Scaler buys edtech firm AppliedRoots for $50mn to expand online courses

Scaler, a startup offering upskilling courses to working professionals, said it has acquired online learning platform AppliedRoots for $50 million to strengthen its data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning courses.

Last year, Scaler acquired Coding Minutes and CodingElements, both online tutors. AppliedRoots is known for its flagship AppliedAICourse. AppliedRoots said it has served more than 40,000 in the last four years. 

Announcing the acquisition, Abhimanyu Saxena, co-founder of Scaler & InterviewBit, said: "All the co-founders have extensive experience across software development, AI & ML and the edtech industry. We feel powerful synergy with their team, their ideas and goals. Together we