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Edtech unicorn Unacademy to open offline experience centres

Company has plans to establish similar touchpoints across the country starting with Kota, Jaipur, and Lucknow

Edtech firm Unacademy eyeing IPO in next few years, says co-founder

Unacademy Group co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal also said the company is looking to expand its Relevel division -- which is a test platform for private jobs -- to global markets

Byju's raises $800 mn in funding led by founder at $22-bn valuation

The investment comes at a time when the company is gearing to come up with its initial public offer in the next 9-12 months

Indian co-founded edtech startup Cialfo extends series B funding to $60 mn

Cialfo began its India operations in 2019 and has already enrolled over 300 high schools and 60 universities from the country as members

Skill-Lync ties up with Renault Nissan Tech to train, upskill professionals

Education technology start-up Skill-Lync on Monday said it has partnered with Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India (RNTBCI) for training and up-skilling of professionals. The partnership will drive comprehensive talent transformation programmes and the two partners will launch co-branded programmes to build a talent pipeline for their future needs, the company said in a statement. RNTBCI is the captive automotive technology and business centre supporting automotive alliance Renault and Nissan globally. As part of the partnership, Skill-Lync's students trained in various areas, including electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, embedded systems, model-based development, automotive design, finite element analysis (FEA), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and data analytics and data science, will be considered for entry-level and lateral hiring at RNTBCI, depending upon suitable skill sets and requirements. Moreover, internship opportunities will also be provided to ...

New innovative edtech startups likely to bloom amid pandemic: Experts

Also, with offline schools and colleges opening up, learning will now evolve to a more nuanced blended delivery model with a mix of online and offline

Scaler buys edtech firm AppliedRoots for $50mn to expand online courses

Last year, Scaler acquired Coding Minutes and CodingElements, both online tutors.

Prime Venture Partners' Fund IV closes at $120 million

It will invest in disruptive technology companies across fintech, edtech, healthtech, consumer internet and Global SaaS.

Edtech firm CollegeDekho acquires its peer Getmyuni for Rs 50 crore

Edtech firm CollegeDekho has acquired its peer firm Getmyuni for Rs. 50 crore in a mix of cash and equity deal, a move that will aid the company's revenue growth, according to a top company official.

Ronnie Screwvala-backed startup Lido Learning shuts shop, workers seek help

Many Lido Learning's employees and vendors complained about not getting salaries for nearly two months and delayed payments on professional networking platforms and social media

Edtech soonicorn BrightCHAMPS to accept fee payments in cryptocurrency

Ties up with payment gateway TripleA; will accept Bitcoin, Tether, and Ethereum in more than 30 countries it operates in, including US, Canada, UAE, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand

Propelld raises $35 mn in Series-B funding led by WestBridge Capital

Propelld has tie-ups with over 550 educational institutes and is currently clocking an annual loan disbursal run rate of Rs 600 cr.

Edtech firm Byju's plans to expand its free education programme

Edtech firm Byju's on Thursday said it will expand its free education programme to cover 1 crore students in rural and remote areas of the country by 2025.

We're forgetting the world belongs to humans too: XBillion Skills Lab CEO

In a Q&A, Samyak Chakrabarty says jobs surviving automation will need skills involving communication, critical thinking, negotiation and storytelling

How Budget 2022 gives a digital thrust to pandemic-stricken Indian economy

In Budget 2022, FM Nirmala Sitharaman laid an emphasis on digital technologies and start-ups cutting across sectors-from agriculture and education to post offices, banking and more

Top headlines: IMF warns Asia about Fed rate; Maruti Suzuki stock stays up

Expected interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve may delay emerging Asia's economic recovery and keep pressure on policymakers to guard against the risk of capital outflows

Internal management: Edtech company Eruditus's next big challenge

Internal management is the primary task before the founders of the edtech company as it witnesses rapid growth

Working with AWS to meet growing demand for online learning: upGrad

upGrad has moved the vast majority of its IT infrastructure to AWS, a move that has helped the higher education technology provider rapidly scale to meet the burgeoning demand for online education

How AI, machine learning are being increasingly used to drive social good

Data and technology solutions are key to reaching the most vulnerable children at speed

LEAD becomes first edtech unicorn of 2022, raises $100 mn in Series E round

The company plans to use the proceeds to achieve its vision of providing quality affordable education to more than 25 mn students with an annual revenue run-rate of $1 bn