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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
A deal between the two education biggies will signal the emergence of a hybrid model in the industry.
Last month, in a looking-forward-to-2021 story, we had placed our bets on Aakash Educational Services Ltd in the education sector. As it turns out, someone else had their eyes on the company too.
On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Byju’s, India’s biggest edtech company, valued at $12 billion, is in talks to buy AESL for $1 billion, citing unnamed sources. If the deal goes through, it will be one of the biggest edtech acquisitions in the world.
A deal will mean that the Byju’s juggernaut will start the year right where it left off in 2020. It will also give the …
Believing education is the key to success, Unacademy raised $880 million and reached a $3.4 billion valuation, only to crash 90%. Its co-founder and CEO gets candid about the state of the startup and Indian edtech.
Physics Wallah’s desperate pursuit of growth has led to another bold announcement. The latest move centres around one of India’s most competitive test-prep pockets.
For one of the world’s largest and shrewdest investors to entirely skip putting money in the country is a sign of how quickly the nature of the Indian startup ecosystem has changed.
