Byju’s
Finance
Verlinvest to double down on India, expand consumer portfolio
Belgium-based family office Verlinvest is keen to expand its India portfolio by investing more in consumer brands and adding newer...
TMT
Temasek to pick up minority stake in Alibaba-backed edtech firm
Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings is set to invest $30 million in online tutorial platform Lido Learning, possibly...
TMT
Unacademy acquires Blume Ventures-backed TapChief
Sorting Hat Technologies, which runs edtech unicorn Unacademy, has acquired a majority stake in Pilani Experts Technology Labs-owned...
General
Grapevine: Byju's nears deal for Toppr; Consortium to buy Reliance Home Finance assets
Byju’s, the edtech unicorn backed by several marquee domestic and international investors, is nearing a deal to acquire...
TMT
Edtech startup Newton School secures Series A cheques from RTP Global, HNIs
Education technology startup Newton School has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Russian venture capital ......
TMT
Byju's goes shopping again, snaps up Mumbai startup
India’s biggest online education startup Byju’s is continuing its shopping spree with the purchase of a Mumbai-based...
General
Grapevine: Tata Chemicals may buy Archean unit; Byju's to acquire Aakash
Tata Chemicals Ltd is in advanced talks to acquire the industrial salt unit of Archean Group at a minimum valuation ......
Finance
Flashback 2020: Coronavirus drags M&A, private deal volumes to five-year lows
The number of private investments and mergers and acquisitions dropped to the lowest in at least five years during 2020 ......
TMT
Flashback 2020: Tech sizzles in hard times, Reliance soaks up telecom glory
Coronavirus helped telecom and technology emerge as some of the hottest private equity investment destinations in 2020 even as...
Consumer
Blackstone-backed test-prep firm Aakash ropes in CEO from Byju's
Aakash Educational Services Ltd, one of the leading test-preparation firms in the country, has appointed edtech giant Byju's...
