Vedantu acquires test prep platform Deeksha for $40 millionThe acquisition will give Vedantu access to almost 40 offline centres across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, and to Deeksha’s 13,0...
13 Oct, 2022, 08.27 PM IST
Cash-strapped edtech startup Lido Learning files for bankruptcyLido Learning’s board passed a resolution in an extraordinary meeting held on September 5 to file an application under Section 10 of the In...
08 Sep, 2022, 10.41 PM IST
Vedantu lays off another 100 employees after sacking 624 in MayInterestingly, cofounder and chief executive Vamsi Krishna had said in a memo to employees on May 18 that the previous retrenchment exercis...
02 Aug, 2022, 11.15 PM IST
Byju's cuts 600 jobs across Toppr and WhiteHat Jr as Indian edtech space shrinksByju's subsidiaries laid off 600 employees as Indian edtech space reels under global macroeconomic headwinds.
29 Jun, 2022, 04.59 PM IST
Vedantu says it is laying off another 424 employeesVedantu had earlier fired 200 of its contractual and full-time employees, amid cratering demand for online education, owing to the opening ...
19 May, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
Edtech unicorn Vedantu slashes course costs as offline learning returnsVedantu's latest offering, Ai Live classes, offers an interactive platform backed by technology at Rs 5,000 annually. It leverages artifici...
29 Apr, 2022, 09.52 AM IST
Higher education, lifelong learning to drive edtech market growth, says Redseer reportThe online education market, which includes K12, higher education and lifelong learning or upskilling in India is presently worth around $1...
27 Mar, 2022, 04.04 PM IST
Vedantu turns unicorn after $100-million fundingVedantu has raised $100 million in a new funding round led by Temasek-backed ABC World Asia, catapulting it into the unicorn club. more inv...
29 Sep, 2021, 07.53 PM IST
Vedantu joins unicorn club; Tata’s super app gets a nameVedantu, an edtech platform, has become the 28th Indian startup unicorn of 2021, a year that has seen unprecedented funding pour into the c...
29 Sep, 2021, 07.04 PM IST
Ed-tech companies to go on hiring spreeMost hiring for these startups will be in sales, marketing, content, design and technical domains.
10 Aug, 2021, 09.22 AM IST
Edtech startup Vedantu acquires majority stake in PedagogyEdtech startup Vedantu intends to make Pedagogy’s product accessible to its more than 30 million students at an affordable price.
15 Jul, 2021, 06.52 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Innovaccer, Infra.Market become unicorns, Zomato’s funding spreeThe week through 26 February was one of large funding deals, with Tiger Global emerging as a common thread among three of them.
26 Feb, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
Vedantu acquires doubt-solving platform Instasolv as edtech churn continuesThe deal adds close to one million potential active learners of Instasolv to Vedantu’s platform. Instasolv, in turn, will leverage Vedantu'...
22 Feb, 2021, 05.17 PM IST
Vedantu strengthens leadership marketing teamThe two senior executives will be based out of Bengaluru.
07 Jan, 2021, 07.52 PM IST
upGrad buys The Gate Academy, to invest Rs 100 crore in test preparation businessBengaluru-based The Gate Academy has over 57 coaching centres and nearly 200,000 learners preparing for the GATE and other entrance tests f...
24 Nov, 2020, 08.18 PM IST
Byju's, Unacademy go on advertising spree amid closuresEdtech firms Byju’s, Vedantu, Unacademy, Toppr, Testbook, UpGrad and a few other players are offering free access to their platforms, conte...
23 Mar, 2020, 01.28 PM IST
Vedantu scores $24m from GGV Capital, othersThe investment is an extension of its Series-C round that saw Tiger Global leading a $42 million infusion into the Bengaluru-based firm in ...
14 Feb, 2020, 09.51 AM IST