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
S Chand and Company Ltd. has signed an agreement with Mahatma Gandhi University, a state-owned public university headquartered in Kottayam in the state of Kerela, for upskilling students in technology-driven programs such as data science, coding, AWS, analytics, Java, etc. According to the MoU, these programs will be conducted in collaboration with iNeuron Intelligence Private … Read more
TimesPro has launched a Web3.0 learning initiative, through a unique interactive experience in the metaverse, to usher unmatched quality of modern and new-age learning through cutting-edge programmes in various Web 3.0 technologies like Blockchain, Crypto Currency, Metaverse, NFT among others. At launch, TimesPro will offer a mix of certificate and self-paced programmes to enable learning in … Read more
upGrad, Asia’s largest integrated higher Edtech major has announced a 100% merger of Harappa Education at a value of USD 38 million (INR 300 crores). Harappa will clock USD ~10 million( INR 75 crores) in Revenue this year. upGrad closed this transaction with present Harappa shareholders – Bodhi Tree Systems, (a newly formed platform between … Read more
xQ, an edtech start-up which teaches kids the art & science of video creation has raised USD 1.4mn through a Gujarat-based angel syndicate along with a select group of HNI investors which includes senior leadership personnel from Google, Deloitte, Tata 1mg, Axis Capital, and award-winning international photographer Joseph Radhik. The startup was founded by IIM … Read more
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
CollegeDekho, India’s largest college admissions and education services platform, has launched CollegeDekho Assured, an online learning platform offering a series of live, interactive courses across multiple streams such as technology and management. The programme aims at upskilling and enhancing the employability of India’s 38.5 mn college students* while also helping those with limited access to an … Read more
Gurusiksha, a platform where education and technology come together to create a hybrid learning system, recently announced that they have acquired their first investment round of Rs 50 lakhs in a pre-series round from angel investors. They also said that they are planning another Series A funding round later in the year since their next … Read more
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
Leap Scholar, an edtech business with operations in San Francisco, Bengaluru, and Singapore, revealed on Wednesday that it had raised $75 million (Rs 585 crore) in a Series D fundraising round that was primarily led by Owl Ventures. Along with previous investors Jungle Ventures and Sequoia Capital India, new investors Steadview Capital and Paramark Ventures … Read more
Allen Career Institute (ACI), the pioneers of organized coaching for students in India, today announced its foray into ed-tech with the launch of its maiden digital arm, Allen Digital Pvt. Ltd. The Company, which has pioneered coaching for entrance examinations such as JEE (Advanced & Main) and NEET (UG), aims to dramatically improve learning outcomes … Read more
CoachHub, the leading global digital coaching platform, closed a $200M Series C funding round, led by Sofina and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The round will be used to further scale CoachHub’s product innovation and operations while accelerating the company’s global expansion. Following an $80M round only eight months ago, this Series C brings the three-year-old company’s total funding to $330M. … Read more
Bootstrapped Edtech venture, Toprankers.com – India’s largest platform for careers beyond engineering and medical, has raised $4M in Series A funding from leading consumer fund, Sixth Sense Ventures. Within India’s ed-tech sector, the $12B online test-prep space is the fastest growing at a 38% CAGR, set to quadruple to $4B by 2025 with over 5M+ … Read more
BibliU, provider of a Learning Enablement platform, today announced details of its Series B funding. The company has raised the first tranche of $15M led by its current investors with participation from new investors. The funds are targeted for expansion in the U.S. market, including new product development, additional publisher partnerships and further investments in … Read more
WorldGrad, a study abroad EdTech platform, recently raised an undisclosed amount in a new fundraising round from Australia’s Online Education Services (OES). Linc Education, an online academic services provider with a great track record of academic achievement and student success, runs the WorldGrad. The company claims to have added seven new partner universities to its … Read more
Spardha, an online music and performing arts instruction platform, raised INR 8 crore in a pre-Series A2 investment headed by Inflection Point Ventures. Mumbai Angels and We Founder Circle also participated in the round. Spardha is a futuristic digital platform for online music education founded by Saurabh Srivastav, Amrita Srivastav, and Rikhil Jain in 2016. … Read more
upGrad is looking to add nearly 3,000 people in the next three months and is close to securing a fresh funding. According to estimates, the company reached a $1 billion valuation in a funding round last year. According to Ronnie Screwvala, the corporation will hire between 6,500 and 7,000 people by August of this year. … Read more
Cuemath, an online math tutoring platform, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $57 million (about Rs 438 crore) in a fundraising round led by Alpha Wave, bringing the company’s valuation to $407 million. Lightrock, Alpha Wave Incubation, Sequoia Capital India, CapitalG (previously Google Capital), and Manta Ray are among Cuemath’s investors. Existing investors took … Read more
Inspired by exponential growth in Bakery industry in India in last few years & emerging cultural shift in Indian society of buying cakes and other bakery items on different occasions in the place of traditional sweets, country’s fastest growing online gifting platform & bakery retail chain Winni has forayed into baking education by starting it’s first baking … Read more
WhiteHat Jr will be enabling its students to access a live satellite to encourage space exploration and give a first-hand experience in space science. The satellite, named Ayana, has been developed by leading space service organisation EnduroSat with inputs from and expertise of the WhiteHat Jr team. Ayana was part of the payload carried by … Read more
