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Why is it the most opportune time to invest in Edtech Franchise

Opportunity India Desk Jan 25, 2021 - 4 min read

COVID has changed how the world looked at things. Everything that needed physical presence is now preferred to be done digitally. Especially, the education industry has seen a massive change from physical schooling to online education. Opportunity in Edtech Industry There is a boom in the growth of Edtech companies providing online solutions to the ...

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Top Five Edtech Trends in the Turn of the Decade

Opportunity India Desk Mar 18, 2021 - 3 min read

In recent years, education has evolved to incorporate more innovative technologies in the classroom. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this digital transformation, as educators have been forced to think outside of the classroom-sized box to ensure continuity of education while quarantines keep students out of schools. With it, the growth of edtech innovation, as ...

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BYJU'S Acquires K-12 Coding Platform Tynker

Opportunity India Desk Sep 20, 2021 - 3 min read

BYJU’S—the establishment in personalized learning with more than 100 million students on its platform—and K-12 creative coding platformTynker, recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for BYJU’S to acquire Tynker, further accelerating BYJU’S U.S. market expansion. The acquisition will enable Tynker to introduce its creative coding platform to even more kids, educators, ...

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Edtech- A Sector Transforming the Future of Students

Opportunity India Desk Nov 12, 2021 - 4 min read

The human brain craves to learn new things. We learn new things, apply them in life and seek comfort by that application. The same science works with inventions. We learn to invent things for completing tasks in an effortless way. Early humans faced problems, and that forced them to observe things around and replicate the ...

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SchoolConnect is the new cool thing for Parents

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

E-School is the new cool for parents worried about their children's education since the kids start speaking. If the parents are working, then the trouble of looking for multiple schools, filling never ending forms, and visiting the schools to match it with the brochure and many such little things do play an important role before ...

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?Byju’s raises $30 million from Brussels-based Verlinvest

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Education technology start-up Byju’s (Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd) has raised about $30 million from Brussels-based family office Verlinvest, in a move that will give the company significant firepower to expand business, the sources revealed.One of the source said, "Verlinvest is coming in at a higher valuation than the last round, at about $600 million. ...

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Bertelsmann India invests $8.2 million in Eruditus

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Eruditus, a company that offers executive education programmes globally, has raised Rs 53 crore ($8.2 million) in a Series B round from Bertelsmann India, the company said in a statement.The ed-tech startup will use the funds to add new programmes from its existing and new university partners and to expand its geographical footprint to China, ...

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Byju's to offer courses in Hindi from next year

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Online learning startup, Byju’s, expects to turn profitable and eyes a billion-dollar valuation this year.Just two years after it launched its popular learning app in August 2015, Byju's founder, Byju Raveendran claims that the app has been downloaded eight million times and has converted over five per cent of its users to pay for the ...

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Swayam to offer 2000 online courses in 1 year: Prakash Javadekar

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

In an attempt to promote affordable education, Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar said the government aims to offer about 2000 online courses within one year through Swayam.Swayam is an indigenously developed platform by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) with the help of Microsoft. After inaugurating ...

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?Byju's acquires TutorVista, Edurite from Pearson in an undisclosed deal

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Edu-tech startup, Byju's, has acquired TutorVista and Edurite from Pearson as it expands its offerings to school students in the US and UK.The Bengaluru-based firm did not disclose the financials of the deal, but pointed out it would provide access to newer markets.Byju Raveendran, Founder & CEO, Byju's, "We believe a product like ours can ...

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