<article><p>Edtech platform Digiperform on Wednesday announced that it has raised $3.6 million from HT Media while Infosys-backed Israeli cloud computing company CloudEndure has been acquired by Amazon.</p></article>

<p>Edtech platform Digiperform on Wednesday announced that it has raised $3.6 million from HT Media while Infosys-backed Israeli cloud computing company CloudEndure has been acquired by Amazon.</p>
<h3>Digiperform raises $3.6m from HT Media</h3>
<p>Delhi-based edtech platform Digiperform on Wednesday announced that it has raised $3.6 million from HT Media, the publisher of Hindustan Times and Mint newspapers.</p>
<p>Digiperform, owned by Digital Performance Media Pvt. Ltd, will use the funds to accelerate its growth in the market and build brand awareness, it said in a statement.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are focused on creating highly skilled and efficient manpower to support digital economy in India by offering in-demand, job role-specific curriculum and training,&#8221; Digiperform co-founder and chief executive Manu Jolly said.</p>
<p>Founded in 2014, Digiperform offers more than 50 courses in digital marketing. It currently operates 36 centres across the country and plans to open 10 more centres.</p>
<h3>Amazon buys Infosys-backed CloudEndure</h3>
<p>US e-commerce giant Amazon has acquired Indian IT firm Infosys-backed Israeli cloud computing company CloudEndure, the latter tweeted.</p>
<p>Amazon had routed the acquisition through its cloud services unit AWS. Media reports pegged the deal value at $200-250 million.</p>
<p>&#8220;CloudEndure is now an AWS company. This acquisition expands our ability to deliver innovative and flexible migration, disaster recovery and backup solutions,&#8221; the Israeli firm said.</p>
<p>CloudEndure was established in 2012 by serial entrepreneurs Ofer Gadish, Ofir Ehrlich, Gil Shai and Leonid Feinberg. Since its inception, it has raised in excess of $18 million from venture capital firms and strategic investors, including Dell Technologies Capital, VMware, Mitsui, Infosys and Magma Venture Partners.</p>


Digiperform, owned by Digital Performance Media Pvt. Ltd, will use the funds to accelerate its growth in the market and build brand awareness.

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