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Edtech BYJU’s joins hands with NSDC to supportedit
Navbharat Times – Mumbai
Edtech giant BYJU’s has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to help with teacher training and upskilling as part of the Skill India Mission.
WhiteHat Jr, which teaches online coding, will provide jobs to one lakh teachers in India, will expand in Brazil and Mexicoedit
ABP Live – Online Web
Whitehat Junior, a company that teaches online coding to children, will enter non-English speaking countries Brazil and Mexico under the World Wide Expansion Campaign and will start math classes.
WhiteHat Jr CEO Karan Bajaj Opens Up On Controversial Ad’s, Lawsuits And Global Expansion Plansedit
Inc 42 – Online Web
Amid massive controversy in the past few months over its allegedly misleading advertisements as well as claims of a hollow model, BYJU’s-owned edtech startup WhiteHat Jr will add classes for mathematics and science soon, starting with the former, said founder and CEO Karan Bajaj, who also addressed the controversies surrounding the company in recent months.
Wheres Chintu WhiteHat Jr Ad Kid Becomes Target of Funny Memes and Jokes, Once Again After Google Services Face Global Outage!edit
Latestly – Online Web
Chintu, from WhitHat Jr coding ad, where he was seen to develop his own app has become the target of funny memes and jokes, once again. This time, netizens poke fun at the kid to fix the technical glitch that made Google services inaccessible for quite some time.
#Throwback2020: The year’s most controversial adsedit
Indian Television – Online Web
5. WhiteHat Jr The edtech brand certainly caught the pulse of the nation when it was acquired by Byju’s for a staggering $300 million. Post that, the brand went on a new audience acquisition spree on the back of a huge marketing campaign.
2020 In Review: Unacademy, Reliance, BYJU’S Dominate Startup Acquisition Deals In Slow Year For M&Asedit
One of them is WhiteHat Jr, a 2018founded startup, which, after just about 18 months of operations, got acquired by Indian edtech decacorn BYJU’S for $300 Mn, the biggest acquisition deal in the Indian edtech sector to date.
Edtech startup uses Tharoor in ad without consent, he calls the practice unethicaledit
The News Minute – Online Web
This is not the first time a company has come under fire for promoting their offering using famous personalities. Earlier this year, BYJU’s-owned WhiteHat Jr was called out on social media on its incessant ads about becoming the next Bill Gates, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, etc.
Industry
Gurugram-based class 12 students create free online peer-tutoring platform to help juniorsedit
India Today – Online Web
While talking to India Today Aditya Bharath said, Having personally seen my younger brother feel more at ease when I was teaching him the concepts instead of a tutor, I reached out to my friends to explore the idea of an EdTech platform.
Edtech startup Classplus signs Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassadoredit
Business Standard – Online Web
Edtech startup Classplus on Monday announced former Indian cricket captain, Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador and nationwide celebrity endorser. In addition to his role as brand ambassador, Ganguly has also invested in Class-plus in his personal capacity.
Edtech Solution Platform Camu Moves Head Office From Chennai To Singaporeedit
Entrepreneur – Online Web
Edtech solution platform Camu on Monday announced that it has moved to its headquarter from Chennai to Singapore. However, its development, support and business development teams of India will continue to operate from its office in Chennai.
Edtech Company Learning Spiral Ties Up With 35+ Universities & 16 Million Aspirantsedit
India Education Diary – Online Web
Learning Spiral which was formed with a vision to provide services and solutions geared towards effective management of applicant and online examination system has now become one of India’s leading assessment conducting agencies and handles examinations for 35+ Universities & 16 Million Aspirants annually. (EdTech)
Edtech boom continues as IntellectoKids raises $3M from Allrise Capital and others TechCrunchedit
Tech Crunch – Online Web
Edtech boom continues as IntellectoKids raises $3M from Allrise Capital and others The rush to capitalize on the shift to online learning, post-pandemic, continues. IntellectoKids, a developer of educational apps for children aged 3 to 7 years, has raised $3 million in a Series A financing led by U.S.-based Allrise Capital and other investors, including Genesis Investments.