Prosus, Times Internet and Tencent-backed online education provider Byju’s is seeking up to $400m in funding at a $10bn valuation, just a couple of months after fetching an $8bn valuation.

Byju’s, an India-based online education provider backed by corporates Prosus and Tencent, is looking to secure as much as $400m in funding at a $10bn valuation, TechCrunch reported on Friday.

The money would form part of an ongoing round, which saw the company raise $200m from Tiger Global Management in January 2020 and additional capital from General Atlantic a month later.

Reports at the time suggested General Atlantic’s commitment was also worth $200m, but TechCrunch said in its latest…

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