Byju’s acquires Mumbai-based ed-tech start-up WhiteHat Jr for $300 mn

Byju’s said on Wednesday night that it has acquired Mumbai based ed-tech start-up, WhiteHat Jr, which teaches coding to children. Byju’s has bought the company for $300 million according to DC Advisory (DC), which acted as the exclusive financial advisor to WhiteHat Jr on its sale to the Bengaluru-based education technology company.

This partnership brings together WhiteHat Jr, a popular and unique coding platform and Byju’s variety of offerings, including the school learning app. With coding fast emerging as a key skill for the future, this integration will help Byju’s further expand its offerings in India. This acquisition will also accelerate Byju’s US expansion plans. Byju’s said this partnership is timely with the government pushing skills such as coding from early classes with the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020.