new delhi continuing its buying spree in 2021 leading online learning platform byjus is in advanced talks to acquire live online learning platform vedantu for around 600700 million reliable sources told ians on fridaythis will be the fourth major acquisition by byju raveendranrun company this yearaccording to sources the vedantu deal is currently in the advanced stage and will materialise soon after meeting the necessary regulatory approvalsvedantu however told ians that no such discussions have taken place with byjus and we are not considering anything like thisbyjus was yet to officially comment on the major development in the growing online indian edtech spacevedantu offers individual and group classes across k12 and test preparation segments over 15 lakh students study live every month on the platform and more than 40 million users access free content tests doubts videos on vedantus platform and its channels on youtube monthlybyjus the worlds leading edtech company with 100 million registered students on its flagship learning app acquired singapore headquartered great learning for 600 million late last monththe partnership marked byjus entry into the professional and higher education segment with a 1 billion commitmentedtech company byjus is currently indias most valuable unicorn startup with a valuation of over 17 billionlast month byjus acquired epic the worlds leading digital reading platform for kids 12 and under for 500 millionthe big acquisition came on the heels of it buying the aakash institute for nearly 1 billion earlier this yearbyjus in august last year acquired mumbaibased live online coding provider whitehat jr in an allcash deal worth 300 million roughly rs 2246 crorelive online learning platform vedantu last month announced a strategic investment in pedagogy an aienabled learning startup that provides online courses and interactive digital books for students preparing for competitive examinations