Accenture acquires TalentSprint from NSE Academy

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Accenture acquires TalentSprint from NSE Academy Accenture has acquired deep tech education company TalentSprint from NSE Academy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Stock Exchange of India Limited. The acquisition will bolster Accenture LearnVantage’s ability to drive growth through key university certifications and high impact bootcamps, creating trained talent pools for enterprises and governments, Accenture said in a press release. Launched in 2008 by Santanu Paul, J Chowdary, and Madhu Murty, TalentSprint offers certification programs in emerging and deep technologies to aspiring and experienced professionals using a hybrid online/onsite model. Coding bootcamps, AI and data sciences, fintech, blockchains, cyber security, and digital health are some of their recommended programs. According to Accenture, this acquisition will strengthen LearnVantage’s capabilities to help organisations reshape their workforce through upskilling, reskilling, and preparing them for an AI-powered world. TalentSprint’s team of approximately 210 professionals will join Accenture LearnVantage. Over the past 15 years, TalentSprint has formed collaborations with academic institutions, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), International Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and globally-renowned research institutions. Accenture states that TalentSprint’s end-to-end delivery capabilities of focused learning programmes provide a competitive value proposition for learners and enterprises alike, making it a great fit for its expanding LearnVantage business. “The addition of TalentSprint further boosts our ability to meet our clients' demand for training, helping their people gain the essential technology skills in emerging areas needed to reinvent their organisations and achieve greater business value,” said Kishore Durg, global lead of Accenture LearnVantage. TalentSprint's revenue from operations surged 40.8% to Rs 100 crore in FY23 from Rs 71 crore in FY22. The company has yet to file its FY24 and FY25 numbers.