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February 17, 2021 9 min read Opinions expressed by Youre reading Entrepreneur Middle East, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. This article is part of a series on pioneering entrepreneurs in Kuwait that Entrepreneur Middle East has built in collaboration with . Kuwait Finance House is considered a pioneer in Islamic finance or Sharia’a compliant banking, with it being the first Islamic bank established in 1977 in the State of Kuwait, and is tod...

Edtech unicorn Unacademy acquires the majority stake in future-of-work platform TapChief. This transaction values TapChief at Rs 100 crore.

BYJUS in talks with Toppr for potential acquisition Sources close to the development said the BYJUS-Toppr deal is estimated to be about $ 120-150 million in size and could be closed in the next 2-3 weeks. 0 claps Toppr for a potential acquisition, according to sources. Sources close to the development said the deal is estimated to be about $ 120-150 million in size and could be closed in the next 2-3 weeks. Emails sent to BYJUS and Toppr did not elicit a response. Founded in 2013 by IIT Bombay ...

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 15 (ANI/SRV Media): Shaadidukaan.com, a digital platform, helps customers reach the right vendors for all your wedding needs. Planning a wedding, although greatly enjoyed by families, comes with its own set of hurdles. Jaipur based startup Shaadidukaan.com helps reduce the hassle by helping their clients get in touch with verified vendors that fit the budget while providing quality service. Having vendors across 46 categories the digital platform is equipped...

Edtech startup Edukemy helps non-science stream students crack civil services exams Delhi-NCR-based startup Edukemy’s USP is its tech-enabled evaluation model and personalised learning pathways for non-science stream college and university students. 0 claps Share on In India’s cluttered coaching landscape catering to everything from school and board-level preparations to a slew of competitive tests, an edtech startup launched last year is focused on training non-science stream students to c...

URL copied Most children use edtech apps on their own: Report The coronavirus pandemic forced schools across the country to conduct online classes for their students. This led to a rise in children using edtech apps. According to a survey by an edtech startup Countingwell, most children have adapted to use their edtech apps without needing parental involvement. It said that nearly 81% of parents, who participated in the survey, said that their children studied from dedicated apps a...

Indias edtech sector sees $2.1 billion investment in 2020: Research report Higher population of a young workforce, socio-economic indicators, rising urbanisation are a few favourable factors which water the seeds of the rapidly evolving edtech industry, it said. 0 claps Share on Indias edtech sector has seen an investment of $ 2.1 billion in the calendar year 2020, compared to $1.7 billion in the entire previous decade, according to a research report. The edtech industry is poised to reach $12 ...

[Funding alert] SplashLearn raises $18 million in Series C round led by Owl Ventures SplashLearn will use this latest round of funding for various growth initiatives with the core focus of game-based learning 0 claps Share on SplashLearn, the Gurugram headquartered edtech startup, has raised $18 million in Series C round led by Owl Ventures, a San Francisco-based edtech sector focused venture capital firm. Existing investor Accel also participated in this round. The latest funding round will us...

This woman entrepreneur’s edtech startup wants students to align with their interest Kamini Vidisha started ACadru in 2017 to focus on multidisciplinary learning, and has over 10,000 active users from India and the US. 0 claps Share on Most edtech players found themselves becoming a huge part of the children’s life as they tapped into online schools during the pandemic.  The global edtech and smart classroom market, which was valued at $ 75.24 billion in 2019, is now expected to grow at a ...

February 08, 2021 × Bengaluru-based edtech start-up Newton School has raised $5 million in a Series A round led by RTP Global. The funding round saw participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Prophetic Ventures, and Unacademy co-founders Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini and Hemesh Singh. Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CRED’s Kunal Shah, Freshworks’ Girish Mathrubootham, Udaan’s Sujeet Kumar and Razorpay founders Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, along with a slew of an...