The investors include Girnarsoft and London-based Man Capital LLP. In April 2016, both the investors had led a $2 million pre-Series A round in CollegeDekho. “Even today, there are some 1.4 million students that take IIT-JEE entrance exams. Girnarsoft’s capital infusion into CollegeDekho comes at a time when education startups in India have seen an uptick in investor attention, mostly from foreign investors. Bengaluru-based Byju’s had raised $540 million in a round led by South African internet giant Naspers.

Source: Mint May 07, 2019 18:56 UTC