Vedantu turns unicorn amidst edtech battle in India
The Bengaluru-based online learning platform is the fifth edtech company in the country to attain unicorn status. Last month, edtech ventures: upGrad and Eruditus also joined the coveted club.
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VIDEO - Organic growth not enough: Byju
This year so far, Byju Raveendran has spent over $2 billion across four key acquisitions—intending to also accelerate the edtech major’s growth in the U.S. and other markets.
What's behind Byju's ambition?
What distinguishes Byju Raveendran—the founder of India’s largest edtech unicorn—BYJU’S from other entrepreneurs is the scale and ambition of the edtech firm.
VIDEO - Entrepreneur by chance: Byju Raveendran
India’s fifth-richest tech billionaire Byju Raveendran narrates his life story in just one sentence.
Edtech juggernaut: 2 unicorns, $3.8 bn fund raise
Between January and August 2021, the country’s edtech space has attracted almost 4x more funding than last year while adding 2 new unicorns.
Great Learning on China’s edtech crackdown
China’s regulatory clampdown on its technology sector is unlikely to make India a sole beneficiary, says Mohan Lakhamraju, founder, Great Learning.
Edtech access societal problem: Great Learning
The pandemic-induced edtech boom in India has a serious problem: the widening divide between the haves and have-nots. And it is for real, says Mohan Lakhamraju, founder, Great Learning.
Edtech gold rush goes on: Unacademy raises $440 mn
The latest funding round values Unacademy at $3.4 billion post money. The funding announcement comes close on the heels of larger rival Byju’s making two acquisitions for over a billion dollars.
Byju’s half a billion dollar edtech buy
Bengaluru-based Byju’s acquired American edtech firm Epic for $500 million, its second deal in the region to ramp up its presence as it also plans to invest $1 billion in North America.
Watch: Ronnie Screwvala’s big edtech bet
Ronnie Screwvala, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of upGrad, South Asia’s largest higher edtech company, talks about how edtech is revolutionising the education landscape in India.
