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Simplilearn Collaborates With Wharton Executive Education To Provide Program On Ai For Business

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Simplilearn, a global digital skills training provider (together with its affiliates and subsidiaries), announced its collaboration with the Aresty Institute of Executive Education of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, to launch a first-of-its-kind program, AI for Business. The course, revolving around the emerging technology of artificial intelligence, will have a duration of four to six weeks. … Read more

Edtech Leap Scholar to invest $20m in Middle East

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South Asia’s largest study abroad platform, Leap Scholar, has announced its entry into the Middle East. Over the following year, the company will invest $20 million in the Middle East to build a workforce to handle students’ end-to-end study abroad needs. Students from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Israel, and … Read more

Classplus named Sankalp Aggarwal as CFO

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Sankalp Aggarwal has been chosen as the new CFO at Classplus, a mobile platform for educators and content creators to build their online teaching enterprises. This is part of an effort to improve the management team at Classplus. Aggarwal was previously the Head of Finance at Gaana, a music streaming business, and has been hired … Read more

Teenager FinTech Startup Fyp Acquires Edunify

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As part of its development aspirations, Fyp, a Gurugram-based neobank for minors, has acquired EdTech startup Edunify. The financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed by the corporation. Edunify, which launched in 2018, is a pan-India school discovery platform with 1.2 lakh schools in 725 cities, assisting parents in finding, shortlisting, and applying to … Read more

upGrad named Dr. Sanjay Kumar to build its Corporate Affairs & Public Policy vertical

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upGrad, Asia’s higher edtech major, today announced the appointment of Dr. Sanjay Kumar who will spearhead the company’s new vertical of Corporate Affairs and Public Policy for India. As part of his new role, Sanjay will work with the government, industry associations and other relevant stakeholders in the policy space for propelling strategic developments, which in turn, can … Read more

Education Planning Company, Edufund Raises A USD 1 Mn Seed Round

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EduFund, the first company in India to cover a child’s higher education journey from savings (in rupees and dollars) through immigration, announced today that it has raised a $1 million seed round. The money will be utilised to augment product offerings and grow market presence, led by Anchorage Capital Partners, with additional investments from ViewTrade … Read more

edustoke Secures Rs 3 Cr Seed Funding From Indus Initiatives

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edustoke is India’s largest online preschool to K-12 platform, bridging parents’ needs for information and expert assistance on educational options. Indus Initiatives has provided the firm with INR 3 crore in startup finance for the brand. edustoke, founded in 2017 by Mr Pawas Tyagi and Mr Rohit Malik, is the pioneer in structured school search … Read more

Edtech firm LEAD enters unicorn club with $100 mn funding

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LEAD, a school edtech platform, announced on Thursday that it has raised $100 million in a Series E fundraising round led by WestBridge Capital and GSV Ventures at a unicorn value. The company, launched in 2012 by Sumeet Yashpal Mehta and Smita Deorah, is banking on a boom in demand for online education as a … Read more

Vedantu named Pankaj Jain as Chief Financial Officer

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Vedantu, a pioneer in LIVE online learning, today announced the appointment of Pankaj Jain as Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Pankaj will orchestrate and execute Vedantu’s business finance in order to take the company to new heights. At Vedantu, his key responsibility will be to build and manage a diverse team while ensuring … Read more

Leverage Announces Foray Into Financial Services, Launches Remittances, Education Loan

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Leverage, the study abroad platform that owns LeverageEdu.com, UniValley.com, and UniConnect, among other sites, announced its move into financial services today. The company will offer three services as part of this: overseas remittances, education loans, and international bank accounts. Rachit Juneja, who formerly worked with Constellation Blu (a Blue Ventures partner firm) and KPMG’s Financial … Read more

upGrad Named Vikram Vyas As Vice President – Growth, International Sales

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upGrad, Asia’s leading higher education technology company, announced the hiring of Mr. Vikram Vyas as Vice President – Growth, International Sales for the APAC and EMEA markets. The move is part of upGrad’s plan to expand its activities in the worldwide higher education industry. Vikram’s new responsibility will include growing the company’s global presence and … Read more

School Management Platform Campus 365 Raises INR 2.15Cr In Seed Funding

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Campus 365 Edunet Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru-based edtech business, announced on Thursday that it has raised Rs 2.15 crore in seed funding led by Bengaluru-based angel investors. Campus 365 claims to offer a SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform that unifies school curriculum, teaching methods, and vendor resources. It was founded in 2017 by Mayank Singh, Sandeep Verma, … Read more

Mytutorhub Empowering Educators To Become Entrepreneurs

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myTutorHub, an online tutoring platform built by US-based Ed-Tech company, myTutorHub Inc., in the year 2021 envisions to empower teachers to utilize digital technologies to become global entrepreneurs by assisting teachers in setting up a hybrid classroom offering digital tools and necessary resources to extend their market globally. The start-up is modernizing the education sector by offering … Read more

Edtech Platform Kohbee Raises USD 235,000 in a Pre-seed Round Led by Dineout CEO and Fitso Founder

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India’s fast-growing Edtech platform Kohbee, which helps online educators manage their business end-to-end, has raised $235,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by a group of angel investors that included Ankit Mehrotra (CEO, Dineout), Saurabh Aggarwal (Founder, Fitso), Ah! Ventures, Fortunexus and others. Founded by IIT(BHU) alumni, Rohan Sinha and Shashwat Aditya, Kohbee makes it … Read more

BYJU’S named Himanshu Bajaj as Head of Business – BYJU’S Learning Centre

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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

Ed-Tech startup Dhurina raised USD 1.2 million

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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