Homeschooling Edtech Startup ClassMonitor raises INR 3.5 Cr

ClassMonior, an homeschooling edtech startup, announced on Wednesday that it has raised INR 3.5 Cr as part of its pre-series A funding round. The Indian construction company PATH India LTD and clutch of gulf based investors participated in the funding round. Prior to this round, the Indore based startup had raised nearly Rs 2.5 Cr…

ByGirish ShettiMay 19, 20210Comments

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WizKlub onboards Ex-Wipro and Cognizant Pankaj Bande as CTO

Cognitive development edtech startup WizKlub announced on Tuesday that it has recently onboarded Pankaj Bande as their Chief Technology Officer. Bande will be primarily responsible for leading Product Design and Learning & Development Team at Wizklub. Bande is an IT veteran, boasting more than two decades of experience in IT domain including a stint in…

ByGirish ShettiMay 4, 20210Comments

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Charu Noheria opens up about Practically’s journey, recent funding & much more

People can choose to take the name of edtech startup ‘Practically’ almost in a literal sense. Simply because when Subbarao Siddabattula, Ilangovel Thulasimani and Charu Noheria founded Practically in 2018, they didn’t want this to be just another edtech venture. They wanted their edtech venture to be a real game-changer and propel student’s academical career…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 10, 20210Comments

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(Updated) Edtech Startup Practically raises $4 Mn In pre-Series B round

3rdFlix Visual Effects Pvt Ltd, which operates edtech startup Practically, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $4 Mn in a pre-series B funding round. Siana Capital spearheaded the round while existing investors YourNest Venture Capital and Exfinity Ventures had also participated in the round. Practically's founding team The company said in the press release that it…

ByGirish ShettiJanuary 5, 20210Comments

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Edtech firm Vedantu bags $7 Mn in Fresh Funding

Edtech startup Vedantu has raised $7 Mn in the ongoing Series C2 round, according to company’s latest regulatory filings. The South Korean Investment firm KB Global spearheaded the latest round. No other investors reportedly participated in the round. Edtech startup Vedantu secures $7.2 Mn in ongoing series C2 round Previous to this round, the Bengaluru based startup…

ByGirish ShettiApril 23, 20200Comments

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Edtech startup Genius Corner Secures Funding from Singapore based Investors

Genius Corner, a Noida based edtech startup, has raised US$ 250K from clutch of Investors based in Singapore. The Singapore-based investors include Mahesh Mohta, Jyoti Arora, Nachu Subramanian and Srivats. K-12 focused edtech startup Genius Corner scoops up US$ 250K in fresh funding... Genius Corner will use the proceedings to bring additional 30,000 students on its online…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 17, 20200Comments

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Weekly Startup Funding: Tiger Global makes first Indian Investment after Raising new Funding Corpus

This week witnessed decent surge in the funding activities, with three startups raising moderately high funding rounds. The week also witnessed lot of buzz around the upcoming budget as startups desperately hope for some tax relief and bold measures to foster long term growth. Keeping aside the buzz around the budget, we now turn our…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 1, 20200Comments

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CollegeDekho has Witnessed 100% Growth Trajectory in last 3 years

Owing to many well-funded and successful edtech startups, today edtech sector is widely hailed as one of the sunrise sectors in the Indian economy. However, most edtech startups choose to give a miss to the pain-point of counseling despite the critical role it plays in determining student’s future. Ruchir Arora saw this gap getting unaddressed and…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 9, 20190Comments

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