PhonePe calls off deal to acquire ZestMoney; Unacademy to slash 12% of workforceIn the end, it was much ado about nothing. After months of back and forth and oohs and aahs, PhonePe, one of India’s leading fintechs and t...
30 Mar, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Exclusive: Behind Tata Neu’s muted first year performance; Gokul Rajaram on Indian startups, valuations & moreTata Digital's much-hyped superapp Neu has had a slow start in its first year of launch. Sources told us that the platform contributed less...
30 Mar, 2023, 08.58 AM IST
NCLAT upholds CCI’s Rs 1,338-crore fine on Google; GoMechanic gone in slump saleThe NCLAT bench has directed Google to carry out the competition regulator’s directions and deposit the fine within 30 days. The penalty of...
29 Mar, 2023, 08.20 PM IST
Unacademy hives off 2020 acquisition CodeChefUnacademy will hold only a 30% stake as an investor in CodeChef, which will now function as an independent business being run by its curren...
29 Mar, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
What’s next for Unacademy as it slashes 1,000 jobs in a massive cost-cutting exerciseAccording to people aware of the matter, out of the 1,000 employees who have been fired in the past few weeks, about 300 were educators on ...
07 Apr, 2022, 10.07 PM IST
Unacademy acquires online learning platform SwiflearnThe acquisition is in line with Unacademy's plans to strengthen its position in the K-12 category and optimise its product offerings in the...
03 Nov, 2021, 06.54 AM IST
Unacademy in talks to invest in school chain OrchidWith this move, the edtech startup will enter the K-12 segment where Byju's dominates
27 Jul, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Fintech firms face IPO challengesThree Indian fintech firms have IPOs coming up soon, but face unique challenges related to their revenue models, foreign ownership, and inc...
27 Jul, 2021, 01.29 AM IST
Unacademy acquires live game streaming platform Rheo TVThe Bengaluru-based edtech startup will fully acquire Rheo TV, and enable the exit of all existing investors.
26 Jul, 2021, 07.08 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Edtech’ buying spree, Fintech’s funding juggernautTata signs $1.2 billion deal to acquire BigBasket. Unacademy acquires TapChief at a valuation of $100 million. Indian startups are testing ...
19 Feb, 2021, 09.03 PM IST
Unacademy acquires majority stake in TapChiefTapChief is Unacademy’s seventh acquisition in the past 12 months, and will enable the edtech startup to build Unacademy Pro.
16 Feb, 2021, 09.29 PM IST
ETtech Evening Briefing on Feb. 16, 2021: Greta’s toolkit explainedShared by Greta Thunberg on February 4, the protest toolkit has been spoken about endlessly since the arrest of 21-year-old climate activis...
16 Feb, 2021, 09.12 PM IST
Unacademy acquires test preparation startup CoursavyThis is Unacademy’s fourth acquisition this year, after Kreatryx, PrepLadder and more recently CodeChef.
25 Sep, 2020, 08.06 AM IST
Once-in-a-century Covid crisis is unleashing a new wave of mergers and acquisitionsWhile deals are fewer at an aggregate level since the beginning of the pandemic, deal activity is in sharp contrast with the contraction in...
19 Sep, 2020, 11.15 PM IST
Unacademy buys PrepLadder for $50m in cash & stock dealThe entire 250-member team of the postgraduate medical entrance exam preparation platform will join the Unacademy Group, including founders...
08 Jul, 2020, 08.15 AM IST