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Indian unicorns diversifying to newer biz segments ahead of mega-IPO plans

A slew of Indian firms, including Flipkart, Byju's and Zomato, is building a path to profitability and diversifying into newer business segments ahead of mega-IPO plans

Byju's valuation increases to $11.1 bn after latest funding round

Byju's has seen tremendous growth in the last few months. Since the lockdown, it has added over 25 million new students on its platform

Byju's acquires 3D virtual lab startup LabInApp to bolster edtech presence

With this, Bjyu's, which is currently valued at around $11 billion, has already acquired half a dozen apps in edtech platforms in a bid to become a super app in the edtech space

Silver Lake bets big on marquees as it grows its pool of India investments

US-based global technology fund has already committed to over $2 billion investment in the country this year

We are nowhere close to saturation in edtech space: Byju's founder & CEO

Byju's has received investments from Mary Meeker and Yuri Milner, and now from private equity firm Silver Lake, taking valuation close to $11 bn. In an interview, the CEO tells us what all this means

With $500 mn funding led by Silver Lake, Byju's valuation crosses $10.8 bn

Byju's is rapidly narrowing the gap to become the most valuable startup in the country after digital payments firm Paytm, which is valued at around $16 billion

Top headlines: Rating firms cut GDP forecast, hiring outlook at 15-year low

Global rating and research houses, such as Fitch and Goldman Sachs, have cut their estimates for growth in India's GDP for the current fiscal 2020-21.

Isha, Akash Ambani, Byju, Poonawalla debut on Fortune's '40 under 40' list

The list covers five sectors including finance, technology, health, government/politics and media/entertainment

Tech-sharing deals put Indian start-ups in fix with China's new controls

Beijing has added 23 technologies to its list of regulated exports; move could affect start-ups that have IP co-creation as part of investment deal with Chinese VC investors, say experts

Byju's raises $122 mn from Israeli-Russian billionaire Milner's DST Global

However, there has been no change in Byju's valuation after this funding

Covid-19 pandemic puts the bloom on edtech sector as learning goes online

Start-ups jostle to tap India's $180-billion education sector as Covid-19 forces learning to go online

IPL 2020 title sponsorship: Tata, Jio, Patanjali among firms in the fray

Unacademy, Patanjali also among Indian contenders; Byju's and Dream11 too enter bids

Karan Bajaj says will not build another startup after WhiteHat sale

After the blockbuster sale of WhiteHat Jr for $300 million to Byju's, the former's founder Karan Bajaj said he is a 'wanderer' who will neither go back to creating another startup

Covid-19 impact: Edtech firm Byju's nears $1-billion revenue milestone

In FY20, the company posted a revenue of Rs 2,800 crore ($370 million), a 100 per cent growth over the previous fiscal.

Edtech start-up Whitehat Jr sold to Byju's on Zoom for $300 million

The deal is the biggest in the Indian edtech sector by far

Byju's acquires Mumbai-based ed-tech start-up WhiteHat Jr for $300 mn

Byju's has bought the company for $300 million according to DC Advisory (DC), which acted as the exclusive financial advisor to WhiteHat Jr on its sale to the Bengaluru-based education technology firm

Byju's enters live online tutoring segment after testing it a few months

Edtech firm launches online tutoring platform targeting afterschool students

Byju's trumps rivals as Covid-19 fast-tracks ed-tech growth in India

Lockdown saw huge rise in the number of page views, new users

Covid-19 pandemic helped Byju's become a decacorn, cross $10.5 bn valuation

In response to schools being shut down due to Covid-19, Byju's made content on its learning app free for all students

Blocking Chinese funding will adversely impact Indian start-ups: GlobalData

GlobalData said Chinese investors have been making their presence felt in a big way in the Indian start-up ecosystem over the last few years.