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
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
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
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
Infomo Global Ltd. today announced a strategic merger with the Indian ad-tech platform – TorcAI to enable its alliance partners to offer an integrated ecosystem that addresses the emerging needs of large publishers, publisher consortiums, telecom carriers, agencies, and brands across the vast global marketplace. Most governments have introduced new laws to safeguard consumer privacy, … Read more
Inzpira, an AI-powered, on-demand live language learning and soft-skills training platform for adults and children, said that it had raised Rs 2.3 crore in seed funding. Inzpira, which was founded in 2020, is changing the way people learn English and soft skills with its AI-enabled platform, which allows users to study at their own pace … Read more
BrightCHAMPS, a global platform for youngsters to master next-generation skills, announced a $63 million funding round on Monday. Because it was founded during the pandemic, the company is effectively “headquartered” on Slack, with the bulk of its employees working remotely. The leadership team is situated in Goa and is looking for people all around the … Read more
Teacherr, a Hyderabad-based company, was acquired for an unknown sum by Infinity Learn, an edtech startup that is part of the Sri Chaitanya group. Teacherr, which was founded in 2019, is a digital platform for teachers that allows them to attend professional development events, apply for employment, and share notes and best-case practises, allowing for … Read more
Masai School, an edtech firm in India, has raised an unknown sum of money from 21 angel investors, including CRED Founder Kunal Shah and Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, among others. Some of the key founders and CXOs of firms including as Paytm, CRED, Pine Labs, NoBroker, Delhivery, and Sharechat are among the investors, according … Read more
Education infrastructure startup Teachmint on Monday announced that it has raised $78 million in Series B round led by Rocketship.vc and Vulcan Capital. This round also saw new investors, Goodwater Capital and Epiq Capital, pitch in. The new round brings the 16 month-old startup’s total fundraise to $118 million, making it the fastest such capital … Read more
