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153 ARTICLES
Allen Career Institute is in flux and nowhere close to an IPO
Four years after Bodhi Tree’s investment, the test-prep giant remains caught between a slowing legacy business and growth bets that are still in their infancy.
14 Jun 2026
Can Bhanzu break India's edtech curse?
The math learning platform is growing fast and expanding globally. Success will depend on how smartly it can manoeuvre the very pitfalls that have crippled peers.
17 May 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
Varkey Group’s GEMS bets on Saudi Arabia to revive global ambitions
The UAE-based school operator is making a move into Saudi Arabia as it enters its biggest expansion phase yet.
26 Nov 2025
Physics Wallah share jumps 44% on market debut
The edtech company ends the day with a market capitalization of over Rs 44,000 crore.
18 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
Physics Wallah carries the baggage of the industry it’s meant to redeem
Aggressive accounting, failed acquisitions and soaring customer acquisition costs lurk beneath India’s first edtech IPO.
14 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
Gaurav Munjal’s exit from Unacademy turns messy over money, special demands
With the test-prep company struggling, Munjal wants Rs 200 crore each for co-founders to leave, exposing India’s broken founder-investor power dynamic.
10 Jun 2025
Unacademy’s Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini to step down, marking the end of Indian edtech’s golden period
With the founders stepping back and focus shifting to AirLearn, the company becomes the latest casualty in India’s crumbling edtech dream.
28 May 2025
