ashfaq … Read more
In a pioneering step, top-ranked Himachal Pradesh-based Shoolini University has launched online degree programmes with pay-on-placement options. To begin with, the programmes will be offered for BBA, B Com (Hons), BA Journalism and Mass Communication, and MA English. These programmes will start from November 15 this year as per the UGC guidelines. Students are not required to visit … Read more
Simplilearn, the world’s #1 online Bootcamp for digital economy skills, today announced the appointment of two key senior leaders: Asem Rostom as the Country Manager – the Middle East and Vishal Shah as the Senior Director of Enterprise Sales in the United States. The appointments are a part of Simplilearn’s larger goal of expanding and strengthening its teams globally in order … Read more
Scaler (by InterviewBit), one of India’s fastest-growing tech upskilling start-ups, today announced its partnership with The Womb, a leading Brand & Creative agency, to build an impactful and differentiated brand position and strengthen Scaler’s leadership in the tech education space. The agency will collaborate with Scaler and foster the brand’s propositions with innovative and robust … Read more
Asia’s largest higher edtech company upGrad has made another senior appointment to its leadership team – with the hiring of Srikanth Iyengar who joins as the CEO – Workforce Development, effective September 2022. Srikanth has over 2 decades of work experience spanning North America and Europe. In his previous profiles, he led large multinational businesses … Read more
Simplilearn,a global digital skills training provider, announced its partnership with Meta Immersive Learning to launch Spark AR to provide a comprehensive understanding of the skills required to create basic effects using augmented reality. Through Meta Immersive Learning, Meta is investing $150 million to help develop the next generation of creators, fund high quality immersive experiences and increase access to learning through technology. These courses will be launched … Read more
We Founder Circle (WFC), an early-stage start-up investment platform led by a global community of successful founders and strategic angels, has announced they are leading an undisclosed seed round in the Ed-Tech start-up Student Ink. Student Ink, a corporate entity of Jaynik Eduserve Private Limited. Student Ink is India’s 1st educational networking platform that facilitates the all-around development … Read more
According to Moneycontrol reports, headquartered in New Delhi study abroad platform Leverage Edu plans to double its headcount to 1,500 by next year. Leverage Edu offers career guidance to students aiming to study abroad. It raised $22 million in Series B funding in March this year. According to CEO Akshay Chaturvedi the startup has open … Read more
