Competition
IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2021edit
The Indian Express – Online Web
84. Byju Raveendran, 40. He runs the world’s second largest ed-tech platform. The company has revolutionalised India’s private education system by tackling product challenges. In the year that ended on March 31, 2020, the company reported revenues of Rs 2,800 crore — more than double from the previous year. Byju’s acquired online coding platform WhiteHat Jr for $300 million in 2020, making it the biggest acquisition deal in the edtech sector. What Next Byju’s is shifting its focus to an all=inclusive edtech ecosystem and is now targeting the offline segment as well.
Byju’s raises $450 Mn led by MC Global Edtech Investmentedit
Entrackr – Online Web
Edtech leader Byju’s has raised Rs 3,328.23 crore or close to $450 million in its ongoing Series F round led by MC Global Edtech Investment Holdings LP. While this is the maiden investment round for the Bengaluru-based company in 2021, it has gathered a little over $1 billion in the ongoing fiscal year or FY21.
Industry
Amazing search tools! Important message from Google for parents, students and teachersedit
Zee Biz – Online Web
You’ll be one click away from learning resources from educational providers like BBC Bitesize, Byju’s, Careers360, Chegg, CK12, Education Quizzes, GradeUp, Great Minds, Kahoot!, OpenStax, Toppr, Vedantu and more.