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Edtech firm Sunstone raises USD 35 million from WestBridge Capital, others

Edtech startup Sunstone, which focuses on higher education, on Friday said it has raised USD 35 million, about Rs 280 crore, in a funding round led by WestBridge Capital. The funding round also saw participation from Alteria Capital. Founded by Ashish Munjal and Piyush Nangru in 2019, Sunstone had raised USD 28 million in Series B in October 2021. Munjal said that the fresh capital will be used to expand into new programmes with a key focus on undergraduate technology programmes. The company has presence across more than 35 cities in over 40 institutions and is building capacities to expand into 100 cities across the country in the next two years. "The Indian higher education system is at the brink of a long overdue transformation. Sunstone is well positioned to enable this change and impact the lives of millions of students. Over the years, we have made significant strides in the direction but still have a long way to go as the market opportunity and problem we are trying to solv

Unacademy founder Gaurav Munjal and Relevel deny report of layoffs

"No layoffs. We have moved some team members to other Businesses of the Group though. Team worked really really hard to ensure that we find a role for everyone," Munjal tweeted.

upGrad raises $210 mn funding, eyes acquisitions in US, Southeast Asia

The funding has helped the firm double its valuation to $2.25 billion

AWS, Intel empower govtech and edtech startups with 'cloud' in Hyderabad

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and chip-maker Intel recently hosted the 'CXO Mixer' event here to empower govtech and edtech startups, enabling them in their cloud journey to scale, transform and excel

Higher edtech platform upGrad raises Rs 1,670 cr despite funding winter

At a time when the Indian edtech companies are busy sacking employees amid the ongoing funding winter, upGrad said it has raised $210 million (about Rs 1,670 crore)

Edtech firms LEAD School, Vedantu lay off nearly 100 workers each

In continuing layoffs at edtech platforms in India, industry leaders Vedantu has asked 100 more employees to go and LEAD has also laid off a similar number of staff in the ongoing funding winter

Navneet Education hits 3-yr high on strong Q1; stock soars 28% in 2 days

The advent of new educational policy would bring changes in the curriculum of the school syllabus and will directly impact the company's business positively, acting as a strong growth driver.

Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad taps Bharat to help learners get govt jobs

upGrad is planning to expand its operations in rural India with various programmes including upskilling the talent present there for job opportunities in the private sector

upGrad acquires edtech platform 'Harappa Education' for Rs 300 cr

Higher education platform upGrad on Friday announced it has acquired online learning institution Harappa Education for Rs 300 crore (about $38 million)

Edtech startup Creative Galileo raises $7.5 million in Series A funding

The latest round brings Creative Galileo's total funding to $10 million, including a pre-series A round of $ 2.5 million announced in October 2021

Karti Chidambaram wants govt to probe edtech giant BYJU's finances

Congress MP Karti P. Chidambaram on Thursday said he has written a letter to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to investigate the finances of edtech major BYJU

Edtech platform 'Creative Galileo' raises $7.5 mn at $40 mn valuation

Edtech platform for kids Creative Galileo has raised USD 7.5 million, about Rs 60 crore, in a funding round from a clutch of investors including Kalaari Capital, the company said on Thursday

Centre pulls up edtech firms for mis-selling courses, IEC responds

Self-regulatory organisation India Edtech Consortium (IEC) on Saturday said it is committed to protecting consumer interest and has resolved 100 per cent complaints received till June

Indian tech startups raise $6 billion in April-June quarter, Fintech rules

Number of deals dropped by 17% sequentially, more than half were larger than $100 million each

Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad eyeing M&As in US and Southeast Asia

The international business is so critical that the firm's other co-founder Phalgun Kompalli, has shifted to the US to lead businesses within the brand there

upGrad buys recruitment & staffing firm Wolves India for undisclosed sum

The Bengaluru-based Wolves India specialises in placing high-quality tech talent across startups, along with mid and large-sized organisations in India and overseas

Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad eyeing acquisitions in the US, Southeast Asia

As part of the acquisition strategy, upGrad Rekrut, a 100 per cent subsidiary of upGrad, has acquired Wolves India, a recruitment and staffing firm, for an undisclosed amount

Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad eyeing acquisitions in the US, Southeast Asia

As part of the acquisition strategy, upGrad Rekrut, a 100 per cent subsidiary of upGrad, has acquired Wolves India, a recruitment and staffing firm, for an undisclosed amount

Voda Idea ties up with Pariksha to bring Agniveer course material on Vi app

Vi said that it is providing free access to the test prep material for Agniveer along with many other government job exams on the Vi jobs and education platform for one month.

Unacademy's lessons on frugality: Pay cut for founders, no biz class travel

Founders have already taken salary cuts and this would be applied to the management as well