BENGALURU: UpGrad , the online education provider for working professionals, cofounded by well-known entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala , has acquihired Pyoopil Education Technologies, a mobile-based SaaS (Software-as-a-service) product used by companies to deploy online training programmes.Delhi-based Pyoopil, founded three years ago, has built a learning product with elements of peer engagement and mentorship. The company had raised an undisclosed amount of funding from angel investors. “The traditional areas on which organisations have built competencies are changing as we move to the digital era.We want to be their learning partner of choice for developing new skills and competencies,” said Mayank Kumar, managing director of UpGrad. UpGrad will now offer customised programmes to corporate clients in emerging areas such as data analytics, product management and digital marketing, among others. Other than the large corporates, the startup is also focussing on the smalland medium-enterprise segment.

Source: Economic Times October 16, 2016 23:26 UTC