SC denies relief to Byju’s; China back in India’s electronics playIn another blow to Byju’s, the Supreme Court has once again refused to halt the insolvency proceedings against the embattled edtech startup...
22 Aug, 2024, 08.39 PM IST
Startups’ new hiring strategies; unprecedented poll buzz onlineHappy Thursday! While layoffs continue, startups are strategically refilling certain open positions with lower-salaried junior staff to cut...
06 Jun, 2024, 07.45 AM IST
Sebi nod for Awfis IPO; Byju's NCLT saga continuesThe stock market regulator has greenlit coworking startup Awfis’ IPO plans. Details on this and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
23 Apr, 2024, 07.47 PM IST
Byju’s India CEO out; ShareChat valuation drops 60%Byju’s India CEO Arjun Mohan has resigned after just six months in the job. Founder Byju Raveendran will fill in the role for now. This and...
15 Apr, 2024, 07.41 PM IST
NCLT reserves order on Byju’s rights issue; Meity tweaks IT rulesByju’s and a group of its investors have been given three days by the National Company Law Tribunal to file written submissions on a plea a...
28 Feb, 2024, 07.37 AM IST
Byju's senior executive exits, to lead US firm Impending IncAt Impending Inc, Thomas will focus on building and scaling the product portfolio, while strengthening and growing a global talent pool.
21 Aug, 2023, 04.42 PM IST
Former Byju's employee reveals she was forced to resign by edtech giant; emotional video goes viral on LinkedInA video of a former Byju’s staff tearfully revealing that the company had threatened to withhold her salary if she didn’t resign immediatel...
28 Jul, 2023, 01.37 PM IST
Byju’s staffers temporarily call off protest after ‘unplanned’ town hallThe virtual town hall, a 50-minute call starting around 11 am, had Mohit assure employees that the company will no longer delay variable pa...
22 Jul, 2023, 09.57 PM IST
‘Not all rags-to-riches stories are legitimate wins’: Hansal Mehta shares harrowing account of how he was nearly scammed by Byju’s employeesTaking to Twitter, director Hansal Mehta referred to the time he was mocked and brutally trolled for calling out the startup for its unethi...
29 Jun, 2023, 08.20 PM IST
Allen Career Institute appoints former Meta executive Abha Maheshwari as CEO of edtech bizHaving entered the edtech sector in June last year, Allen wants to provide digital learning modules and crash courses for IIT Joint Entranc...
23 May, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
Telcos want the likes of WhatsApp, Telegram to come under Trai; Byju’s in funding talks with TPGTelecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, have once again made a strong pitch for regulation of communica...
16 Feb, 2023, 07.27 PM IST
A unicorn in the making, Centre writes to Meta over WhatsApp outage, and morePrivate equity giant Apis Partners is expected to lead the round and join in as a new investor. Apis is expected to invest roughly $65 mill...
27 Oct, 2022, 07.41 AM IST
Vedantu launches first hybrid learning centre as edtechs shed pandemic-induced growthVedantu’s offline learning foray is largely focused on test preparation segment as it looks to bolster its presence in the segment.
30 Jun, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Byju's, Firstcry raise funds, Wipro buys AmpionA look at the key tech deals and startup funding rounds struck in the week to April 2.
02 Apr, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Naspers and CPPIB back Byju's, valuation jumps to $3.6 billionThe round is being led by Naspers Ventures, the venture arm of South African media giant best known for its early bet on China's Tencent.
12 Dec, 2018, 07.55 AM IST
Byju’s in talks with SoftBank, others to raise up to $250 millionByju’s is in the process of expanding to English-speaking markets, including the United States, the UK and Australia. The company has also ...
30 Jul, 2018, 08.49 AM IST
Byju’s adds B’luru’s Math Adventures to its platform in an effort to build its K-3 product lineByju’s is now looking to expand into the English-speaking markets, including the US, the UK and Australia. It is also working on launching ...
24 Jul, 2018, 08.53 AM IST