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Byju's struggles to close $800-mn funding as investors balk amid tech rout

Investors including Sumeru Ventures and little-known firm Oxshott haven't transferred about $250 million of the targeted amount because of 'macroeconomic reasons'

Unacademy to cut down expenses, will float IPO in two years: CEO

There will be no business class travel for any employee including top founders and top management and dedicated drivers for top executives will also be removed, says CEO

Unacademy 'not efficient' in finances, will shut some businesses: CEO

Unacademy, valued at $3.44 billion, will restrict business class travel end meals and snacks as complimentary perk at the startup

Top headlines: SC sentences Mallya to 4 months in jail; rupee hits new low

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday slapped a fine of Rs 2000 ($25) and a four-month jail sentence on fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya

Start-up slowdown

Raising funds is becoming difficult

Fund-raising drive on track, majority of the $800 mn received, says Byju's

The firm said its payments to education firm Aakash for a $1-billion deal struck last year have concluded and the audited financial results will be out in 10 days

Edtech startup Kreedo raises $2.3 million in pre-Series A funding

Founded in 2012 by husband-wife duo Mridula Shridhar and VK Manikandan, Kreedo is on a mission to change the way early learning is delivered in budget private schools and preschools

Govt strictly warns edtech companies against unfair trade practices

The government on Friday warned edtech companies against indulging in unfair trade practices, including misleading advertisements, and said it will be forced to bring stringent guidelines

Byju's lays off 500 and may drop more people in latest edtech crisis

Recently, over 800 employees of WhiteHat Jr, resigned after being asked to work from office

Byju's offers to buy US-listed edtech firm 2U for over $1 billion

Byju's made the offer of about $15 a share to 2U's board last week, said the person, who asked not to be named as the bid isn't yet public

Byju's group firm Toppr lays off 1,100 employees in a day to cut costs

Toppr's sacked employees said that they got a call from the company on Monday and were asked to resign, failing which they will be terminated without any notice period.

BYJU's-owned WhiteHat Jr lays off 300 employees in latest round of job cuts

Online coding provider WhiteHat Jr, the beleaguered platform under edtech giant BYJU's umbrella, has laid off around 300 employees, after more than 1,000 of its employees resigned

Krishna Vedati named as Byju's president for global growth and strategy

He will report to co-founder and CEO Byju Raveendran and join the company's executive committee

Edtech company Byju's pushes back payments for $1 billion acquisition

Blackstone, which owned 38 per cent of Aakash, opted to defer payments due until this year, one of the people said

Edtech firms build brick-and-mortar centres across India to woo students

Several are adopting a hybrid model of offline and online education to stay afloat, as students head back at school and colleges post pandemic

BYJU's rejigs global team as part of expansion plan as edtech space shrinks

Edtech major BYJU's on Tuesday named Krishna Vedati as President of Global Growth and Strategic Initiatives, along with rejigging top leadership at K-12 creative coding platform Tynker

Edtech platform MasterClass cut 20% of workforce amid worsening environment

MasterClass CEO David Rogier said the decision was taken to "adapt to the worsening macro environment and get to self sustainability faster"

Edtech company Unacademy appoints Navneet Sharma as chief business officer

Sharma will be responsible for formulating new avenues of growth for the digital and hybrid models for the test prep business

Edtech platform Unacademy lays off 2.6% employees due to poor performance

Edtech platform Unacademy on Saturday said that a small fraction of its workforce (2.6 per cent) has been asked to go as part of performance improvement programme (PIP)

Edtech unicorn Upgrad doubles valuation with $225-mn funding round

India's UpGrad Education Pvt, founded by Ronnie Screwvala, increased its valuation to $2.25 billion in the round that included billionaire James Murdoch's Lupa Systems LLC