Competition
Pradeep Poonia Seeks Records On Wolf Gupta Ads, WhiteHat Jr Opposesedit
Inc 42 – Online Web
WhiteHat Jr’s CEO and founder Karan Bajaj, in November 2020, filed defamation lawsuits for $2.3 Mn against Poonia and $1.9 Mn against angel investor Dr. Aniruddha Malpani. In both cases, the coding startup has cited copyright infringement and trademark violations. Meanwhile, Poonia has also been accused of illegitimately accessing WhiteHat Jr’s internal communications and making them public.
Learning from the pandemicedit
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“Byju’s is the role model for all young entrepreneurs on how to build the company and Raveendran has done so without wasting investors’ capital,” says T V Mohandas Pai, venture capitalist and chairman of Manipal Global Education and former senior Infosys executive.
India’s journey to the $5 trillion clubedit
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Because every single person’s contribution matters, every woman’s worth matters too. It is after all in our hands to grow collectively, to empower or to hold the power. This weekly column for civil services aspirants is brought to you by Unacademy.
Indian startups end dependence on Chinese moneyedit
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Alibaba for instance held (and holds) serious stakes in Snapdeal, Paytm, Zomato and BigBasket; Tencent in Dream11, Byju’s, Udaan and Swiggy all among the country’s biggest startups, and most influential at some point.
How Byju’s learnt its way into ‘Deccacon’ club through the pandemicedit
Business Standard – Online Web
When the Covid-19 pandemic forced India to ban international flights in March last year, Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of one of India’s most celebrated startups, Byju’s, was in New York. He was there because his father was undergoing a critical surgery.
“EdTech using animation and CG is the new normal and future”: Dhimant Vyas on joining BYJU’Sedit
Animation Xpress – Online Web
To expand its foothold, EdTech company BYJU’S has recently brought on board industry veteran Dhimant Vyas as its chief creative director. In his new role, Vyas will be responsible for leading ideation and creation of interactive learning experiences for BYJU’S users across products, and his focus will be to build and further enhance company offerings.
Industry
DcodeAl launches new DIY learning platformedit
Telangana Today – Hyderabad
DcodeAl, an EdTech startup focused on Artifi-cial Intelligence (AD, has launched the new Dry learning platform includ-ing Natural Language Pro-cessing (NLP), Computer Vision (CV), Data Science for children aged between 12 and 18 years.
Bringing Quality Education to children in India: State and Central Government collaboration with STEPappan EduTech Startupedit
India Education Diary – Online Web
Mr Praveen Tyagi, Managing Director, PACE IIT & Medical; CEO & Founder, EduIsFun Technologies (STEPapp): “The pandemic situation has brought a massive change in the process of delivering education to the children this year.
The emerging EdTech leader Bishnu Acharya is simplifying English learning in unique wayedit
Forbes – Online Web
Cracking most competitive exams, performing well at schools, colleges & job interviews or to excel in the professional career, a good command over English language is a necessity There is lack of organized and effective materials exist in the market for enhancing English & Personality Development skills There is lack of organized and effective materials exist in the market for enhancing English & Personality Development skills.
How to build effective learning paradigm in Indian educational systemedit
India Today – Online Web
The adoption of edtech solutions has considerably increased when we see the numbers from 2018 and 2019 as compared to 2020. The edtech segment saw an increase of 26% in user visits between the duration of April 2019 to March 2020, when compared to April 2018 to March 2019, as per a recent report by SimilarWeb.
How a techie and an executive coach built an edtech startup to ace communications at the workplaceedit
Your Story – Online Web
Operating on a dual model of B2B and B2C, the edtech startup caters to information technology enabled Services (ITeS), manufacturing, automotive, pharma, and healthcare sectors. Some of its clients include IIFL Securities, Maruti Suzuki, and Enthrive, among others. And because its subscription-based, managers can keep a tab on their employees and teams progress as well.
[Funding alert] Edtech startup Kyt raises $5M in Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubationedit
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Educational technology platform Kyt on Wednesday announced that it has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round. The investment is led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI), a venture fund managed by Falcon Edge Capital, and saw participation from Sequoia Capital India’s Surge, January Capital, Titan Capital and other angel investors.