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For investors, edtech is the darling of the day: Kaizen's Sandeep Aneja

By 2025, estimates indicate the sector will touch $12 billion. Last year saw a higher amount of total investments in the sector compared to investment of $1.7 billion in the last 10 years combined

Sandeep Aneja, co-founder of Kaizen Private Equity
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Sandeep Aneja, co-founder of Kaizen Private Equity

Anjuli Bhargava New Delhi
The edtech sector has emerged, globally, as the darling of investors, founders, teachers, schools, parents, universities and students. India has been no different. In 2020, investors poured in $2.2 billion into existing edtech players and start-ups (up from $550 million in 2019). By 2025, estimates indicate the sector will touch $12 billion. Last year saw a higher amount of total investments in the sector compared to investment of $1.7 billion in the last 10 years combined.

Over 90 start-ups raised funding, of which around 60 received seed funding. The number of users across platforms saw a stratospheric rise. Companies bought