New innovative edtech startups likely to bloom amid pandemic: Experts

Also, with offline schools and colleges opening up, learning will now evolve to a more nuanced blended delivery model with a mix of online and offline

The edtech sector has been witnessing consolidation like mergers and acquisitions led by top companies such as Byju’s, Simplilearn, Unacademy, upGrad and Vedantu over the last 12 months amid the pandemic,according to industry experts and edtech founders.They said the sector is expected to see a lot of younger companies emerging in the space and the market pivoting to foster innovation across all micro levels.

“As the larger companies in this space are considering opportunities to inorganically grow market share, they will continue investing in developing their own delivery channels and platforms to expand across geographies and enter into adjacent and