Competition
Byju’s have to face many issues by acquiring Whitehat Junioredit
Var India – Online Web
Seems Byju’s have to face several issues related to negative marketing of the newly acquired company Whitehat Junior. WhiteHat Jr is the most publicly criticised startups in the country. The Mumbai-based coding startup WhiteHat Jr, founded by Karan Bajaj signed with edtech firm BYJU’S bought it out in a $300 million (Rs 2,223 crore),at the time of the acquisition all-cash deal in early August.
Vedantu donates 75 smart mobile phones to TSWREIS studentsedit
Telangana Today – Online Web
Vedantu, a live online interactive tutoring platform, has donated 75 new Samsung mobile phones to Telangana Social Welfare Residential School for Girls, Mominpet in Vikarabad district.
Tiger Global invests in India’s Unacademy at $ 2 billion valuationedit
Tricky money – Online Web
Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, has added two more marquee investors to its cap table. The Bangalore-based startup, which focuses on K12 online education, said on Wednesday it has raised new funds from Tiger Global Management and Dragoneer Investment Group.
From WhiteHat Jr, Big Basket, and Unacademy to Dunzo these are the Indian startups that reported data leaks over the past few monthsedit
Business Insider – Online Web
WhiteHat Jr/Facebook Indian edtech startup WhiteHat Jr, which has found itself in a potboiler of controversies recently, had a bug in its system, making its data of over 2.8 lakh students vulnerable.
Top fintech trends of 2020; The founder who uses war tactics to stay ahead; A Swadeshi social network; and more.edit
Your Story – Online Web
WhiteHat Jr became popular after BYJU’S acquired it for $300 million. However, it has been plagued by worrying allegations. Started in 2020, Charzer is a smart, compact IoT-powered station, and a mobile app, that provides easy access to charging facilities.
Byju’s gets another $200 million, valution touches $12; Cars25, Cashfree, and others too raise fundsedit
Money Control – Online Web
Byju’s: The poster boy of the edtech ecosystem in India, Byju’s has been a darling of investors the world over. This week news broke out about it landing another $200 million from large equity investors like T Rowe Price and BlackRock.
Industry
Indian startups appeal to fewer new investors in 20edit
Live Mint – Online Web
However, we have seen activity once things settled down through a number of edtech and staple delivery transactions. As things open up and the impact that the pandemic has had on various sub sectors gets clearer, the pentup activity will gather steam and will result in a flurry of activity in the startup space.
Innovation in Education: This is how lunar and solar eclipse, information about astronomical events being given to children through animationedit
Naidunia – Online Web
The use of PPT, video presentations, e-learning, online learning and other digital methods are being given importance in the process of teaching and learning. Shweta Mishra is using augmented reality technology through the ARLOOPA APP to make children’s education interesting. –
In conversation with Ashish Jhalani, Global CMO & MD of Square Panda Indiaedit
Techgraph – Online Web
In an interview with TechGraph, Ashish Jhalani, Global CMO and Managing Director of Square Panda India said, “We are looking to impact 500K primary school teachers and 5 million primary school children in the coming year.”