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ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raised $1.11 billion in May, up 37% on-yearIndian startups secured approximately $1.1 billion in May, a significant 37% year-over-year increase, driven by Rapido's substantial $240 m...
From billionaire to jail: Why Byju Raveendran is facing prison and how $22B startup with SRK & Messi as ambassadors crashedByju's founder Byju Raveendran has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt of court. The court cited his dis...
Prosus broadening India remit to back firms at all stagesSpeaking to ET after Prosus reported its half-yearly earnings, its India ecosystem head Ashutosh Sharma said the investor has the ability t...
Gautam Thakar steps down as head of Prosus’ global edtech verticalThakar oversaw Prosus’ investments in companies such as OLX Brazil, Takealot in South Africa, Stack Overflow and Brainly in the US, Goodhab...
Prosus writes off investment in Byju's marking $493 million lossProsus writes off 9.6% stake in Byju's worth $493 million due to value decrease as per HSBC note. Also marks investment in Primrose Hill (Z...
Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi landing in August to take stock of businessFabricio Bloisi, who was appointed CEO of Prosus in May, will be in New Delhi and Bengaluru meeting some of the top portfolio firms like Sw...
Karnataka HC rejects Byju’s plea in BCCI case; edtech firm to move NCLAT on MondayThe case relates to unpaid dues of Rs 158 crore payable to BCCI for sponsorship rights. The troubled edtech firm will knock on the doors of...
Prosus stake in Byju’s worth zero: HSBCThis comes at the time of Byju's controversial $200 million right issue at 99% discount to its peak valuation of $22 billion, meaning any i...
Swiggy, Meesho investor Prosus and parent Naspers name Fabricio Bloisi as CEOFabricio Bloisi appointed chief executive of Prosus and Naspers, succeeding Bob van Dijk. Bloisi, current CEO of iFood, a food delivery bus...
Prosus elevates Ashutosh Sharma to lead India, Southeast Asia marketAshutosh Sharma appointed by Prosus to lead investments in India and Southeast Asia. He will report to interim CEO Ervin Tu and focus on ne...
Tata Tech’s blockbuster market debut; Elon Musk attacks advertisers for boycotting XTata Technologies made a blockbuster debut on the stock markets today, listing at an impressive premium of 140% over its IPO price of Rs 50...
Working to improve edtech returns: Ervin Tu, interim CEO of Byju’s investor ProsusThe comments come after Ervin Tu said on Wednesday that Prosus had marked down the valuation of embattled edtech Byju’s below $3 billion. I...
Byju’s valuation below $3 billion; company facing challenges: Prosus interim CEOLate last year, Prosus said it had ceased equity accounting of Byju’s as it had lost “significant influence” over the firm after its holdin...
Bob van Dijk abruptly steps down as CEO of Prosus, parent NaspersProsus has invested over $10 billion in India with a portfolio of startups such as Swiggy, Flipkart, Urban Company, Byju’s, Meesho and othe...
Prosus undertakes internal reorganisation, appoints separate leaders for edtech and food deliveryAs part of the reshuffle, Larry Illg, who was acting as the chief executive of the combined segment (food delivery and edtech), will be ste...
Byju's shareholder Prosus cites poor corporate governance for board exitInvestment firm pledges to work with other shareholders and government authorities to safeguard the long-term interests of Byju’s and its s...
Expect further corrections in startup valuations: Prosus CEO Bob van DijkThe froth of the low-interest rate regime hasn’t fully been washed away and the startup ecosystem is likely to see valuations drop further,...
Prosus cuts Byju’s valuation to $5.1 billion, writes off ZestMoney investmentProsus, earlier Naspers, owns little over 9% in Byju’s and readjusted the fair value of its investment in the firm to $493 million as of Ma...
Prosus says Indian portfolio firms Swiggy, Byju’s saw strong growth in FY22“Our food platforms continued to grow strongly at the core of the food delivery business and are now investing to extend that growth throug...
Leeds, Prosus lead $113-million round in edtech firm EruditusWith the latest investment, the company’s valuation has jumped to over $800 million, sources said, making the executive education firm amon...