Thursday, December 25, 2025

Maqsad gets a headstart in edtech with $2.1 million pre seed funding

The mobile-first learning platform is looking to disrupt the country’s neglected education sector

In India, tech entrepreneur Byju Raveendran’s edtech startup, named Byju’s, is raising $1.5 billion at a mammoth valuation of $21 billion. The $21 billion valuation is going to make edtech Byju’s the most valuable startup in India, followed by PayTM, the eCommerce and fintech startup. It is not a fintech startup, neither an eCommerce or a food delivery startup, but an edtech that is gunning to become the most valuable tech company in India.

 

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Taimoor Hassan
Taimoor Hassan
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