How did Indian VCs get their edtech hypothesis so wrong?
A significant plank of India’s startup story was the potential of the edtech sector. VC projections have now come a cropper and their limited partners need to ask the hard questions.
10 October, 2023•20 min
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10 October, 2023•20 min
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