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Physics Wallah’s entry into the perilous education business should set alarm bells ringing
Co-founders Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari made Physics Wallah the company it is today by keeping their focus on the digital media, test-prep business. With fresh funds at its disposal after the IPO, it is making the mistake of believing it is an education company.
10 Feb 2026
Ronnie Screwvala is stretching upGrad to mean more
As the company weighs a move into test prep ahead of a 2027 IPO, the question is whether entering a category from which upGrad has consciously stayed away so far makes sense.
16 Dec 2025
What about Lightspeed?
One of the few remaining foreign venture capital funds in India, Lightspeed has had a rather quiet year—especially when compared to some of its peers. The 2026 IPO pipeline may be the reset it needs.
29 Nov 2025
US court filing alleges Byju’s diverted over $500 million back to Raveendran
The founders of the beleaguered ed-tech firm have denied the allegation.
17 Nov 2025
Seekho and the parable of how entertainment consumed edtech
The investment signals a shift from structured learning to bite-sized, bingeable learning that mixes entertainment with education. But can it deliver real-world skills?
30 Sept 2025
Why Apollo Tyres is spending Rs 579 crore on India’s cricket jersey
The tyre maker is betting big on visibility and fan sentiment, but whether the payoff matches the price remains to be seen.
22 Sept 2025
In Physics Wallah’s IPO, YouTube’s the star
Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari’s edtech startup will be a first-of-its-kind story from India of a YouTube content platform that has gone on to pull off a public listing.
20 Sept 2025
How Reliance’s $180 million bet on Embibe came to naught
The edtech company was supposed to be the conglomerate’s answer to India’s education crisis. Seven years and $180 million later, the AI-powered startup has quietly vanished into corporate obscurity.
07 Sept 2025
Dream11 looks to withdraw as Indian cricket team sponsor
The fantasy sports platform is planning to exit its Rs 358-crore BCCI sponsorship following the new online gaming legislation, and could become the latest in a series of high-profile Team India sponsor exits.
24 Aug 2025
Inside Eloelo app, Indians are live-streaming into nothing
Backed by WaterBridge and Kalaari, Eloelo spent years trying to find the right product to start monetizing. Only to fall back on lonely Indians looking for someone to speak to and willing to pay for it.
20 Jul 2025