Edtech companies need to rework models to keep parents happyThe survey covered 521 parents to understand their experience with edtech offerings in the K-12 and JEE-NEET preparation segments.
07 Nov, 2022, 07.01 AM 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
Unacademy launches annual subscription learning product with Sachin TendulkarUnacademy plans to add more courses from different fields such as sports, arts, business, and leadership in future. The Icons programme wil...
23 Feb, 2022, 12.37 PM IST
Unacademy allocates $20 million to group firm Relevel"The fundraise comes within four months of the launch of Relevel, on the back of strong traction witnessed in user growth, hiring company p...
01 Oct, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
Oyo eyes $12-15B IPO valuation; Unacademy gets a breatherOyo is aiming for a valuation of $12-15 billion for its upcoming IPO, in which some investors will sell parts of their holdings. These won’...
24 Sep, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
Unacademy shuts Mastree after a year of acquisitionUnacademy had invested $5 million in Mastree in July last year as it wanted to strengthen its presence in the K-12 learning space. Mastree ...
03 Sep, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
Reboot & Refresh 2.0: The new Indian marketing playbookWith consumer sentiments and household spending still low, Brand Equity finds that leading advertisers are exploring newer approaches to ma...
26 Jun, 2021, 10.58 AM IST
Streaming platform ALTBalaji picks up 17.5% stake in celebrity engagement platform TringLaunched in February 2020, Tring has become one of the leading players in the celebrity video shout-out space. The investment by ALTBalaji ...
19 Oct, 2020, 09.36 PM IST
Unacademy plans to launch Rs 30 crore-ESOP buyback offerThe edutech space has seen strong growth globally with the COVID-19 pandemic serving as an inflection point, with rapid growth seen in the ...
15 Oct, 2020, 04.11 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
SoftBank leads $150 million funding in Unacademy, valuation jumps to $1.5 billionThis is SoftBank's first investment in an Indian firm since December, when it had backed eyewear retailer Lenskart. The technology investor...
03 Sep, 2020, 08.46 AM IST
Unacademy takes majority stake in Mastree for $5 millionThe startup, founded by Shrey Goyal and Royal Jain, is building an online subscription service for STEAM courses for students in grades 5-8.
15 Jul, 2020, 11.55 AM IST
Unacademy eyeing unicorn club as it talks for $100-150 million fundingThe financing bid comes less than four months after the firm closed a $110 million round led by social media giant Facebook and blue-chip p...
05 Jun, 2020, 12.05 PM IST
Unacademy eyes USD 300 mn recurring revenues in coming years"We are looking to USD 250-300 million ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) and for that we need capital, we need teachers and so on," Gaurav Mun...
19 Feb, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
Unacademy raises $50 mn from Steadview Capital, Sequoia India and othersUnacademy, which recently launched its Plus Subscription, said over 50,000 learners have subscribed to the programme.
26 Jun, 2019, 05.39 PM IST
Edtech firms see money in live streaming classesExperts say increased adoption of live video learning is a direct impact of falling mobile data costs.
16 Apr, 2019, 08.02 AM IST