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Future of learning: Edtech start-ups' hybrid tilt to lure students

With the offline lure of greater teacher-student connect many such start-ups have forayed into brick-and-mortar centres to compete with existing offline institutions

Edtech major Byju's Rs 1,500-cr payment to Blackstone by September-end

The most-valued edtech start-up made headlines earlier this month after its FY21 numbers received an unqualified report from the company's auditor, Deloitte Haskins & Sells

Byju's focusing on profitable growth, $2 bn revenue in sight: CEO to staff

Asserts that FY22, the year in which the edtech firm incurred a Rs 4,588 cr loss, was the company's best so far and that 2022-23 is set to be even stronger

Did Byju's bite off more than it could chew?

Education technology company Byju's FY21 revenues came in flat, and its losses have widened about 20 times. While it may survive this crisis, questions still remain around the future of the unicorn

Edtech start-up Leverage Edu plans to double workforce in next 12 months

This comes after Leverage Edu raised $22 million in series B funding in March earlier this year, bringing the firm to a valuation of $120 million

Veranda Learning Solutions to raise Rs 300 crore in preferential issue

This raise includes an investment of Rs 61.4 crore to be subscribed by the promoters in the form of convertible warrants

Edtech start-up upGrad acquires corporate training solutions firm Centum

Company led by entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala is on an acquisition spree and last month bought Exampur, a test-prep provider for state jobs

With a loss of Rs 4,588 crore, Byju's FY21 report card has many red marks

The FY21 revenue figure of Rs 2,428 cr is similar to the revenue figure of Rs 2,434 cr in the previous year, though the difference is that the bottom line in 2019-20 showed a profit of Rs 51 cr

Byju's audited revenue expected to be lower than projected numbers

Byju Raveendran, co-founder and the CEO of the unicorn, has briefed the shareholders and the board members about the difference

After lay-offs, edtech startup Lido Learning files for insolvency

Lido Learning's board of directors has passed a special resolution to file an application under section 10 of IBC, 2016

Byju's to make financial results for 2020-21 public next week: Report

Edtech major Byju's is expected to make financial results for 2020-21 public next week after meeting with shareholders, according to sources privy to the development. The company had informed the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in July that it will announce its financial result on September 6. "Byju's has now obtained an unqualified report from our audit partner Deloitte. The board has approved the audited financial results. Byju's is waiting for the shareholder meeting (expected later this week) before announcing the results in the coming week. Byju's is also in the midst of a round and it hopes to share details of that equally soon," a source told PTI. The MCA had issued a notice to Byju's for the delay in filing the financial result. The company had posted around 82 per cent increasing operating revenue of Rs 2,381 crore in the financial year 2019-20 and its losses were Rs 262 crore. Byju's has set a target to close FY2023 with revenue of around Rs 17,000 crore. The company is l

BYJU's receives clean FY21 audit from Deloitte, to make it public next week

India's edtech startup BYJU's has finally received a clean report from auditor Deloitte on its financial results for FY21 that will be shared with the equity and debt investors next week

How Eduvacancy is changing the way institutes hire teachers in India

The firm's SaaS-based platform has over 500,000 registered educators and 12,750 institutes pan India and matches the right candidate for the right job across regions

upGrad launches new upskilling programme; aims to enable 75,000 jobs

Bucking the slowdown trend within the edtech sector, upGrad said it has remained bullish with its program completion rate of 80 per cent

Edtech start-up Sunstone raises $35 million from WestBridge Capital, others

Founded by Ashish Munjal and Piyush Nangru in 2019, Sunstone had raised USD 28 million in Series B in October 2021

Edtech firm Sunstone raises USD 35 million from WestBridge Capital, others

Edtech startup Sunstone, which focuses on higher education, on Friday said it has raised USD 35 million, about Rs 280 crore, in a funding round led by WestBridge Capital. The funding round also saw participation from Alteria Capital. Founded by Ashish Munjal and Piyush Nangru in 2019, Sunstone had raised USD 28 million in Series B in October 2021. Munjal said that the fresh capital will be used to expand into new programmes with a key focus on undergraduate technology programmes. The company has presence across more than 35 cities in over 40 institutions and is building capacities to expand into 100 cities across the country in the next two years. "The Indian higher education system is at the brink of a long overdue transformation. Sunstone is well positioned to enable this change and impact the lives of millions of students. Over the years, we have made significant strides in the direction but still have a long way to go as the market opportunity and problem we are trying to solv

Unacademy founder Gaurav Munjal and Relevel deny report of layoffs

"No layoffs. We have moved some team members to other Businesses of the Group though. Team worked really really hard to ensure that we find a role for everyone," Munjal tweeted.

upGrad raises $210 mn funding, eyes acquisitions in US, Southeast Asia

The funding has helped the firm double its valuation to $2.25 billion

AWS, Intel empower govtech and edtech startups with 'cloud' in Hyderabad

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and chip-maker Intel recently hosted the 'CXO Mixer' event here to empower govtech and edtech startups, enabling them in their cloud journey to scale, transform and excel

Higher edtech platform upGrad raises Rs 1,670 cr despite funding winter

At a time when the Indian edtech companies are busy sacking employees amid the ongoing funding winter, upGrad said it has raised $210 million (about Rs 1,670 crore)