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Edtech unicorn Unacademy announces ESOP buyback for current, past employees

The size of the buyback pool is likely to be Rs 25-30 crore, based on the number of ESOPs liquidated by employees.

This IIT engineer is building a 'Toppr' of an app in the edtech space

Zishaan Hayath would rather build his enterprise ground up than go for an acquisition

Unacademy acquires UPSC prep platform Coursavy for an undisclosed amount

The acquisition will further strengthen Unacademy''s leadership position in the UPSC test preparation market, a statement said

Shoutout apps that bring you birthday greetings from a film or sports star

Personalised video messages, text messages from celebrities' verified social media handles and live interactive sessions are three key models through which fan and celebrity interact

Unacademy turns into unicorn after SoftBank-led funding round

Valuation jumps 3-fold in last six months to $1.45 billion; becomes the second unicorn in edtech space after Byju's

Unacademy is like the Netflix for live education: CEO Gaurav Munjal

In an interview with Samreen Ahmad and Bibhu Ranjan Mishra, Gaurav Munjal of Unacademy says the Covid-19 pandemic may have shortened the time the company has taken to achieve $1.45 billion valuation

Unacademy raises $150mn funding led by SoftBank, valuation reaches $1.45 bn

Existing investors General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Facebook, and Blume Ventures also participated in the round

Top headlines: India bans PUBG, cap on export promotion scheme, and more

Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of the stories which made it to the headlines today

Unacademy began as co-founder's hobby; start-up is now a unicorn

Unacademy now has 30 million registered users and 350,000 paying subscribers, almost four times as many as in February. The platform has more than 18,000 registered educators.

BCCI announces edu-tech firm Unacademy as Official IPL Partner till 2022

The 13th IPL is scheduled to be held in UAE from September 19 to November 10

Covid-19 pandemic puts the bloom on edtech sector as learning goes online

Start-ups jostle to tap India's $180-billion education sector as Covid-19 forces learning to go online

IPL 2020 title sponsorship: Tata, Jio, Patanjali among firms in the fray

Unacademy, Patanjali also among Indian contenders; Byju's and Dream11 too enter bids

Tata joins Unacademy, Dream11; submits EoI for IPL title sponsorship rights

Tata Group's entry into the fray makes the bidding war on August 18 very interesting

Unacademy picks up 51% stake in K-12 learning platform Mastree for $5 mn

With this investment, Mastree will join the Unacademy Group, which consists of Wifistudy, Kreatryx, PrepLadder and CodeChef

Unacademy buys medical exam preparation start-up PrepLadder for $50 million

This is the Bengaluru-based company's third acquisition this year after programming platform Codechef and exam preparation start-up Kreatryx

Byju's trumps rivals as Covid-19 fast-tracks ed-tech growth in India

Lockdown saw huge rise in the number of page views, new users

Edtech firms make hay amid Covid-19 as blended learning becomes new normal

They are betting on blended learning being the new normal in the post-Covid world, thanks to a more receptive and savvier customer emerging from the crisis

Covid-19 opens a new chapter of investment in edtech start-up space

The sector has seen eight investments alone in April from VCs and angel investors

Unacademy data hacked, names and passwords put on sale: Security firm

Unacademy says its internal investigation had found e-mail data of around 11 million users was compromised.

Techies boning up on new techs to deal with future challenges in job market

With experts forecasting a tight job market in the Covid-19 world, mid-career techies are signing up for professional certification e-learning courses to pick up additional skills