Upskilling companies see brisk business as K-12, test prep stallUpskilling startup founders told ET that they are expecting to clock a strong rate of growth in the ongoing year even as a funding crunch h...
03 Mar, 2023, 07.44 PM IST
Upskilling businesses bullish despite edtech carnage; startups may go legal against Google’s new payment policyAs executives in the tech world are looking to sharpen their talent as well as diversify their skill sets amid large-scale layoffs, upskill...
01 Mar, 2023, 07.09 AM IST
Amid layoffs, clutch of edtech firms roll out hikes and ESOPSEdtech startups like Eruditus and Emeritus, Classplus, BrightCHAMPS, among others, are looking to reward employees through increments. Othe...
11 Feb, 2023, 01.25 AM IST
Pay hike on the cards for edtech employees after an edgy 2022Edtech startups like Eruditus and Emeritus, Classplus, BrightCHAMPS among others are looking to reward employees through increments.
09 Feb, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
Byju’s continues to cut jobs, another 1,000 employees laid offThe layoffs are part of a massive cost cutting exercise Byju’s initiated last year to streamline its operations at a time when digital K12 ...
02 Feb, 2023, 10.13 PM IST
2022 Year in Review: Fund-starved startups sacked nearly 18,000 employeesEdtech companies accounted for a staggering 44% of the total layoffs. In total, 52 startups fired 17,989 employees spread across edtech, co...
30 Dec, 2022, 02.45 PM IST
2022 | The year of governance misses, layoffs, a funding winter & regulatory diktatsIn the span of a year, the technology world went from euphoria to turbulence – be it in the stock markets or in the private funding space. ...
28 Dec, 2022, 09.26 PM IST
Startups laid off 18,000 employees in 2022; Udaan, Ola, Oyo saw the most senior-level exitsThis time last year, India’s startup ecosystem was counting unicorns. Now, it’s tallying layoffs. According to data compiled for us by Long...
28 Dec, 2022, 08.05 AM IST
Jobtechs eye non-tech firms in hiring winterOnly 11,000 active monthly openings posted across startups in Oct: Xpheno
22 Dec, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Employees digging deep for info before taking up jobs in startupsStartups looking to hire – especially at the senior level – are now facing a barrage of such tough questions from prospective candidates, p...
21 Jul, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Physics Wallah turns unicorn amid edtech carnage; Rupeek lays off 200Physics Wallah joined the unicorn club after raising $100 million from WestBridge and GSV amid edtech cargnage.
07 Jun, 2022, 06.28 PM IST
Edtech unicorn Eruditus lays off employees to focus on profitabilityEruditus Group owns Eruditus Executive Education and Emeritus. Eruditus partners with over 50 universities such as MIT, Columbia, Harvard, ...
03 Jun, 2022, 06.37 PM IST
E-commerce on the menu for Swiggy; some edtech startups stay bullish amid layoffs; Inventus rebrands to AtheraSwiggy, which earns 75% of its revenue from its food business, has been exploring options to increase its revenue stream from other vertica...
26 May, 2022, 09.04 AM IST
Despite layoffs, some edtech firms still on growth chapterUpGrad managing director Mayank Kumar said the company’s diversified model had helped it remain stable. It continues to have many open hiri...
26 May, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Startup hikes may shrink as funding slows“A lot of projections that were made earlier this year were based on sentiments in November-December and have since rationalised,” said Wak...
07 May, 2022, 08.54 AM IST
Startups shed flab amid slowdown in large funding roundsThe trend is likely to play out further, though the early-stage funding ecosystem has yet to significantly taper off. Investors have begun ...
28 Apr, 2022, 09.33 AM IST
Startups to remain attractive for jobseekers despite hiccups, say expertsIndustry insiders told ET that astronomical hikes to attract talent may likely see some correction in the coming quarters, but the sector i...
10 Apr, 2022, 06.00 AM IST