Sidbi, NSIC subsidiary to back startup fund SorinSorin Investments had raised a corpus of over ₹1,000 crore in August. Sorin has deployed about ₹70 crore till date in two startups. It plan...
21 Nov, 2023, 12.33 AM IST
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...
21 Aug, 2023, 08.18 PM IST
Sorin Investments’ maiden fund raises over Rs 1000 croreInvestors in the fund include Henry Kravis, George Roberts and other partners of the American global investment firm KKR & Co as well as He...
21 Aug, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
Invesco cuts Swiggy’s valuation by 33% to $5.5 billion; global tech M&A deals sputter in March quarterUS asset manager Invesco has once again slashed its portfolio firm Swiggy’s valuation. This time it’s a 33% cut to $5.5 billion from $8.2 b...
08 May, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Edtech firm Hero Vired appoints Samra Rahman as head of people and cultureIn her previous stint, Samra Rahman was the CHRO at Centum Learning. She has also been associated with HCL Technologies, IBM, and Tata Tele...
05 Dec, 2022, 12.28 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Indian startups pickup funding in festival season investment spree, despite a two-year lowIndian startups saw a slight uptick in funding with edtech unicorn Byju's leading the front
21 Oct, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
Coursera records 192% growth YOY in Q1; enrollment for certificate courses rises in India“Learners in India are eager to learn from industry experts. In Q1 2022, Indian learners have enrolled in twice as many courses from indust...
20 Jul, 2022, 03.45 PM IST
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...
27 Jun, 2022, 09.36 PM 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
Budget 2022-23: EV firms seek inclusive PLI scheme, edtech firms want a tax cutEV and mobility startups want the government to make its production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme more inclusive and reduce the GST on elec...
31 Jan, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Hero Vired ties up with Text & Clicks Academy to upskill, place retired armed forces personnelText & Clicks Academy has trained over 16,000 participants over the last three years with a placement percentage of 62%, including particip...
24 Jan, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
Hero Vired launches ‘Vired for Business’ to upskill employeesHero Vired, the edtech unit of Hero Group, has launched a business-to-business (B2B) arm called "Vired for Business" for upskilling employe...
14 Sep, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
BYJU'S announces Rs 2 crore for Chopra, Rs 1 crore each for other Tokyo medallistsChopra on Saturday produced a throw of 87.58m in the finals at the Tokyo Games to claim the country's first track-and-field medal and becom...
08 Aug, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
Edtech firm Hero Vired appoints Satyajit Menon as HR headSatyajit Menon, as the HR head of Hero Vired, will be responsible for building and strengthening the organisation’s people function, the He...
21 Jun, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Hero Group forays into edtech with Hero ViredHero Vired, led by Akshay Munjal, has partnered with MIT and New York-based Codecademy to develop skill sets of those who have completed sc...
13 Apr, 2021, 09.19 AM IST
Edtech startup Newton School raises $5 million in fundingThe funding round saw participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Prophetic Ventures and Unacademy co-founders Gaurav Mun...
08 Feb, 2021, 03.28 PM IST
Former Square, Facebook senior executive Gokul Rajaram joins Pine Labs as advisorRajaram has over two decades of experience in product development and management.
05 Nov, 2020, 08.54 PM IST