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Byju's in talks with investors to raise funding at $22 bn valuation
Online tutoring company Byju’s is in talks with several investors to raise $1-1.5 billion at a valuation of nearly $22 ......
Finance
Weekly Deals Wrap: Edtech, crypto sectors see unicorns; M&A, PE/VC deal value doubles
The Indian startup ecosystem got a funding boost this week too with two edtech companies and one crypto exchange entering ......
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Allowing startups to list abroad will produce multinational giants: Startups to PM
Twenty two Indian startups and investors have urged PM, Narendra Modi, to allow start-ups to directly list abroad. The...
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Rumours of our acquisition come as a complete surprise: Vedantu CEO
After reports today said that edtech firm Byju’s was close to buying Vedantu for up to $800 million, the latter’s ......
People
WhiteHat Jr founder Karan Bajaj quits for a public service career
After about 2.5 years of founding WhiteHat Jr, and one year since the online coding tutoring company’s acquisition, founder...
Finance
Weekly Deals Wrap: Byju's goes shopping again, Gupshup leads funding chart
M&As ruled the weekly dealmaking charts as Byju’s continued its acquisition spree by buying Mumbai-based Toppr for $150...
Finance
Weekly Deals Wrap: Edtech dominates charts, Swiggy closes big funding as rival lists
Byju's, flush from millions of dollars raised from Abu Dhabi's state entity ADQ, Blackstone and others last month, led...
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Byju's acquires US-based reading platform Epic for $500 mn
Continuing on its aggressive inorganic growth run, BYJU’s has acquired Epic, a Redwood City, California based digital reading...
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Blackstone to acquire controlling stake in ed-tech firm Simplilearn
Global alternative assets manager Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in ed-tech firm Simplilearn Solutions...
Consumer
Verlinvest, Sequoia eye pet care foray with bet on omnichannel startup
Belgium-based family office Verlinvest and multi-stage investor Sequoia Capital are in discussions to invest in a pet products...