upGrad, an edtech company, has appointed Brian Saunders as Vice President – University Partnerships, USA. “Under Saunders’s leadership, the company aims to close 7-8 university tie-ups, launch 20 Ivy-league certification programs, and 5 graduate programs in the next 12 months,” as per a statement. Co-Founder of upGrad – Phalgun Kompalli, stated, “Brian has joined his new…
upGrad, South Asia’s higher education company, and EyeWay Vision has announced their partnership, enabling upGrad to become the first Indian edtech company with an enhanced AR-driven learning experience, according to a statement. EyeWay Vision Ltd, an Israeli company developing an innovative wearable augmented reality platform, will bring immersive augmented reality (AR) to upGrad learners. “Partnering…
upGrad, South Asia’s higher edtech company, has announced that it has crossed the milestone of USD 14 Million a month and achieved an Annual Revenue Run rate (ARR) of USD 165 Million. The edtech major now targets 25% revenue growth in the next quarter (April-May-June) with profitability in sight. Ronnie Screwvala said, “It’s been a…
Edtech startup upGrad has appointed Karan Raturi as General Manager for North America. Raturi was most recently a part of Wayfair, an online retailer of home products, where he served as Head of Business Planning. Prior to that, Raturi worked as a consultant and advisor in corporate strategy, operations, private equity, venture capital, corporate development,…
Higher ed-tech company – upGrad is planning to cover the entire cost of Covid-19 vaccination for its employees and their family members. The COVID-19 vaccination drive will include all employees and former employees given they choose to receive the vaccine. Co-founder & Chairman – Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder and MD – Mayank Kumar and Co-founder, upGrad…
upGrad, an edtech company, has added a large number of paid learners from different geographies making higher education a borderless phenomenon, a statement made by the company said. According to the data received from Q3 (October-November-December 2020), the number of paid international learners rose to 400+ across 50+ countries with the largest chunk coming from…
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.…
FLAME University recently hosted the FLAME University Purpose Summit 2021 on January 23-24 with leaders, where they offered perspectives on agility, adaptability and change, a statement made by the university informed. Stressing the significance of online education on a roundtable, Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice-Chairman- University Grants Commission (UGC) said, “Offline education comes with some inherent advantages that online education cannot have.…
upGrad, India’s largest online higher education company, has appointed Zubin Gandevia as CEO for the region, effective from January, 2021. He will be based out of Hong Kong. Zubin most recently served as President, Asia Pacific and Middle East, at FOX Networks Group Asia (part of the Walt Disney Co.). In this role, Zubin led…
upGrad, India’s largest online higher education company, announced its entry into the test preparation market with the 100% acquisition of The Gate Academy (TGA) for an undisclosed amount. Bengaluru-based TGA is one of India’s premier coaching institutes with 57 centers across India and 76 million video hours consumed by its almost 2 lakh enrolled learners…
Mumbai-based Edtech firm upGrad has increased its headcount From 500 to 2000 during the pandemic in order to meet the growing demand. Consequently, the firm has to re-look and restructure its people’s policies. The edtech major has extended Work From Home till June 2021 as it focuses on a healthier work-life balance and holistic well-being…
Online higher education company upGrad and entertainment company – BookMyShow has come together in partnership to enable users to opt for their preferred upskilling, career advancement courses and choice of entertainment now at a single destination. This partnership aims to provide millennials and working professionals with education, career oriented and upskilling formats across all metros,…
upGrad, India’s largest online higher education company, in a move to strengthen its penetration into the international markets, announced the appointment of Saranjit Sangar as the CEO – UK, Europe, and Middle East, effective 1st October 2020. Saranjit will be based out of London UK. Saranjit is an experienced leader with a diverse international career…
Online corporate travel platform Yatra.com recently announced that it has forged an alliance with upGrad Enterprise, the B2B arm of upGrad, one of India’s largest online higher education companies. A company statement read, “With Yatra’s aim to diversify its portfolio beyond travel, this partnership shall enable its corporate clients to deliver advanced learning and skill…
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…