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Byju's announced as an official sponsor of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Byju Raveendran, Byju's founder, and CEO, said the company is excited to be sponsoring the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the biggest single-sport event in the world.

Byju's in talks to acquire US target, likely to bid for Chegg or 2U

The Indian education pioneer is the country's most valuable startup, with a valuation of $22 billion

Byju's in talks with lenders for $1 billion to fund acquisition plans

The Bangalore-based market leader is in talks with banks, including Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co., for the funding to acquire another edtech company, people familiar with the matter said

Indian education sector biggest target of cyber threats, says report

The report also says that the adoption of remote learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, digitisation of education, and prevalence of online learning platforms are key triggers

Byju's names Amazon veteran VP tech as it scales up learning products

In his new role, Vedhanarayanan Ganeshkumar will also build and lead a talented team of engineers, software development managers, product managers, program managers

Edtech unicorns go hybrid to tap India's $180 billion education sector

Innovations and strategies in the works to build offline presence

After 2021 boom, how 2022 could be a year of reckoning for Indian startups

After the boom of 2021, when 44 Indian startups became unicorns, the markets are more selective and investors less enthusiastic in participating at unrealistic valuations

Isha Vidhya, BYJU's join hands to educate children in rural areas

With the aim to empower and provide children across geographies with equal learning opportunities, BYJU's has collaborated with Coimbatore-based Isha Vidhya, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). Under the partnership, Isha Vidhya and BYJU's would provide digital learning tools to underprivileged children in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. This initiative of BYJU's would make the nation known for high-quality school education that is accessible and affordable to all, especially children in rural areas, a press release said here on Sunday.

Byju's CEO raising $400 mn loan to invest in edtech giant's $800 mn round

Move is part of firm's confidence-building measure to show founder is bullish on the biz and help shore up investor interest, say sources

Byju's raises $800 mn in funding led by founder at $22-bn valuation

The investment comes at a time when the company is gearing to come up with its initial public offer in the next 9-12 months

Edtech firm Byju's plans to expand its free education programme

Edtech firm Byju's on Thursday said it will expand its free education programme to cover 1 crore students in rural and remote areas of the country by 2025.

Govt advisory on edtech firms: Is it moment of reckoning for sector?

The government came out with an advisory, asking parents to exercise caution while dealing with companies offering online classes for children. Does it put the edtech firms in a dock? Let's find out

Byju's 13th most valued unicorn, first Indian start-up to reach $21-bn

India could surely have had more $10 billion plus start-ups in 2021 had it not been for the pandemic

TMS EP61: Helicopter, Byju's acquisitions, markets, right to be forgotten

How is India's private helicopter market faring? How have edtech major Byju's acquisitions panned out? Is the worst over for Vodafone Idea stock? What is the right to be forgotten? All answers here

Meet Byju's content team, which is helping children learn better using tech

A talented and diverse team of experts and technologists collaborate to write the scripts for content and video at the world's most valuable edtech company

BYJU's extend employee health cover to parents, siblings, in-laws

Edtech firm BYJU'S on Thursday introduced an enhanced and tailor-made health insurance policy for its employees that covers and further scales up focus on their physical and psychological well-being

Edtech giant Byju's appoints ex-Tata exec Mukut Deepak as Head of Business

Deepak, who was earlier Chief Business Development Officer at Tata Sky, will be responsible for expanding and leading the flagship business for the class 4 to 10 segment

Indian startup funding crosses $10 bn in Q3, first time in any quarter: PwC

The fund raise was twice the amount of funding received in Q3CY20 and an increase of 41% over the Q2CY21 figure

Sans loyalty on either side, where do celebrity endorsements stand?

Two very newsworthy happenings over the last week, linked to celebrity endorsements, have opened up a very interesting debate on loyalty

Aryan Khan drugs case: Byju's temporarily halts ads featuring SRK

In a major setback for Shah Rukh's son Aryan, a Mumbai court on Friday rejected his bail plea, and of two others who were among the 8 arrested.