Nandita Mathur
Stories by Nandita Mathur
US edtech firms Udemy, Coursera, others ride on India’s online learning boom
Overseas learning platforms focus more on professional courses and soft skills programs.
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh bets on nutrition brand Wellversed
The pre-series A investment from Singh’s YWC Ventures values the two-and-a-half-year-old startup at Rs100 crore.
VC investments in India more than doubled to $3.6b in September quarter, says KPMG
Large tech investors focussed on India in the period.
Former Tesla CIO Jay Vijayan’s startup Tekion enters unicorn club
Tekion has raised $150 million as part of its Series C financing led by Advent International.
AnaCap marks first investment in India, picks student housing assets
It is acquiring three K-12 school and student housing assets from the Jain Group.
India on path to have 100 unicorns by 2025 despite covid impact: TiE report
Despite being jolted by the pandemic, four Indian startups – Postman, Nykaa, Unacademy and Razorpay became unicorns amid covid-19.
India: Edtech startup Winuall raises funding to digitize coaching institutes
Winuall has onboarded more than 3,700 coaching institutes across the country.
Fintech startup Uni raises $18.5m led by Lightspeed India, Accel
Uni aims to bridge the gap in the credit card market by making them more accessible to consumers.
India’s edtech, gaming cos lead funding revival, startups raise $2b in Sept quarter
Indian startups raised $6.5b across 438 deals in the first nine months of 2020.
India: Onsitego raises capital from IFC, extends Series B round to $30m
The first tranche of $19 million was led by Zodius with participation from existing backer Accel Partners.
