Global edtech major upGrad raises USD 120 million
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- Fresh capital to scale operations in international markets, pursue M&A opportunities, and expand graduate and post-graduate degree portfolio
MUMBAI, India, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- upGrad, South Asia's largest online higher education company, today announced that it has raised USD 120 million from Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. This is the first external funding raised by the edtech major. Since its founding six years ago in 2015, upGrad has been 100% owned, funded, and run by its co-founders as a capital-efficient business.
(L-R) Phalgun Kompalli - Co-founder; Mayank Kumar - Co-founder, MD and Ronnie Screwvala - Chairman, Co-founder upGrad