S Chand scoops up majority stake in Kolkata-based publisher Chhaya PrakashaniS Chand closed fiscal 2016 with sales of Rs 540 crore, while Chhaya Prakashani closed financial year 2015-16 with turnover of Rs 126 crore.
07 Dec, 2016, 10.06 PM IST
How edtech startups are helping teachers perform betterStartups like flipClass have created technologies that can track teacher performance and give them appropriate advice.
10 Nov, 2016, 08.58 AM IST
Sachin Bansal, Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Kunal Shah join hands to back Unacademy, along with Blume venturesUnacademy, which allows educators to create courses on the platform, has recorded close to 25 million views since inception.
24 Aug, 2016, 12.44 AM IST
Teachers learn a fresh lesson from Edtech firmsEdtech startups are using technology that allows even amateurs with conceptual clarity to teach
20 Jul, 2016, 02.00 PM IST
Unacademy raises Rs 3.3 crore in funding led by Blume VenturesEducation technology platform Unacademy has raised $500,000 (about Rs 3.3 crore) in a funding round led by Blume Ventures.
12 May, 2016, 07.57 AM IST
With the advent of ed-tech, anyone can become a teacherThese startups use referral campaigns and also have less entry barriers so as to draw such passionate individuals. One need not have a form...
04 May, 2016, 06.59 PM IST
Publishing firm S Chand begins talks with bankers to explore potential IPOS Chand and Company has begun discussions with a number of India’s top merchant banks, as it explores a potential initial public offering (...
11 Apr, 2016, 12.35 AM IST
Publishers go the startup way digitising content, investing in education-technology companiesFrom digitising their content to investing in ed-tech startups, these players want to reach their audience in an all-new tech-savvy avatar.
07 Apr, 2016, 08.46 PM IST
Nine startup founders including Zomato's Deepinder Goyal appeal TRAI to preserve open internetIn a letter, addressed to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman RS Sharma, the nine founders made an appeal to preserve the open n...
30 Dec, 2015, 05.49 PM IST
Lessons learnt: How Chalopadho plans to revolutionize classroom teachingThe startup also provides detailed analytics to teachers and the school by giving insights into a child's behaviour, interests and performa...
20 Mar, 2015, 12.11 PM IST
DU School of Open Learning to adopt flipped classroom methodSOL is planning to upgrade its teaching methodologies and use 'flipped classroom technology' for its personal contact programme.
24 Aug, 2014, 11.07 AM IST
A big deal on startup street; Fractal, Synup and FlipClass Rake in big money in US marketThe deal is the second such in the analytics space after Mastercard concluded a similar arrangement with MuSigma last year.
14 Aug, 2014, 03.44 PM IST
FlipClass raises funding through deal making portal LetsVentureBangalore-based FlipClass raised Rs 1.5 crore this week, from a clutch of investors led by Hareesh Ramanna, founder of Singapore based Blue...
12 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
‘Flipped’ classroom teaching clicks with B-Schools in IndiaThe Indian School of Business (ISB), one of the first management institutes in the country to introduce the “flipped classroom” to teach st...
19 Sep, 2013, 03.05 PM IST
- Accel Partners invests in Bangalore based engineering design and innovation firm, Jed-i
Bangalore based engineering design and innovation firm, Jed-i, has raised an undisclosed funding from Accel Partners.
15 May, 2012, 11.21 AM IST