Pync calls it quits; Shadowfax CEO on D2C shiftHappy Thursday! Instant house-help startup Pync is shutting down and merging with rival Snabbit. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Di...
15 Jan, 2026, 08.25 PM 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
Top startup and tech stories this weekWelcome to a new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories this week. Let’s take a look.
07 Dec, 2024, 07.21 AM IST
Unacademy-Allen deal; Swiggy Q2 earningsHappy Wednesday! Unacademy and Allen Career Institute have been in talks to strike a deal but the terms are yet unclear. We have details of...
04 Dec, 2024, 01.09 PM IST
Unacademy launches app to learn Spanish; Indian languages to followUnacademy's chief executive, Gaurav Munjal, announced in a post on the microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) that their new ...
07 Jun, 2024, 09.13 PM IST
New-age brands buzz on deal street; Unacademy founders’ voting rightsHappy Friday! New-age brands are attracting capital from VC funds, founders and other types of investors. This and more in today’s ETtech M...
31 May, 2024, 07.41 AM IST
Silicon Valley’s SPC plans India outpost; Holi spike for quick-commerceHappy Tuesday! San Francisco-based South Park Commons is working with Flipkart’s cofounder Binny Bansal on its India expansion. Details on ...
26 Mar, 2024, 07.29 AM IST
Unacademy launches gamified app for UPSC aspirantsThe new experiment at the Bengaluru-based startup comes at a time when the company is facing intense pressure to show profitability as Covi...
30 May, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Edtech firms in a tight spot; TCS’ Gopinathan says 2023 will bring ‘balance’Edtech firms are expected to move away from the K-12 business model in the coming year. They are also expected to focus on things like expa...
20 Dec, 2022, 12.40 PM IST
View: Back to the 'old normal'It took months of pandemic-driven lockdowns for businesses to carve out an online ecosystem. However, within a couple of months of the thir...
24 May, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Vedantu to sack another 424 employees; PhonePe to buy WealthDesk, OpenQ for $75MEdtech unicorn Vedantu said it is laying off another 424 employees – about 7% of its workforce – just days after sacking 200 contractual an...
18 May, 2022, 07.23 PM IST
Edtech's post-Covid offline push continues with Unacademy CentresBengaluru-based Unacademy said its first offline centre will be operational in Kota by next month, followed by centres in Jaipur, Bengaluru...
18 May, 2022, 04.11 PM IST
Classplus bags $70M; Moveworks seeks 2nd HQ in IndiaClassplus, a four-year-old startup that helps teachers offer their services online, has raised $70 million from investors at a valuation of...
29 Mar, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
Lok Sabha approves crypto tax; Rebel Foods announces $10M Esop liquidationThe Finance Bill 2022, which includes the new taxes on crypto assets, was passed in the Lok Sabha this evening.
25 Mar, 2022, 07.15 PM IST
Future of edtech is online-plus-offline, says Sequoia India MDUnacademy earlier this month launched experience stores – which focus on new users looking to take up courses with the ed-tech platform - a...
25 Mar, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
RBI pulls up Paytm Payments Bank; Amazon India to remove Cloudtail as sellerPaytm Payments Bank cannot accept new customers and must appoint a firm to audit its IT system, the central bank said on Friday.
11 Mar, 2022, 06.53 PM IST
Unacademy looks at omni-channel retail, launches physical storesThe Unacademy store will host a counselling area for learners; an in-house library for reading sources, as well as classrooms that will hos...
11 Mar, 2022, 02.06 PM IST