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Scaler invests INR 50 Crore in Scaler School of Business to Build the Next Generation of Business Leaders

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Scaler, a leading education provider in India, has today announced that it has earmarked INR 50 crore towards developing its recently launched Scaler School of Business (SSB). These funds will be used to build offline infrastructure, design and update curriculum, establish partnerships with industry, and onboard world-class leaders as coaches, mentors, and instructors. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India … Read more

PowerSchool Acquires Neverskip to Expand Reach in India

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In line with their robust growth strategy for the India market, PowerSchool, a global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education, announced their acquisition of Chennai-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company Neverskip. The acquisition combines the power of Neverskip’s best-in-class ERP with PowerSchool’s industry-leading solutions to create a unified technology platform for schools in … Read more

Simplilearn Strengthens Leadership with Three Senior Appointments in India and the US

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Simplilearn, the top online bootcamp for digital skills training worldwide, has taken a big step forward today by bringing in three accomplished senior leaders for important roles. Priyam Sachan is now the Vice President – Marketing in India, Kevin Adams takes on the role of Vice President – Commercial Sales in America, and Todd Schuster … Read more

Scaler partners with National Skill Development Corporation to bridge the skills gap in the tech industry

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Scaler (by InterviewBit), one of India’s fastest-growing edtech startups, announced its strategic partnership with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to help India meet its growing demand for Software Development Engineers, Data Scientists and Machine Learning specialists through its unique and effective upskilling programs. The collaboration will work towards standardising tech upskilling in emerging high-growth areas … Read more

Miholearn rebrands itself to Miho

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Miholearn, which has brought a revolution in the world of Technology-driven Learning, has unveiled a new brand identity. Henceforward, the company will be known as Miho. Along with the change in name, the company has also unveiled a brand new logo. The rebrand comes at a time when the company purposefully shifting its position from … Read more

Byju’s named Krishna Vedati as its President of Global Growth and Strategic Initiatives

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Krishna Vedati has been appointed president of global growth and strategic initiatives of BYJU’S. Tynker’s co-founder and CEO, Vedati, will report to Byju Raveendran and be a member of the executive committee. Tynker is a BYJU’S enterprise. Vedati will be succeeded as CEO of Tynker by Srinivas Mandyam, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, and Kelvin … Read more

Edtech Startup iNurture Raises $15 Mn In Funding

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ADM Capital has invested $15 million in loan and equity for Bengaluru-based edtech firm iNurture. As part of the arrangement, iNurture’s current investor VenturEast will exit the company, and ADM Capital will take over its shares. The new funds will be used to expand iNurture’s National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) programmes, improve its technology stack, … Read more

upGrad for Business adds Ketaki Kadekar and Dolphy Dias across key Leadership positions

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upGrad for Business (uGB), the B2B branch of Asia’s higher edtech behemoth upGrad, has added to its executive leadership team with significant recruits to support the expansion of its outcome-based learning approach for Indian corporations. The addition of Ketaki Kadekar as Director of Customer Success and Growth and Dolphy Dias as Director of Sales to … Read more

Bodhi Tree Systems invests $600 Mn in Kota-based ALLEN Career Institute

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ALLEN Career Institute (ALLEN) and Bodhi Tree Systems have announced a strategic partnership with the goal of building the world’s most admired and trusted education brand. ALLEN is an education powerhouse with an unparalleled track record of success in the world’s most competitive college entrance examinations and Olympiads. ALLEN has a pan-India footprint with a growing … Read more

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

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

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

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Himanshu Bajaj

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

Unacademy acquires leading K-10 online tuition platform Swiflearn

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Unacadmey

Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform, today announced the acquisition of Swiflearn, an EdTech platform that provides live face-to-face online tuitions for CBSE & ICSE students of grades 1 to 10. The acquisition is in-line with Unacademy’s plans to strengthen its position in the K-12 category and optimise its product offerings in the space. Founded in 2019 by Abhinav … Read more