India's Byju's acquires online coding school
Byju’s, an Indian online learning platform backed by several PE and VC firms, has acquired WhiteHat Jr, a platform that helps students learn to code.
Byju's states that it has acquired the company for $300 million. It facilitates an exit for WhiteHat backers Owl Ventures, Omidyar Network and Nexus Venture Partners, which backed a $10 million Series...
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