Education financing startup GyanDhan raises Rs 50 crore from edtech firm Classplus, VC fund Pravega VenturesThe funds will be used to scale operations, strengthen its consultant partnership network, expand the team, and invest in technology. New D...
03 Jun, 2025, 10.29 PM IST
Career choices of Indian students abroad shifting toward entrepreneurshipEntrepreneurial ambitions are rising among Indian students studying abroad, with 37% planning to start their own ventures post-education, a...
07 Apr, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
Why are Indian students flocking to Germany?Germany is becoming an increasingly popular destination for Indian students, drawn by its strong academic offerings and quality of life. Wi...
27 Mar, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
Leap Finance raises $100 million in debt funding from HSBCLeap Finance, which offers education loans to students pursuing a postgraduate degree abroad, has disbursed over $250 million in loans to m...
05 Mar, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Leap raises $65 million in funding round led by Apis PartnersThe round, consisting of both primary and secondary investments, also saw participation from existing investors Owl Ventures, Jungle Ventur...
29 Jan, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
What’s stopping Indian women from going abroad to study?Despite increasing numbers of Indian women pursuing education abroad, challenges persist. According to a survey by MSM Unify, financial con...
12 Mar, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
Courses that top the list for Indian students planning to study abroadThe most popular courses that top the list of Indian students are broadly categorized into STEM courses as well as Finance and Business rel...
30 Oct, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
83 per cent Indian students believe foreign degrees land them better jobs: StudyThanks to global connectivity, 42 per cent of Indian students are open to destinations beyond anglophone countries that don't have English ...
28 Sep, 2022, 10.50 AM IST
Study-abroad startup Leap raises $75 million from Owl Ventures, othersThe San Francisco- and Bengaluru-based company is planning to utilise the funds to expand overseas, such as launching its products in Bangl...
22 Jun, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
Leverage Edu raises $22 million funding, plans to expand in India and overseasLeverage Edu said it would use the funds to grow in existing geographies of Australia, India and Nigeria to bolster its student network, an...
21 Mar, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
Leap Scholar facilitated education loans worth more than $150 million, says co-founder Vaibhav SinghLeap Scholar, helping students to get into their dream college or universities abroad, took Indian market by storm for their innovative way...
10 Mar, 2022, 12.34 PM IST
South Asia’s largest study abroad platform is on a journey to democratize global education and careersThe idea behind Leap was to build a student-centric and customer-obsessed company that can enable young and ambitious students to access qu...
25 Jan, 2022, 06.00 PM IST
Instagram-inspired small town kids want foreign degrees tooConsultants providing study-abroad guidance said post-pandemic, they are witnessing a 40-80% increase in enquiries from non-metro locations
10 Nov, 2021, 06.34 AM IST
Edtech startup Leap raises $55 million funding led by Owl VenturesThe round comes less than six months after Leap raised its Series B funding, which was led by Jungle Ventures, bringing the total equity ca...
08 Sep, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
Edtech startup Leap raises $17 million in Series B fundingThe new funding from Jungle Ventures comes less than a year after Leap raised $5.5 million from Sequoia Capital India and others, taking th...
16 Mar, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
Why it's time for Indian students to go globalThe number of international students globally rose from 28,00,000 to 41,00,000 in less than a decade from 2005 . As of 2017, of the 50,00,0...
17 Aug, 2018, 07.20 PM IST
- Foreign univs ride India's low student intake
Foreign institutes would continue to be a lucrative option for higher studies, provided one is ready to shell out big bucks.
18 Mar, 2008, 01.01 AM IST