Topic: Byju
Byju’s makes another acquisition — kids’ reading app Epic for $500 mn to expand in US
Epic will become the third major business in the US for Byju’s, which already offers online tutoring via Byju’s Future School, and bought reality games creator Osmo two years ago.
Byju’s to become India’s most valuable startup after $150 million USB Group funding
An entity that is part of UBS Asset Management is making the investment. Talks are on to invest additional money, which would take its total investment in Byju’s to about $300 million.
Byju’s raises $1 billion from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s company, others
The infusion that values the online-lessons platform Byju's at about $15 billion is among the largest recent capital increases in India.
Byju’s buys medical, engineering entrance coaching leader Aakash in mega deal
Aakash has more than 215 test prep centers, which coach 250,000 high-schoolers and prepare them for the ultra-competitive engineering and medical entrance tests in India.
Pushy Indian parents now have a new goal for six-year-olds — coding
Indian parents can put tiger-moms and soccer-moms to shame.
After Byju’s, Unacademy scores big, gets $150 million funding at $1.45 billion valuation
Bangalore-based Unacademy has made a mark for itself in test preparation by offering lessons on everything from civil service and banking to programming languages.
Byju’s set to get $400 million funding from Russian-Israeli billionaire Yuri Milner
The deal could be signed as early as this weekend and values Byju’s at $10.5 billion, making it India’s second-most valuable start-up after Paytm.
Covid-19 lockdown is stressful enough. Don’t push yourself to excel in BYJU’S and Duolingo
People are trying new things during the Covid-19 lockdown but it is a problem if they pressure themselves to master those hobbies in these stressful times.
Byju, Swiggy, Zomato, PhonePe, Myntra expected to do IPOs in next few years: Mohandas Pai
Mohandas Pai, head of SEBI panel on primary markets & financial technology, said 10-15 internet & tech firms are looking to list over next 3 years.
Byju’s valuation more than doubles to $3.6 billion after new funding
Education startup Byju's helps students from kindergarten to year 12, typically attracting people with limited access to good teachers.
Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif have pulled off the greatest Bollywood ‘heist’
How to be private people in a 24x7 online world? Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif just pulled off an impossible feat.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.