Founder and CEO of WhiteHat Jr, Karan Bajaj, has quit the company a year after it was acquired by edtech major Byju’s. The development was announced by Byju Raveendran, Founder and CEO of Byju’s, in an email to employees. “Having more than exceeded all our mutually outlined goals for the first year, Karan is now…
WhiteHat Jr, an EdTech company known for delivering 1:1 live online classes in Coding & Math, has entered into a multi-year partnership with EnduroSat, a space company. “The contract entails a satellite launch in December 2021, which will have a payload dedicated to WhiteHat Jr that provides its students with learning opportunities related to space.…
Mumbai-based WhiteHat Jr is looking to debut in Brazil and Mexico which are non-English speaking countries. It is also planning to create one lakh teaching jobs in India for women along with launching maths classes in the coming three years. WhiteHat Jr’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Karan Bajaj said in an interview to PTI that…
BYJU’S, India’s e-learning platform, announced it has raised funding from BlackRock, Sands Capital, and Alkeon Capital. However, the company did not disclose financial details. Existing investors General Atlantic, Owl Ventures, and Tiger Global also participated in the funding round, BYJU’S said in a statement. Earlier this month, BYJU’S had raised funds from Silver Lake along…
Edtech unicorn Byju’s announced the acquisition of LabInApp, a startup that offers lab-like simulations for science students on a mobile app. Founded by engineering graduates Girish Shirigannavar, Pavan Shinde, Pramod Ramdurg and Vinayak Hulabutti, LabInApp is on a mission to revolutionize science learning through 3-dimensional virtual laboratory. Its platform is built on real time computer…
Byju’s, the Bengaluru-based online educational services provider that offers technology based education platforms for primary and secondary school subjects, overseas and domestic test preparation courses, engineering and medicine announced that it has raised $122 million from tech billionaire Yuri Milner’s investment fund DST Global. Byju’s has allotted 42,666 Series F preference shares to DST Global…
Think and Learn, which owns and operates education technology platform Byju’s – The Learning App, announced that it has acquired Mumbai-based WhiteHat Jr in a $300 million all-cash transaction. Founded in 2018 by Karan Bajaj, WhiteHat Jr is a Live online 1:1 platform that connects kids age 5-12 to top early childhood coding teachers. WhiteHat…