India EdTech Startups: Apart From Layoffs, Hiring Down by 28% Since April 2022

The recent downturn in the capital markets has impacted the growth of Indian EdTech startups.

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The recent downturn in the capital markets has impacted the growth of Indian EdTech startups. Of the 33 VC funded EdTech startups in India, 80% of them have had a slump in their job postings. On an average, job postings are down by 28% over the last one month.

The list below shows the decline/growth in job postings across all the VC funded EdTech startups in India.

Among the above, only the following 2 startups have ramped up their hiring over the last one month

  1. Testbook.com - Online preparation for government exams

  2. Disprz - Skill development courses for workforce

After a recent round of layoffs, Vendantu has almost stopped hiring. Other large players like Upgrad, Unacademy, Scaler and Byjus have slowed down in terms of hiring.

About the data: The data is sourced from Crustdata’s Job Listing dataset which tracks the job listings of private and public companies in India and SE Asia. Crustdata tracks 100,000+ public and private companies in India and SE Asia across 15 curated datasets.

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