Hindustan Times – Online

National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) a regulatory body will be created to use technology for better learning outcomes. NEAT aims to use artificial Intelligence to make learning more personalized and customized as per the learners requirement. It even proposes to create national alliance with EdTech companies for a better learning experience.

Edtech Magazine – Online

Thats certainly true of those weve included on our EdTech 2020 K12 IT Influencers list. The list features current and former educators, administrators, IT professionals and activists who are using social media and other platforms to inspire others to approach education in new ways.

The News Indian Express The Morning Standard The Free Press Journal – Print | Online

In the edtech sector, four of the largest deals are fundraise by BYJU ($500m), Unacademy ($150m), Eruditus Executive Education ($113m), and Vedantu ($100 million). On an annualized basis, however, the inflow has been tepid with only around $500 million of additional inflows into India. Globally, VC investment rose to touch $73.2 billion in the September quarter.

Telangana Today – Online

Startups including Byjus, Playco and Ynsect.com have already received funds with an undisclosed figure, the company said, adding that it will be investing heavily into startups and the real estate sector.

ET Rise – Online

‘Have a break, Have a KitKat’ the tagline for Nestle KitKat took a U-turn when the chocolate giant, in its new advertisement, thanked healthcare professionals during the pandemic for ‘not taking a break’.

Forbes – Online

The education brand S. Chand has led the textbook and education content publishing industry in India for decades and understand the needs of schools, teachers and students and is building the structure of digital tools to teach and learn. S. Chand has been invested in the ed-tech space for over a decade with global partnerships and key school adoptions in the middle east market. The company has also backed startups like Testbook, Ignitor and Smartivity in the online testing and STEAM Learning.

Startup India – Online

Ahaguru is a Chennai-based ed-tech startup that focuses on science and math for higher class students. Unlike other ed-tech startups, Ahaguru does most of its content marketing through Whatsapp. There are over 4,530 active Ed-tech start-ups in India today, out of which 435 were founded in the last 24-months alone

The Times of India Deccan Herald Yourstory – Online

After steadily rising throughout 2019, the country saw a record quarter to close off the year. The current year has been a mixed bag, although September quarter saw two large deals close in the top 10 biggest funding rounds in the quarter $1.3 billion infusion in Flipkart and Byjus $500 million late-stage funding.

Livemint – Online

“India continues to be attractive market for VC investors. With the impact of the pandemic and the new normal paving the way for disruption in business models, there is significant demand in the edtech, healthtech and fintech segments,” said Amarjeet Singh, partner, KPMG in India.

Yourstory – Online

The edtech startup focuses on providing private and group sessions for children between ages five and 15, from the comfort of their homes. It acts as an alternative to traditional offline dance, music, chess, singing, and yoga schools.

Inc 42 – Online

Chennai-based edtech startup Ahaguru on Thursday (22nd Oct) raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A round led by an investment firm that is managed by Anand Mahindra’s family office.

The Times of India – Online

WazirX, one of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform has launched its educational initiative with the intention of spreading knowledge of cryptocurrency.