Competition
Team on a Mission: The CommonUnityedit
The Shillong Times – Online Web
The education sector is no different as the concept of an online classroom is gradually gaining popularity. 2020 has not only made us aware of this fact; but has directly affected the booming market of education related apps like Udemy, Unacademy, EdX, Khan Academy, among others.
How the pandemic has helped startups come of age fasteredit
Hindustan Times – Online Web
Therefore, invoice discounter Credable and supply chain fintech Livfin are among the notables who have received funding recently. Everyone needs entertainment and education. The case of learning company Byju’s which raised $200 million recently is well known.
Edtech 2020: Funding surge, WhiteHat Jr-led coding growth, new unicorns, M&A’s, and moreedit
Your Story – Online Web
With offline education facing a crisis of continuity, e-learning platforms stepped up to make the most of new opportunities in the sector. Edtech startups also raised record funding in 2020. (WhiteHat Jr)
‘Coding for kids’: How this edtech sub-segment became a pandemic era staredit
Afaqs – Online Web
While new players like Tinker Coders (founded in March) joined the race, edtech startups like BYJU’s, Vedantu, Coding Ninjas and Toppr, etc., have introduced their own ‘coding for kids’ verticals. BYJU’s went ahead and acquired ‘coding for kids’ startup WhiteHat Jr (in August).
Accused of stifling critics and peddling false ads, WhiteHat Jr in course correction modeedit
The Indian Express – Online Web
The Mumbai-based coding learning platform, acquired by edtech giant Byju’s for $300 million, has been embroiled in controversies. Chances are that people would have come across an advertisement being aired on television where actor Hrithik Roshan talks about coding as an essential skill for the future. In the ad, Roshan is endorsing WhiteHat Jr, a platform for kids to learn coding based in Mumbai.
[YS Learn] The Vedantu story: How a non-techie built and scaled an edtech startupedit
Your Story – Online Web
It was this love and joy of learning that the four founders of Vedantu wanted to replicate through their startup. It was only in class 12 that Pulkit and his friends understood that there was a world beyond their township a world of IITs, and of course, Kota.
Industry
UP govt ropes in edu diploma trainees to promote Diksha Appedit
The Times of India – Online Web
As e-learning has become the new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic, the UP government is roping in education diploma trainees to give a push to the Diksha App, which so far has been accessed by only 1% students in the state. The App is designed to make learning and understanding various subjects in an interesting way.
Minister launches teaching Appedit
Star of Mysore – Online Web
Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar launched Vidyawin, an educational App aimed at ascertaining the learning ability of students in respect of online education, at a programme organised in the State capital on Wednesday.
Last Week In Startup Funding | Cred Raises $80 Million, Valuation Gets Closer To Billion-Dollar Mark; Corestack, Happydemic, Signzy, Edtech Startup Kyt And Others Raise Funds Tooedit
Money Control – Online Web
Another interesting fund round was announced by edtech startup Kyt. Founded by ex-Uber Eats top executive in India and South Asia Bhavik Rathod along with his wife Tripti Ahuja, Kyt raised $2.5 million.
2020 in review: State of startup funding, OTTs wild ride, and moreedit
Your Story – Online Web
Edtech startup NinthSem enables engineers to learn the latest industry-specific skills to become suitable for new-age jobs. Cos during the Stripe days Cosmin Nicolaescu, CTO of Brex, has previously helped build Azure and Office 365 at Microsoft, and the fintech systems at Stripe.
EdTech startup, Debugs-Bunny raises 14 crores from India Angel Fundedit
Tech Story – Online Web
Debugs-Bunny is an online coding education technology startup that makes coding affordable and accessible to students. In recent activity, the platform has announced to raise INR 1.4 crore in its first angel investment round.
Are we putting pressure on kids to learn coding too earlyedit
The Indian Express – Online Web
Reason to logic: Many EdTech entrepreneurs reason that learning coding at the age of three or four will improve the child’s logical skills and creative thinking, but when children are asking why two plus two equals four, why feed them the logic of squares and cubes