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Indian edtech startups attracted over USD 2.22bn funding in 2020: Report PTI
New Delhi: Indian edtech startups received a total investment of USD 2.22 billion in 2020 as compared to USD 553 million in 2019, reflecting the confidence of investors in the segment that has seen a huge surge amid the pandemic, a report by IVCA-PGA Labs said Thursday.
The report, titled ‘The Great ‘Un-Lockdown’: Indian EdTech’, noted that Indian online education companies have raised USD 4 billion in the last five years (2016-2020) with companies like Byju’s, Unacademy and Vedantu accounting for the highest share.
In 2020, 92 players received funding, out of which 61 players received seed funding, the report by Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (IVCA) and PGA Labs, said.
Time remains to sign up for ORICL classes; many offered online
Carolyn Krause/Special to The Oak Ridger
Online registration for in-person and online courses offered in the winter and spring of 2021 by the Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning (ORICL) has been open since Dec. 8. The classes will be given between Feb. 15 and April 30.
You can see the online catalog and register online by visiting the ORICL website www.roanestate.edu/oricl, where you should click on “Online Registration.” If you want to receive a paper catalog, call the ORICL office at (865) 481-8222 between 9 a.m. and noon Monday through Thursday. You can also register by filling out a paper form inside the catalog and mailing it to the ORICL office, Room F-111, Roane State Community College, 701 Briarcliff Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830.