India’s upGrad acquires Noida-based test prep provider Exampur

funding history of UpgradHigher edtech platform upGrad announced on Tuesday that it had acquired Exampur, a test-prep provider for government jobs, for an undisclosed sum.Noida-based learning platform Exampur aims to reach Rs 70 crore (nearly $7.5 million) in revenue this fiscal. Co-founded in 2018 by Vivek Kumar and Vardan Gandhi, the platform has a user base of over 10 million students.Exampur offers over 200 test-prep courses for government jobs where most of the content is delivered through its YouTube channels for the UPSC, SSC, defence, banking, teaching and other state-level government jobs.It is estimated that by 2029, the global edtech market will reach $319.7 billion, growing at a CAGR of 17.8%.