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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

In a first, edtech firm upGrad launches online blended degree programmes

To offer BBA, BCA, MCA, MBA and LLM with Jamia Hamdard, O P Jindal Global University

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

Ed-Tech's Sputnik Moment: Turning coronavirus crisis into an opportunity

Ashish Dhawan, founder of Central Square Foundation (CSF) spoke to Anjuli Bhargava on how he sees the future of education

Edtech firms' moment in the sun as lockdown forces institutes to shut

Closing of educational institutions during lockdown offers promise of huge gains

The new kid in town

Edtech products and companies are still looked at with suspicion by brick-and-mortar players in India's education space

InterviewBit raises $20 mn in Series-A round from Sequoia, Tiger Global

The edtech start-up is addressing the problem of the employability of Indian engineers, which continues to be as low as 20 per cent

Aakash Educational eyes edtech startups for expansion in digital space

"We are on the lookout for companies which are in line with our core strength of test preparations or our vision of enabling technology driven education," said Aakash Chaudhry

Aakash Educational Services acquires ed-tech firm Applect for Rs 100 crore

When asked about the value of the deal, a company official said, "it is Rs 100 core for the entire stake."

Nexus, Omidyar, Owl Ventures invest $10 mn in ed-tech start-up WhiteHat Jr

WhiteHat Jr helps children of ages six to 14 to build commercial-ready games, animations and apps online using the fundamentals of coding

Global funding trend in EdTech sector estimated to fall in 2019, shows data

In 2018, funding worth Rs 3,815 crore came in the late stage, Rs 485 crore in the early stage

Edtech firm Unacademy raises $50 mn in Series D from Steadview, others

The online education firm said it is seeing unprecedented growth and engagement from learners in smaller towns and cities

EdTech will see more firms maturing, attracting larger investments: experts

PE/VC investments in education and edtech has grown to $759 million in 33 deals in 2018, from $189 million in 24 deals the previous year