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  • Indian startups laid off close to 20,000 employees in 2022 as ecosystem faces prolonged funding winter

    Indian startups laid off close to 20,000 employees in 2022 as ecosystem faces prolonged funding winter

    Since the beginning of the year, about 50 startups have laid off a large number of employees, citing funding constraints and restructuring, while others have shifted the blame to employees' performance, calling the layoffs standard.

  • Threat calls to employees, stranded students, helpless parents: A bitter lesson in Lido Learning's bankruptcy

    Threat calls to employees, stranded students, helpless parents: A bitter lesson in Lido Learning's bankruptcy

    Financial creditors of the once celebrated edtech startup may have to take over 80 percent haircut on their dues while shareholders, parents and employees may get nothing

  • Lido Learning files for bankruptcy, 6 months after asking over 1,200 staffers to quit

    Lido Learning files for bankruptcy, 6 months after asking over 1,200 staffers to quit

    Ronnie Screwvala-backed edtech startup failed to pay back debts and defaulted on payments to former employees

  • Lido Learning's 1200 workers cut loose abruptly over video call yet to receive January salary

    Lido Learning's 1200 workers cut loose abruptly over video call yet to receive January salary

    Lido Learning's co-founder Sahil Sheth had asked more than 1,200 employees to resign abruptly in a virtual townhall meeting in the first week of February

  • Startup layoffs to continue as exuberance takes a break; will curb attrition across sectors

    Startup layoffs to continue as exuberance takes a break; will curb attrition across sectors

    Experts and talent managers say the trend is indicative of a shift to profitability over customer acquisition and unmanageable expansion, a subdued investment environment, and a fear of possible recession.

  • Edtech unicorn Vedantu follows Unacademy, Lido Learning, lays off 200 employees

    Edtech unicorn Vedantu follows Unacademy, Lido Learning, lays off 200 employees

    Vedantu’s move of laying off employees comes amid murmurs that the edtech sector in India is slowing down with schools and physical tuition classes reopening, thanks to decreasing Covid-19 cases across the country.

  • ​Start-up Street: Closing down an unsuccessful start-up

    ​Start-up Street: Closing down an unsuccessful start-up

    The vast majority of start-ups fail. For the entrepreneur, it's an intensely emotional process that needs to be managed well, so that the learnings can serve him well in his next venture 

  • In-depth: Lido Learning episode a hard lesson for the edtech sector, but the bull market is still on

    In-depth: Lido Learning episode a hard lesson for the edtech sector, but the bull market is still on

    Don’t look at the edtech sector through the prism of 5-6 companies that have made big headlines. The focus must be on quality education, fulfilling promises and managing finances better, say edtech players and experts.

  • Lido Learning closure: Startups open arms to hire Lido employees out seeking work

    Lido Learning closure: Startups open arms to hire Lido employees out seeking work

    Founded in April 2019, Mumbai based Lido Learning was offering online tuition in the school education space and has raised over $20 million to date.

  • Lido Learning raises $7.5 million from Alibaba-backed BAce Capital

    Lido Learning raises $7.5 million from Alibaba-backed BAce Capital

    The online education startup had in late March raised a funding round of $3 million.

  • Lido Learning raises $3 million from Paytm president, Picus Capital

    Lido Learning raises $3 million from Paytm president, Picus Capital

    The Mumbai-based startup had raised $3 million in a seed funding round in November 2019.

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