How Classplus is solving education for Tier-II India
Good morning!Classplus grew out of Mukul Rustagi and Bhaswat Agarwal's need to solve a pain point that they had experienced while preparing for IIT-JEE entrance exams when their coaching centres…
Neobanking startup Walrus aims to help the ‘Instagram generation’ learn financial management
Money remaisn a hush-hush topic in India. Adults hardly discuss finances with each other, much less with their kids, and, as a result, Indian children grow up without any real…
How this profit-making traditional financial services marketplace evolved into a phygital model
When it comes to finance, prudence is probably the best mantra for success. Perhaps the same principle can also be applied when one thinks of adopting new technology in any…
The days of working out of an office are numbered, says Nagarro CEO
A meme circulating on social media depicted that while the lockdown was obviously and justifiably hard for most people, office-goers across the world did not really mind it – especially…
How Kunal Shah, Sequoia, and Blume-backed Classplus digitised 1 lakh tutors to serve 12M
Classplus had very humble beginnings three years ago. Founders Mukul Rustagi, an IIT Roorkee alumnus who traded derivatives on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and Bhaswat Agarwal, who helped Microsoft Education…
Women-owned businesses after a year of the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns hit all businesses in varying measures. But, they seem to have had the worst impact on women-owned businesses, according to data from YourStory…
From BYJU’s global expansion to the rise of angel investments in 2021
For a long time, angel investments in the Indian startup ecosystem have largely been driven by the bets made by successful entrepreneurs and tech executives, as startups were viewed by…
Data of 500M LinkedIn users allegedly leaked; company says no personal info breached
A report has alleged that personal data of 500 million users of LinkedIn has been put on sale, a charge that the professional networking platform has denied, saying no private…
iBus receives Rs 150Cr from Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley and iBus Networks (“iBus”) have announced that Morgan Stanley India Infrastructure has made an investment of Rs 150 Crores (US$ 21 Million) to acquire a stake in iBus. iBus…