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Emversity buys back Rs 6.5 Cr ESOPs from 20 employees

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Emversity buys back Rs 6.5 Cr ESOPs from 20 employees
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Emversity buys back Rs 6.5 Cr ESOPs from 20 employees Higher-education embedded training and employability platform Emversity has bought back employee stock options worth Rs 6.5 crore from 20 employees as part of a liquidity programme. The buyback was extended to employees who joined the company on or before January 31, 2024. According to the company’s HR leadership, Emversity currently has more than 700 employees and operates across 24 states through over 60 locations in India. The development comes soon after Emversity’s $30 million Series A round led by Premji Invest. Emversity is operated by Beyond Odds Technologies, which was launched in April 2024 by Vivek Sinha, former COO of Unacademy, with an initial $11 million seed round led by Matrix Partners India and Lightspeed. Soon after the launch, Emversity had raised $5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Lightspeed and Z47. It also runs employer-linked skill centres, particularly in healthcare and hospitality, in affiliation with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). In less than two years, Emversity claims to have scaled to 4,500 learners across 40 campuses. Its programs are designed with employers to create predictable talent pipelines, especially for sectors facing workforce shortages. The brand currently supports healthcare and hospitality roles, with learners placed across large hospital chains and hotel groups.

NBFC Varthana secures Rs 159 Cr in debt funding

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NBFC Varthana secures Rs 159 Cr in debt funding
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Varthana, an education-focused Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC), has secured a debt investment totaling Rs 159 crore through External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) and Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) instruments. The combined amount is from three different global investors (including impact investors): BlueEarth Capital, Franklin Templeton Alternative Investments (Franklin Templeton AIF), and ResponsAbility. The total investment includes Rs 69 crore from BlueEarth Capital, Rs 65 crore from ResponsAbility, and Rs 25 crore from Franklin Templeton AIF. Prior to this, the Bengaluru-based company had raised $89.5 million from Omdiyar Network and others. The fresh funds will be utilized to scale the network of affordable private schools across India through innovative and enhanced access to solar and renewable energy solutions in schools, Varthana said in a press release. Co-founded in 2013 by Steve Hardgrave and Brajesh Mishra, Varthana is a non-banking financial company (NBFC) that focuses on providing financial solutions to affordable private schools and students pursuing higher education. The platform offers loans for school infrastructure development, teacher training, and student education. It aims to transform affordable education in India by partnering with schools and students. Steve Hardgrave, CEO of Varthana, said, “Varthana is pleased to partner with Blue Earth Capital, Franklin Templeton AIF, and ResponsAbility in our efforts to drive impactful change in the education sector and make quality education accessible to all across India”. Over the past decade, Varthana claims to have supported over 12,000 affordable private schools and facilitated over 19,000 school loans for school expansion and renovation. With operations across 16 states and union territories, and a network of 40 branches, it also serves schools in tier II and tier III cities, making quality education accessible to underserved communities in India.

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