AI-driven English learning platform. Offers a voice-first tutor for English as a second language. Users improve their spoken English - across fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. The app has 4M installs, ~500K MAUs and 45K paying users. Expansion will focus on Latin America (40% of revenue today) and South East Asia. The majority of users are already outside India. $3.75M Pre-Series A round. Other investors in the round: Rebright, Force Ventures, GradCapital, Operators Studio. The founders started building Stimuler midway through college - three are from IIT BHU, the fourth, CTO Akshat Baranwal (not linked below) is from IIIT Allahabad.

Teaches entrepreneurship all the way from K12 (Bower SEED) to executive education (Bower Lead) though certificate programs. Launching an undergraduate program (on campus in Hyderabad) and developing an AI-powered course builder this year. ₹11.5CR seed round led by angels and Astir. Founder Pavan was the founder of Metamorphosis Edu, acquired by BrightCHAMPS.

AI tutor for every student - personalised, affordable. AI tutors for India (PadhAI for UPSC aspirants) and the US (EverTutor for GRE prep). Now launching EverTutor Live, an 1:1 AI Tutor that thinks, listens, talks, draws and teaches on a video call. $9.5M seed. Other investors in the round: General Catalyst, Peak XV, Calibrate Ventures, Courtyard. CEO Karttikeya (IIT-B, PhD in AI from UC Berkeley), was a Visiting Research Scientist at DeepMind and Meta during his PhD. Co-Founder and Advisor Kurt Keutzer is an AI researcher at Berkeley. Comps: Arivihan (GSF, Accel).

One-stop-shop to help students answer all their questions regarding colleges, courses and exams - covering 6,000 institutions across 500 cities. Content on the platform is a funnel to drive 1-1 counselling sessions. Seed round of an undisclosed amount. Sanjay was CBO at Collegedunia.

AI courses, internships and certification. Pre-seed round, amount undisclosed. Prashant ran Jetihire, a recruiting firm, prior to this.

University admissions platform for global education. Expert guidance is combined with tools to identify the right colleges, courses and scholarships, along with an AI tool which has studied over a million past admissions to come up with a tailor made application strategy. A 6 month subscription package offers the online tools, with the Elite package offering expert support. $2M seed round.

Online English and Maths tutoring for 4-12 year olds. "Bambinos Doodle", an AI-enabled camera, live-streams a child's writing to their teacher for instant feedback. Current revenue undisclosed, targeting ₹100CR ARR by December. ₹1CR round by Shark Tank angels (company was on Season 4). Last raised a $500K seed round in 2021 at which time it covered a broader set of categories (music, dance, art).

Learning platform for SME entrepreneurs to scale their business, with courses across topics taught by a select group of business coaches. An AI chatbot also addresses specific business challenges (eg, resolving GST issues). ₹3CR raised in this pre-seed round.

Latest EdTech venture by Aakash Chaudhry (Aakash Institute) and the Meritnation founders (Meritnation was acquired by Aakash in 2020). 1-1 online tutoring for students in grades 6-12, targeting International Baccalaureate (IB) and Cambridge curriculum students in India and Singapore. Purely online, currently teaching maths, chemistry, physics, biology. $4M invested in this seed round.

Skilling platform for the BFSI industry. Corporate training to help students become job ready in this industry. Provides online courses and industry recognised certification, in partnership with colleges. $6M raised in this seed round.