UpGrad value pegged at $1.7 billion as Unacademy deal awaits CCI assentUpGrad's valuation hit $1.7 billion, with a confidential report revealing projected profitability for FY26. The edtech firm plans to acquir...
20 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Unacademy’s test prep CEO Sumit Jain quits ahead of upGrad acquisitionSumit Jain has stepped down from his role in Unacademy, ahead of a potential merger with upGrad Education. Jain, who joined Unacademy in 20...
19 May, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
PoS terminal supply squeeze; Skyroot CEO on unicorn flightHappy Friday! The point-of-sale (PoS) supply has dried up in India as the West Asia conflict squeezes imports. This and more in today's ETt...
08 May, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
UpGrad, Unacademy file application with CCI for mergerEdtech firms UpGrad and Unacademy have filed for antitrust clearance with the CCI for their proposed merger. UpGrad will acquire Unacademy ...
08 May, 2026, 12.51 AM IST
UpGrad to acquire Unacademy for Rs 2,055 crore, 90% below peak valuationAfter on-again, off-again talks, Ronnie Screwvala-run edtech firm UpGrad is acquiring UpGrad in a cut price deal. UpGrad is also raising an...
05 May, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
UpGrad-Unacademy deal closes; India’s largest private satellite lifts offHappy Monday! Upgrad is set to acquire Unacademy at a 90% markdown of its peak valuation. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
04 May, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
Ronnie Screwvala’s Upgrad to acquire Unacademy in all-stock dealHigher learning firm Upgrad will acquire Unacademy in an all-stock deal, according to the SoftBank-backed test prep company's founder Gaura...
15 Mar, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Upgrad secures $60 million from Temasek at $2.25 billion valuationTemasek, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, has invested an additional $60 million into Upgrad, maintaining the higher education and upskil...
21 Oct, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
upGrad forays into Pacific region with medical institute in VanuatuEdtech firm upGrad on Tuesday announced that it has forayed into Pacific region with first-ever fully offline medical institute in the Repu...
13 Jun, 2023, 03.30 PM IST
upGrad sets up not-for-profit foundation, commits Rs 50 crore corpus fundWith a corpus of Rs 50 crore, the foundation intends to focus on a variety of working professionals, including first-generation students, w...
04 Apr, 2022, 01.49 PM IST
Ronnie Screwvala to merge business units; in talks to raise $200 millionScrewvala has been one of the key Indian investors in early-stage tech and new economy companies. His startup portfolio will be included in...
22 Jan, 2021, 11.14 AM IST
upGrad earmarks Rs 50 crore to acquire ed-tech firms this fiscalThe company will earmark about Rs 50 crore for the future funding of these business activities, he added. Upgrad did not disclose the name ...
16 Apr, 2020, 02.37 PM IST
UpGrad eyes $40 m in external fundingThe company has held discussions with about three investors — two financial and one strategic — which, if successful, could see the company...
08 Jan, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
UpGrad ties up with MICA to offer digital marketing programmeAs a part of the association, UpGrad will leverage its knowledge to train students to be able to understand concepts and provide case studi...
19 Apr, 2017, 03.27 PM IST
Ronnie Screwvala offers to up skill L&T’s laid-off staffThe programme will be run through UpGrad, an online higher education platform that offers courses in product management, data analytics and...
06 Dec, 2016, 01.18 AM IST
UpGrad and IIIT-Bangalore partner with Uber and Gramener for their Data AnalyticsProgramIIIT-Bangalore and UpGrad had earlier announced their partnership to launch this program, which aims to train over 10,000 professionals in ...
31 May, 2016, 07.23 PM IST
Ronnie Screwvala’s UpGrad in advanced talks to acquire three companiesRonnie Screwvala’s online education venture, is in advanced talks to acquire three companies in India and the USA.
26 Jan, 2016, 05.43 PM IST