Competition
Delhi Based Edtech Startup Smartivity Raises $1 Mn Funding From S Chand And Othersedit
Inc 42 – Online
Smartivity, an augmented reality-based edtech startup, has raised $1 Mn (INR 6.6 Cr) Pre-Series A round of funding led by publishing firm S Chand and early-stage investment firm AdvantEdge Partners.This round also saw participation from Singapore-based fund CFG Offshore Holdings, Silicon Valley-based fund Tandem Capital and a clutch of angel investors.
Edtech Launch: Quizzy and Mogi Tie Up to Provide Solution for Online Schoolingedit
The Tech Panda – Online
A white label, plugandplay edtech solution offers live streaming, Learning Management System (LMS) and updated content on school curriculum, to enable schools to go online in just a week.
Top free courses websites to grow tech skillsedit
Uttrakhand News Network – Online
Unacademy: The online education site which tops this list for being an incredibly popular and valuable resource, Unacademy will help you in developing and polishing your skills. Whether it is a competitive exam you are preparing for or want to learn something new, you can search through over 400+ courses in all sorts of different topics and download the Unacademy app to take your learning mobile for quick lessons and study sessions when youre on the go.
SAIF Partners Alok Goel exits VC firm after over 5 years to become entrepreneuredit
The Financial Express – Online
Goel had joined the VC firm back in 2015 after serving as COO of redBus and CEO of now Axis Bankowned financial services marketplace FreeCharge. He led SAIFs investments into Meesho, ShareChat, Toppr, Unacademy, FarEye, Factors.ai, and more.
SAIF Partners rebrands as Elevation Capital; closes new USD 400 mn early stage fundedit
Outlook – Online
Founded in 2002, Elevation Capital has been an early investor in companies such as FirstCry, Justdial, Makemytrip, Meesho, NoBroker, Paytm, ShareChat, Swiggy, Unacademy and Urban Company among others. It has over USD 2 billion assets under management.
Industry
Four Essential Steps To Building A Better EdTech Productedit
Forbes – Online
Companies and educational institutions have been developing educational technology (edtech) products for decades, but never have they been more important than they are right now.
EdTech startups are disrupting education for global goodedit
Silicon Angle – Online
The app relies on models based on recordings of dyslexic patients reading aloud. A person with no training can assess the likelihood that someone has dyslexia in 10 minutes for a cost of $20, according to Richard.
EdTech companies will change the way kids learnedit
The Times of India – Online
Is the Covid a black swan event for poorly run schools and With the geographical shackles being broken, what kind of challenges educational institutions will see Today for all practical purposes anyone can learn from anywhere.
COVID19 Has Changed The Dynamics Of Learning With Greater Emphasis On Online Education: Kaushik Sharaf, Cymatic EduTechedit
Businessworld – Online
In an exclusive conversation with BW Education, Kaushik Sharaf, Founder & CEO, Cymatic EduTech, spoke about the firm and more. Excerpts from the interview: Cymatic started its operations in the Year 2017, with the key focus to democratize education, by bridging the gaps in the ecosystem, making learning accessible to everyone, everywhere. We have created our own unique adaptive learning platform which brings the best subject experts across India as personal tutors to students at a pan India level.
Remote Learning has brought Teachers and Students together – Brainlyedit
Prahaar – Online
Since hybrid learning has become the new normal in education, teachers are devising new approaches to teach the students effectively. Brainly asked its users if they find any difference in the teaching style of educators during online classes.