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  • WestBridge-backed edtech cos PhysicsWallah and Adda247 at loggerheads over aggressive poaching March 27, 2023 01:19 PM IST

    WestBridge-backed edtech cos PhysicsWallah and Adda247 at loggerheads over aggressive poaching

    Even as startups cut spending, edtech companies seem to be taking the poaching of teachers for online coaching centres to the next level.

  • What's happening at PhysicsWallah? Ex-teachers break down in viral video March 26, 2023 10:00 AM IST

    What's happening at PhysicsWallah? Ex-teachers break down in viral video

    Reality show-worthy drama has been playing out over the last few days at PhysicsWallah, the edtech unicorn where a group of teachers is busy trading allegations of bribery and internal politics.

  • Exclusive: PhysicsWallah in talks to raise around $250 million; eyes $3.3-bn valuation March 23, 2023 07:58 AM IST

    Exclusive: PhysicsWallah in talks to raise around $250 million; eyes $3.3-bn valuation

    India’s only profitable edtech start-up is trying to raise funds not because it needs the money, but to increase its valuation and for potential M&A deals.

  • PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey contributes towards 300 weddings in UP. See pics March 18, 2023 08:49 AM IST

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey contributes towards 300 weddings in UP. See pics

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey contributed towards the ‘samuhik vivah’ or mass marriage of 300 couples in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

  • PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey and wife meet education minister Dharmendra Pradhan: ‘Truly inspired’ March 02, 2023 04:10 PM IST

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey and wife meet education minister Dharmendra Pradhan: ‘Truly inspired’

    Alakh Pandey took to social media to share photos from the meeting, where they spoke at length about India's education system.

  • At PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey’s wedding reception, ‘MBA Chai Wala’, Aman Gupta among guests February 28, 2023 11:29 AM IST

    At PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey’s wedding reception, ‘MBA Chai Wala’, Aman Gupta among guests

    PhysicsWallah founder and CEO Alakh Pandey married Shivani Dubey on February 22. Their wedding reception was attended by Aman Gupta, Prafull Billore and other entrepreneurs.

  • PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey to contribute towards 300 weddings in Uttar Pradesh February 25, 2023 12:26 PM IST

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey to contribute towards 300 weddings in Uttar Pradesh

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey will contribute to the mass weddings of 300 couples under the Uttar Pradesh government’s ‘Samuhik Vivah Yojana’.

  • PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey marries Shivani Dubey. Pics inside February 24, 2023 10:20 AM IST

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey marries Shivani Dubey. Pics inside

    PhysicsWallah founder and CEO Alakh Pandey married girlfriend Shivani Dubey in a private ceremony on February 22.

  • PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey to marry journalist Shivani Dubey February 21, 2023 01:27 PM IST

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey to marry journalist Shivani Dubey

    Alakh Pandey, dropped out of college in his third year to teach physics at an institute in Kanpur. He then founded PhysicsWallah which raised $100 million in Series A Funding, becoming a part of the list of unicorns in India last year.

  • OYO, PhysicsWallah: Wedding bells for India’s top startup founders February 24, 2023 03:52 PM IST

    OYO, PhysicsWallah: Wedding bells for India’s top startup founders

    From OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal to PhysicsWallah’s Alakh Pandey - here is a look at the Indian entrepreneurs who will tie the knot in the coming weeks.

  • S Chand sells entire stake in iNeuron to PhysicsWallah for Rs 14 crore December 22, 2022 12:56 PM IST

    S Chand sells entire stake in iNeuron to PhysicsWallah for Rs 14 crore

    S Chand, along with wholly-owned subsidiaries Vikas Publishing and Chhaya Prakashani, had acquired a minority stake in iNeuron Intelligence, an AI and data sciences-focused edtech platform, in December 2021 in two tranches

  • PhysicsWallah’s profit grows manifold in FY22 as revenue jumps 10x November 04, 2022 02:59 PM IST

    PhysicsWallah’s profit grows manifold in FY22 as revenue jumps 10x

    PhysicsWallah reported a net profit of Rs 97.8 crore for FY22, up nearly 14 times from its FY21 profit of Rs 6.93 crore. Its revenue from operations grew nearly 10-fold during the period to Rs 232.5 crore from Rs 24.6 crore in FY21

  • PhysicsWallah forays into publishing, govt job prep segments with 2 new buys October 13, 2022 06:44 PM IST

    PhysicsWallah forays into publishing, govt job prep segments with 2 new buys

    PhysicsWallah has acquired three companies since it became a unicorn in June this year. In August, the company had acquihired edtech startup FreeCo to enhance its existing services

  • PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey’s Instagram account blocked. His appeal for help October 07, 2022 02:42 PM IST

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey’s Instagram account blocked. His appeal for help

    The Instagram account of Alakh Pandey has been blocked on charges of impersonation which the co-founder and CEO of PhysicsWallah says are bogus.

  • PhysicsWallah's Alakh Pandey, Zepto's Kaivalya Vohra join Hurun India's Rich List of 2022 September 21, 2022 03:02 PM IST

    PhysicsWallah's Alakh Pandey, Zepto's Kaivalya Vohra join Hurun India's Rich List of 2022

    Vohra, 19, has in fact become the youngest Indian and the first teenager to have personal wealth of at least Rs 1,000 crore, thanks to an over 50 percent rise in the valuation of Zepto, which he founded with Aadit Palicha in 2020, the report titled IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022, showed. Palicha, 20, has also made it to the list.

  • Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah sees FY23 revenue to top Rs 1,200 cr; to launch new offerings August 19, 2022 03:50 PM IST

    Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah sees FY23 revenue to top Rs 1,200 cr; to launch new offerings

    PhysicsWallah’s comments on profitability and the company’s expansion plans come at a time when edtech companies in India have struggled with softening demand post the pandemic amid reopening of schools, colleges and physical tuition centers.

  • From college dropout to leading unicorn startup: PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey’s success story June 09, 2022 08:59 AM IST

    From college dropout to leading unicorn startup: PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey’s success story

    With its newly-secured $100 million funding, Edtech startup Physics Wallah is looking to expand its business by opening more offline centres and introducing courses in vernacular languages

  • PhysicsWallah raises $100 million from Westbridge, GSV Ventures, joins unicorn club June 07, 2022 01:22 PM IST

    PhysicsWallah raises $100 million from Westbridge, GSV Ventures, joins unicorn club

    PhysicsWallah raised the money at $1.1 billion valuation, becoming India's 101st unicorn, the company said. PhysicsWallah said it plans to use the funds for business expansion, branding, opening more offline learning centres, and introducing more course offerings, the company added.

  • Layoffs, restructuring, slowdown: India’s edtech firms are struggling post-pandemic June 06, 2022 08:44 PM IST

    Layoffs, restructuring, slowdown: India’s edtech firms are struggling post-pandemic

    The slowing demand for technology-based education services, coupled with the much-talked-about funding winter, has had a domino effect on India's thriving edtech companies, forcing them to lay off employees, go slow on expansion, cut down excess spends and explore newer revenue streams. Some edtech companies have even shut operations

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    Moneycontrol Selects: Top stories this evening

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  • He rejected an offer from Unacademy and now runs an edtech worth a billion dollars: Meet PhysicsWallah’s Alakh Pandey May 28, 2022 09:11 AM IST

    He rejected an offer from Unacademy and now runs an edtech worth a billion dollars: Meet PhysicsWallah’s Alakh Pandey

    "My students inspire me, that’s what keeps me going," says the PhysicsWallah cofounder who shunned an offer worth millions