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upGrad integrates its study abroad businesses to turbocharge India’s global talent supply

upGrad, Asia’s largest integrated career skilling and workforce development company integrates its diversified study abroad portfolio with a wide range of blended and online courses to become the market leader.  “Ranging from market-ready skilling programs to assuring the last-mile connectivity with global recruiters, we have built a one-stop spectrum to enable the learning and placement needs of […]

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Investment

Global edtech major upGrad raises $120M from Temasek

upGrad, South Asia’s largest online higher education company, announced that it has raised USD 120 million from Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. This is the first external funding raised by the edtech major. Since its founding six years ago in 2015, upGrad has been 100% owned, funded, and run by its co-founders […]

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upGrad creates UK Board with four prominent figures in global education

upGrad, India’s largest higher edtech company announced the appointment of a four-member independent board to build their UK-based operations and accelerate expansion. The board comprises distinguished leaders such as Professor Sir Deian Hopkin, Julie Mercer, Dr. Kishore Sengupta, and Ashwin Assomull. Sir Deian is currently Principal Advisor at Wells Advisory and Associate Partner Anderson Quigley. […]

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Ronnie Screwvala’s upGrad earmarks Rs50 cr to acquire edtech firms this fiscal

upGrad, an online higher education platform, has earmarked Rs 50 crore for acquiring two-three peers during the current fiscal, the company said to the PTI. However, the company did not disclose the name of the companies that it plans to acquire. “We are in active discussions. There are some interesting opportunities in these times and […]

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Talent Ecosystem

upGrad brings placement opportunities for job seekers in 300 Indian cities

upGrad, an online higher education company, partners with major corporates across BFSI and Technology sector to provide placement opportunities to the remotest corners of India with over 300 cities, thereby getting ‘Bharat’ to work. The initiative is being undertaken by the upGrad Academy Business vertical, which extends upskilling opportunities to the first-time job seekers and […]