“With our focus on short-term professional upskilling, KnowledgeHut is driving outcome-based immersive learning for global technologists and the wider professional community. Given our position in global markets, this synergy with upGrad will further strengthen and support that vision. Acquisition paves way for upGrad to empower B2B customer segments across geographies including the US and the Asia Pacific.” Said Subramanyam Reddy.

upGrad has built out a strong tech platform and deep immersive learning experience with high touch points to capture close to 70% of the Indian higher education market for working professionals. This stealth approach of operating under the radar, coupled with the rare combination of founder-funded for the full first leg, has helped upGrad focus on their core vision.

upGrad is now best-placed being the most integrated Higher Edtech company – spanning all aspects of LifeLongLearning – from Under-Grads to Test Preps to being the first port of call for colleges/universities to go digital through tech & SaaS enablement, to offering Degrees in the most sought fields for learners to build their careers of tomorrow.

upGrad programs are reverse engineered to meet evolving job demands across industry sectors. With programs in future-focused sectors such as data sciences, blockchain, machine learning and AI, upGrad’s curriculum is up to date, industry-relevant and engaging. This is underscored by a course completion rate of over 90%, the highest in online learning.

2020 was the year where upGrad grew by 100% in revenues, tripled its course offerings, hit the ball out of the park on global MBAs, scaled university partnerships, put together a crack global team, crossed 1 Million learners across 50+ countries, delivered 10 Million hours of Learning experiences, and closed 3 acquisitions.