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Tiger Global, WestBridge Capital lead $42 million funding round in Vedantu

Funds will be used to scale operations, expand learner base and deepen investments into tech and content

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Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Vedantu, a live-tutoring firm, has raised $42 million in a Series C round led by Tiger Global and WestBridge Capital. Existing investors Accel, Omidyar India, and TAL Education also took part in the round. 

“We will use this funding to boost our technology, content capabilities and build the brand and expand our services for learners across India,” said Vamsi Krishna, chief executive officer and co-founder, Vedantu. “This will help us increase our student base, especially from tier-II and -III cities,” he said.

The Bengaluru-based firm provides live online tutoring in K-12 in India, with over a million lifetime learners engaged on its

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