Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based math edtech startup Bhanzu, founded by the world’s fastest human calculator Neelakantha Bhanu, raised investments of USD 16.5 million in its series B funding. The edtech firm focuses on improving the mathematical skills among learners. The company aims to reach 100 million mathematics students in the next five years, using the new investment, … Read more
Alakh Pandey, founder and CEO, PhysicsWallah. 4 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2024 | 7:35 PM IST The chief executive of EdTech firm Physics Wallah’, Alakh Pandey, has moved the Supreme Court against alleged random award of grace marks by the National Testing Agency to over 1,500 candidates who took the controversy-ridden … Read more
New Delhi: In what could be a shocker to many, edtech firm Byju’s, which was once valued at $22 billion, is now worth zero, according to a research note by financial firm HSBC. HSBC has assigned zero value to investment company Prosus’ nearly 10 per cent stake (or about $500 million) in Byju’s. “We assign … Read more
New Delhi: Embattled edtech company Byju’s said on Tuesday that it has started batches for the 2024-25 academic session at 240 out of its 296 tuition centres, as it struggles to pay salaries to its employees. Byju’s tuition centres provide classroom-based programmes for K-12 students. For the current academic year, the company said it has … Read more
New Delhi: Edtech firm Byju’s rights issue to raise $200 million at a 99 per cent valuation cut has been fully subscribed. In a shareholders’ letter accessed by IANS, founder and CEO Byju Raveendran said that this $200 million raise will give the company “the capital it needs to ensure that we can take care … Read more
New Delhi: Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah (PW) registered a massive 91 per cent plunge in its profit in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2023. The Alakh Pandey-led company saw its net profit nosedive to Rs 8.9 crore in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) from Rs 98.2 crore in FY22, owing to a rise in … Read more
New Delhi: Edtech company Unacademy’s losses decreased by about 40 per cent in FY23, as its revenue grew at 26 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 2023. To reduce losses, Unacademy also laid off about 1,500-2,000 employees in several restructuring exercises. The Peak XV Partners-backed edtech platform reduced its loss to Rs 1,678 … Read more
