Competition Commission clears merger of Udemy with Coursera's armThe Competition Commission of India has approved the merger of Coursera's subsidiary, Chess Merger Sub, with Udemy Inc. This all-stock tran...
25 Mar, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
Edtech firm Brightchamps buys K12 marketplace EdjustWith this buyout, GSV Ventures-backed Brightchamps has acquired four companies, including Education10x, a financial literacy education plat...
20 Jan, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Laptop company Primebook grabs 3% market share in first yearMahant claimed that the company is one of the fastest growing startups in the IT hardware sector whose valuation has already crossed Rs 500...
18 Dec, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Teacher accreditation edtech startup Centa raises $1 millionThe Bengaluru-based startup plans to use fresh capital to build out a ‘teaching-as-a-service’ (TaaS) marketplace model that will provide on...
16 Nov, 2023, 06.11 PM IST
Blume Ventures elevates Arpit Agarwal, Sajith Pai as investment partnersAgarwal, who joined Blume in 2014, heads the emerging tech vertical at the firm, including electric vehicles and climate tech. Pai, along w...
20 Mar, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
Flipkart marketplace gets $90M infusion; Byju’s asks creditors for more time on $1.2B loanFlipkart’s online marketplace has received a cash infusion of about $90 million (Rs 722 crore) from its Singapore-based parent entity, regu...
10 Jan, 2023, 07.58 PM IST
Now, Amazon to shut its wholesale distribution business in IndiaCalled Amazon Distribution, the business operates in Bengaluru, Hubli and Mysore. This is the third business Amazon has shut in India in th...
30 Nov, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Amazon to shut India edtech business starting next yearAmazon started its edtech business during the Covid-19 pandemic, offering courses in math and science targeted at students preparing for th...
27 Nov, 2022, 10.41 AM IST
Looking for job in ed-tech sector? Here is all you should knowWith the rise of more Edtech platforms, the opportunities for the employment market across all industries are also expanding. Many professi...
21 Oct, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
Financepeer bags $31 million in funding from QED, Aavishkaar CapitalThe company had raised $3 million in 2020 from MS Fincap, Danube, Aar Em Ventures, Angelbay Holdings, JITO Angel Network, and HEM Angels.
20 Apr, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
US-based AI powered ed-tech marketplace WooStudy enters IndiaIn India, the company aims to onboard more than 1,00,000 students by 2024, with partnerships with over 5000 institutes and support from ove...
04 Mar, 2022, 06.33 PM IST
Indian unicorns set to continue their hiring spree in 2022Meesho, Acko, Razorpay, Zeta, Spinny, Apna, Vedantu and Cred are among those looking to scale up their teams by up to 100 per cent in the c...
16 Jan, 2022, 04.39 PM IST
Edtech firms join forces to set rules; Tata’s new financial marketplaceIndia’s top edtech firms are joining forces to implement a self-regulatory code on how they do business in the country. Tata Digital has se...
12 Jan, 2022, 04.05 AM IST
Omicron unlikely to impact unicorns’ hiring spreeIndian unicorns – led by the newly-minted ones – are set to continue their hiring spree in 2022, with the third wave of Covid-19 unlikely t...
12 Jan, 2022, 03.25 AM IST
Leverage EdTech gets $1.3 m in pre-series A fundingLeverage EdTech will use the proceeds to further invest in product development, particularly in K-12 segment, growing its team and expansio...
15 Jan, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
- ‘Tech is not going to replace teachers anytime soon’
Hayath has mentored startups such as Ola and Chaayos, and runs angel investment group Powai Lake Ventures.
01 Apr, 2018, 10.49 AM IST
Amadeus Capital sets its sight on India, eyes marketplaces, ed-tech and fintech firmsFor India, Amadeus is not eyeing a fixed number of investments but early growth stage firms where product-market fit is well established, a...
15 Mar, 2016, 10.07 AM IST