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Vedantu launches V Quiz to engage learners during lockdown

Opportunity India Desk Jun 04, 2020 - 2 min read

In a strong move to engage learners across India who are isolated at home, Vedantu, a pioneer in LIVE online learning, has launched “V Quiz”. A LIVE hosted trivia-based quiz show for learners to stay motivated, engaged and informed in a fun & interactive way, it also gives users a chance to win daily cash rewards. ...

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Edtech startup Board Infinity Achieves a Revenue Growth of 400% in FY 2020

Opportunity India Desk Jun 08, 2020 - 2 min read

Board Infinity, an ed-tech start-up announced that it has clocked revenue growth of 400% in FY 2020 over FY 2019. Lockdown months (April, May) have recorded the highest growth in terms of monthly revenue where it grew around 30% over March numbers. The ed-tech start-up witnessed a significant surge in traffic of 350% with the ...

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upGrad becomes India’s first edtech to enable online blended degree programs

Opportunity India Desk Jun 16, 2020 - 3 min read

upGrad, India’s largest online higher education company, is entering into the Bachelor’s market for the first time with the renowned Jamia Hamdard University. upGrad will be offering online-offline blended BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) and BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application) degrees to school pass-outs. The subsequent master’s for these programs, MBA and MCA has been ...

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Edtech Startup Winuall Aims to Become a Shopify in Tutoring Market

Opportunity India Desk Jul 21, 2020 - 1 min read

With COVID 19, the tutoring industry has undergone a drastic transformation from being offline to digital. During COVID, tutors were struggling with business continuity & there was a need of individual tutors, small tutors to go totally digital thus providing the students the comfort & convenience. With the trend of online tutoring, Winuall (edtech startup) ...

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Edtech startup Board Infinity Introduces Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Program

Opportunity India Desk Jul 21, 2020 - 3 min read

The Coronavirus outbreak has seen a major shift from offline learning to the online learning model. As every educational institution has been closed down for over 5 months in almost every country, online education programs have turned out to be the primary mode for learning. With this “new normal” norm of online education, India based, ...

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Toppr pumps in $6 mn to expand operations, launches Toppr Codr

Opportunity India Desk Jul 27, 2020 - 2 min read

Toppr, India's most advanced and comprehensive mobile application for personalized learning, has announced the launch of Toppr Codr, one-on-one live coding classes for children aged between 6 and 18 years. The company is pumping $6 Million to expand operations for Toppr Codr for hiring, operations, technology and marketing purposes. Toppr Codr will teach young students ...

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upGrad records 50% revenue growth in Q2

Opportunity India Desk Oct 07, 2020 - 2 min read

Higher edtech leader upGrad released the Q2 business performance results, which reports a 50% growth in their gross revenue, thus keeping the company on track for its forecasted Rs 1200 crore annual run rate. The growth has been multifaceted this quarter: - 20 new programs were added in Q2 in the areas of Marketing, Finance, ...

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upGrad eyes rapid APAC expansion, ropes in ex-Disney Chief Zubin Gandevia as CEO, Asia-Pacific

Opportunity India Desk Jan 12, 2021 - 4 min read

upGrad, India's largest online higher education company, has signalled its commitment to growing its presence across Asia-Pacific, with the appointment of Zubin Gandevia as CEO for the region. A respected entertainment industry leader, Zubin most recently served as President, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, at FOX Networks Group Asia (part of the Walt Disney Co.). In ...

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Byju Raveendran Pumps 50% of $800 mn In Latest Fundraise In Bengluru

Opportunity India Desk Mar 14, 2022 - 5 min read

Startups in India are growing rapidly in every field, edtech companies have also played an important role in this. However, it is a recently launched concept in India and gained huge momentum during the pandemic. Opportunity knocks at every man's door, the same happened with edtech companies. Today India's edtech industry is the second largest ...

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Vedantu Hands Over Pink Slips To 100 Employees Amid Restructuring Exercise

Opportunity India Desk Aug 04, 2022 - 2 min read

As part of its restructuring exercise, edtech unicorn Vedantu has handed out pink slips to around 100 employees. It is the third lay off in the company as it had fired 624 full-time and contractual staffers in two batches in May this year comprising 10 per cent of its workforce. The online education platform’s CEO, ...

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