AI spooks IT valuations; Groww promoters cut stakeAI has pushed valuations of India’s top IT firms to 2008-09 levels. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
19 May, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
Unacademy’s test prep CEO Sumit Jain quits ahead of upGrad acquisitionSumit Jain has stepped down from his role in Unacademy, ahead of a potential merger with upGrad Education. Jain, who joined Unacademy in 20...
19 May, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
PoS terminal supply squeeze; Skyroot CEO on unicorn flightHappy Friday! The point-of-sale (PoS) supply has dried up in India as the West Asia conflict squeezes imports. This and more in today's ETt...
08 May, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
UpGrad, Unacademy file application with CCI for mergerEdtech firms UpGrad and Unacademy have filed for antitrust clearance with the CCI for their proposed merger. UpGrad will acquire Unacademy ...
08 May, 2026, 12.51 AM IST
Earnings roundup: Infosys, Licious and GrowwIT major Infosys was hit by a small profit dip despite revenue growth in Q3. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
15 Jan, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
After failed acquisition talks with Upgrad, Unacademy pivots back to online test prepIn an internal email to employees, cofounder and CEO Gaurav Munjal said Unacademy sharply reduced cash burn in its test prep business in ca...
14 Jan, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
Unacademy rolls back Esop changes for former employeesPer the reinstated policy, former employees now have up to 10 years to purchase the stock options earned during their tenure. The test prep...
06 Jan, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
2025 Year in Review: IPO, offline push and M&As change maths for test-prep sectorIndia’s test-preparation segment stayed resilient in 2025 even as large parts of edtech grappled with post-pandemic fatigue, slower enrolme...
25 Dec, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
UPI blocks other payment modes; Unacademy's Esop troubleHappy Monday! Beyond the fast-growing UPI, other payment methods in India see stagnation. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
22 Dec, 2025, 08.18 AM IST
UpGrad in talks with Unacademy investors, no deal yet, says Ronnie ScrewvalaRonnie Screwvala, the mind behind UpGrad, has disclosed that he is in talks with Unacademy investors, although a finalized deal isn't on th...
26 Nov, 2025, 10.36 AM IST
Coursera sees spike in GenAI course demand, India leads enrolmentsRaghav Gupta, Coursera's Managing Director for India and Asia Pacific, highlighted that while overall online learning growth has slowed com...
04 Nov, 2024, 09.18 AM IST
Cash-rich edtech firms out to poach rivals in funding winterEdtech startups that are sitting on cash piles such as PhysicsWallah, UpGrad, Lead are on the lookout for suitable deals that would enhance...
23 Feb, 2023, 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
Vedantu turns unicorn after $100-million fundingVedantu has raised $100 million in a new funding round led by Temasek-backed ABC World Asia, catapulting it into the unicorn club. more inv...
29 Sep, 2021, 07.53 PM IST
Cloudtail India to shut down in May 2022In today's Top 5: Amazon India's biggest seller is halting operations from next May, UpGrad is joining the startup unicorn club, and Paytm ...
09 Aug, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Two unicorns, and a whole lotta fundingBharatPe and Mindtickle became startup unicorns this week with funding from Tiger Global and SoftBank, respectively. Neobank Jupiter made a...
06 Aug, 2021, 06.49 PM IST
UpGrad raises $120 million from Temasek at $575-675 million valuationThe online education segment, both K-12 and higher education, has seen a large rush of risk capital following the Covid-19 epidemic.
26 Apr, 2021, 08.55 AM IST