Why leasing assets be the best practice followed by office occupiers post COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed how and where business gets done. The success of an office project to make it serve as a communal space that can foster innovation,…

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[Funding alert] Edtech startup Knorish raises $1.1M in pre-Series A round

Delhi-based online course creation platform, Knorish, has raised $1.1 million in a pre-Series A round of funding. The round was led by Inflection Point Ventures, along with participation from Rockstud Capital,…

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Unacademy acquires game streaming platform Rheo TV; Sequoia, Lightspeed, other investors to exit

Edtech unicorn Unacademy has acquired live game-streaming platform Rheo TV for an undisclosed amount. The latter was founded by ex-Unacademy employees Saksham Keshri and Prakash Kumar in 2019. The Rheo…

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Great Learning employees to make $100M from the $600M acquisition to BYJU’S

Bengaluru-based edtech decacorn BYJU'S has confirmed the acquisition of bootstrapped skilling startup Great Learning for $600 million, with the deal comprising cash, stock, and earnout. Great Learning will continue to operate as…

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Startup news and updates: daily roundup (July 26, 2021)

Personal care brand Mamaearth secures $50M led by Sofina Ventures SA (Funding)Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd (HCPL), which runs personal care brand Mamaearth, on Monday said it raised $50 million (Rs 372.4 crore) in funding…

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BYJU’S makes a $600M bet on the skilling segment with its Great Learning acquisition

Bengaluru-based edtech unicorn BYJU'S has confirmed the acquisition of bootstrapped skilling startup Great Learning for $600 million comprising cash, stock, and earnout. The unicorn stated it has earmarked a further…

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‘No one should ever have to choose between their health and savings’ – 20 quotes from India’s COVID-19 struggle

Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week. This special series of compilations focuses on India’s COVID-19…

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