Co-founder Ronnie Screwvala leads funding round with a contribution of Rs 212 crore On Wednesday, edtech firm upGrad announced that it raised Rs 300 crore in a right issue led by co-founder and chairperson Ronnie Screwvala. Screwvala contributed Rs 212 crore in the internal funding round, while existing investor Temasek contributed Rs 81 crore, and […]
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The fintech startup reports an increase in student loan applications, especially from study abroad aspirants GyanDhan, a Delhi-based fintech startup sanctioned education loans worth Rs 1400 crore in FY23. The education financing platform, announced that this is the highest amount ever since the platform’s inception. The company has witnessed 100 per cent growth year-on-year. Over […]
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The fintech startup reports an increase in student loan applications, especially from study abroad aspirants GyanDhan, a Delhi-based fintech startup sanctioned education loans worth Rs 1400 crore in FY23. The education financing platform, announced that this is the highest amount ever since the platform’s inception. The company has witnessed 100 per cent growth year-on-year. Over […]
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PhysicsWallah invests in Knowledge Planet to scale operations in GCC region, compete with BYJU’S, Unacademy Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah (PW) has acquired UAE-based K-12 online learning platform Knowledge Planet for an undisclosed amount, with plans to expand into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region by 2024. The deal includes an investment in Knowledge Planet and the […]
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Introduction Based in Kolkata, Zeroinfy allows students to buy course videos prepared by teachers. It also encourages peer-to-peer learning where students can share their own notes via the platform. It offers courses like CA, CS, CFA, UPSC, and IIT-JEE. Learn online for exams like CA, CS, CFA, FRM, UPSC, Programming languages, from India’s most experienced […]
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Introduction Nayi Disha is one startup that is making study fun for preschoolers in the form of various innovative games and learning models. As claimed by the startup, they are serving 50 schools in cities like Bangalore, Delhi, Baroda, and Jaipur. They have made 30 apps for children by now! The games inculcate a strong […]
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Introduction MeetUniv is a solution to more than 30 million students over the country who applied to different universities or want to get enrolled. It lists 40,000 courses from 3,000 universities all over the world, as well as over 100 scholarships that Indian students mostly rely on to go abroad. Meetuniv is performing the best […]
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WizIQ Founded in 2007, WizIQ is one of the world’s largest cloud-based education platforms. Over 400,000 educators have leveraged WizIQ to deliver learning services to 4 Million+ learners across 200 countries. WizIQ’s award-winning Virtual Classroom solution that enables online delivery of live instructor-led learning, has received acclaim from education service providers from around the world. […]
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Introduction TestBook startup helps students prepare for various competitive exams held across India like Gate, Aptitude, SBI Bank PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, and IBPS Clerk. Startups can conduct exams, analyze their performance and improve. Students can get practice tests at a reasonable price. Testbook is an affordable platform for better and efficient exam preparation. […]
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Embibe Embibe provides a mobile as well as a tablet-friendly environment to help students prepare for Indian competitive examinations like medical, engineering, etc. The startup’s aim is to help students cope with the examination pressure using data analytics. When a student takes an examination in the platform, the result explains the student about his various […]