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Startups funding: ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $1.15 billion in October, up 59% on year
Startups raised a total funding of about $1.15 billion in October (October 1 to 30), marking a 59.2% increase from the same period last year,…
Upgrad: Upgrad secures $60 million from Temasek at a flat valuation of $2.25 billion
Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek has invested an additional $60 million in higher education and upskilling startup Upgrad at a flat valuation of $2.25 billion,…
Upgrad: Upgrad MD Mayank Kumar steps down as firm eyes $50-60 million raise
Edtech unicorn Upgrad cofounder and managing director Mayank Kumar has stepped down from his executive role to start a new venture, sources briefed on the…
Amit Mehta: Upgrad appoints HUL’s Amit Mehta as CHRO
Edtech firm upGrad has appointed Amit Mehta as its chief human resources officer (CHRO), according to a statement issued Monday. Mehta joins from Hindustan Unilever…
Appraisal: Funding winter or not, startups loosen purse strings to reward top talent
India’s startup companies are rewarding and ringfencing critical talent more than ever, amid continuing job cuts and a shift in focus to profitability from business…
Upgrad: Edtech Upgrad aims for IPO in two years
Mumbai-based edtech unicorn Upgrad plans to go for an initial public offering (IPO) in around two years, cofounder and managing director Mayank Kumar said on…
Upgrad: Skilling startup Upgrad earmarks Rs 100 crore to set up 100 offline centres
Skilling and workforce development startup Upgrad on Tuesday said it has set aside Rs 100 crore to open 100 offline ‘connect and counselling’ touch-points and…
upgrad udacity deal: Upgrad in talks for $100 million to close US edtech Udacity buy
Ronnie Screwvala-led Upgrad Education is in advanced stages of acquiring US online education firm Udacity. People briefed on the matter told ET that the Mumbai-based…
upgrad: Upgrad appoints former Tech Mahindra chief CP Gurnani to its board
Online upskilling startup Upgrad on Wednesday said that it has appointed former Tech Mahindra managing director and chief executive C P Gurnani to its board…
upGrad: KnowledgeHut chief Subramanyam Reddy quits Upgrad
Online higher education firm upGrad on Tuesday said Subramanyam Reddy, the division head of its KnowledgeHut business, has quit the firm. Asheesh Sharma has taken…