Global edtech upGrad in major funding announcement Funding to provide boost to UK's international student population LONDON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- South Asia's largest online higher education company, upGrad, today announced that it has raised USD 120 million from Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. upGrad plans to use a portion of the fresh capital to support UK institutions whose international student population has suffered as a result of the pandemic. The edtech platform plans to help more universities accessible to the world by taking services online. The cost-effective proposition offers university partners with a new revenue stream at no extra cost, with only limited faculty time required in the first year.