Competition
19 spots forever Twitter notices another bizarre stat in White Hat Jr adsedit
Free Press Journal – Online Web
Amidst the ongoing controversy over advertisements of WhiteHat Jr, Twitter has found out one more pattern in the advertisements of the Mumbai-based Edtech startup. This time it’s the several advertisements which show exactly 19 spots left. One Twitter user pointed out the trend in a few screenshots of the WhiteHat Jr ads.
[TechSparks 2020] Sequoia’s Rajan Anandan and MeitYs Ajai Garg discuss how India can truly become Aatmanirbharedit
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He also believes that India has the potential to become a global hub for edtech and highlights that companies such as WhiteHat Jr and BYJUS are building solutions from India for the world. According to him, we need to create the next million teachers who will teach the world.
WhiteHat Jr withdraws ads after complaints and social media angeredit
Thedrum – Online Web
The Indian coding platform company was acquired by one of the largest edtech unicorns BYJUs in August 2020 and has been aggressively pushing out its brand messages via its campaigns for, last few months, even before it got acquired. The coding company decibel marketing campaign did get it noticed.
BYJUS backer Lightspeed India invests in a live tutoring platform Teachmintedit
Business Insider – Online Web
Teachmint, a live tutoring platform, has raised $3.5 million from Lightspeed India and its existing investors Better Capital and Titan Capital (the VC firm founded by Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal). Interestingly, Lightspeed India has invested in this platform even as the VC firm backs Indias biggest edtech startup BYJUS.
ASCI asks BYJUs White Hat Jr to withdraw its social ads for making misleading claimsedit
Business Insider – Online Web
BYJUs White Hat Jr is the most recent brand to come under (ASCI) scrutiny as its ads did not sit well with the consumers. The industry body has asked White Hat Jr to remove five of its ads for making misleading claims on social media.
Industry
Use of EdTech in Indian School Education during COVID-19edit
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The pandemic has exposed inequity as an immediate concern. This article draws its insights on ground issues faced by schoolteachers from across the country in their efforts to connect with their students during phases of online teaching at a time of social distancing.TikTok owner ByteDance launches education technology brand Dali for Chinaedit
Live Mint – Online Web
Beijing based ByteDance announced a standalone education technology (edtech) brand Dali for the Chinese market on Thursday, becoming another major tech player looking to capitalise on the sectors boom driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.Over 450 students and professionals from 120 institutions across India participate in Indias first ever Virtual Hackathon in EdTech sectoredit
Indian Education Diary – Online Web
India’s first ever virtual 24 hour EdTech Hackathon competition was organized by leading e-learning platform Fliplearn to challenge the technology prowess of students and Engineers and showcase their creativity with an aim to develop original and innovative solutions in the education domain.Mathrubhumi Group stitches up an innovative and exclusive marketing solution for G-TEC Genius Learning Appedit
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G-TEC recently launched G-TEC Genius, a digital solution, that provide assistance to students from Pre-KG till +2, in a never before manner, offering multimedia content with video, audio and animations based on syllabus mapped for Sate/CBSE and ICSE boards.An outstanding Edtech Institution providing high-quality education and internship programs to enhance their skillsedit
The Week – Online Web
The technological sector is everchanging and it goes through transitions quite often. With so many innovations coming in, it is difficult for the students to keep up with the pace. Access to quality learning in emerging technologies is the most common challenge faced by India’s demographics.
WeWork eyes traditional companies, MNCs to hit profitability by 2021endedit
Business Standard – Online Web
In India, apart from new firms such as WhiteHat Jr, the company has signed leases with traditional companies such as law firm Khaitan and Co which have moved its entire office to a WeWork space.
Foreign listing of Indian startups: Whether exit window for Chinese investorsedit
The Financial Expres – Online Web
It should be noted that until early 2020, China had invested close to $4 billion in approximately 90 startups in India. Several unicorns such as Zomato, BigBasket, Paytm are backed by Ali Baba, while Tencent has invested in other unicorns such as Byjus, Ola, and Swiggy.