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Ed-Tech / Edu-Tech Startups in India

Nikhil Jain
8 min readFeb 26, 2019

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With Education being a primary objective in India, there is a tremendous growth seen in startups around Edtech with most innovative and helpful solutions.

To help you keep a track, We have curated a list of all the interesting startups/products in the Edtech space operating in India.

Check out the curated list of Edtech Startups across India here:

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Adda247 (Gurgaon, 2012) — An education-technology company in India focused on helping unemployed youth in getting jobs through its preparation platform.

Alo Learning (Delhi) — It aims to innovate and redesign India’s school education so as to bridge the gap between the school curriculum and rapidly changing outside world.

ask.CAREERS (Mumbai, 2016) — It provides a range of industry-oriented Post-Graduate & Professional Diplomas in disciplines like Management, Banking, Finance, Real Estate, Digital Marketing, Media etc.

askIITians (Noida, 2006) — An online education portal which caters to the needs of all grades including the school level as well as the engineering exams.

B

Board Infinity (Mumbai, 2017) — A full-stack career platform for students and job-seekers enabled by personalized learning paths, career coaches and access to opportunities.

Book My Activity (Nashik, 2015) — A one stop platform to search and book real-time verified trainers, classes, activities, seminars and workshops.

BookMyAdmission (Ahmedabad) — An online platform that helps students and parents in selecting, applying and enrolling in the educational program which fits for them.

Bulbul Apps (Hyderabad, 2015) — It enables illustrators, writers, musicians, animators and storytellers collaborate to create interactive apps for kids all over the world.

Byju’s (Bangalore, 2008) — An EdTech unicorn startup which offers highly adaptive, engaging and effective learning programs for students in classes 4–12 (K-12) and also for competitive exams.

C

Camp K12 (Gurgaon, 2010) — An EdTech startup which teaches coding, app development and other technologies to primary, middle, and senior school students.

Career360 (New Delhi, 2008) — A data enabled and technology driven education products and services company that is a one stop destination for everything related to education and career decisions.

CareerAnna (Gurgaon, 2014) — An interest-based learning network that allows users to learn and share knowledge through video bites in their vernacular language.

CareerGuide (Noida, 2011) — An online career guidance, exploration and assessment platform which helps students get instant answers to all their career queries and get expert backed career advice.

CareerPotli (Raipur, 2017) — A career counseling platform that helps students choose a field that is in tune with their skills and their job expectations.

Classboat (Pune, 2015) — A re-skilling and career exploration platform which helps students to explore the skill based careers which make them employable, self employed or accelerate in their existing careers.

ClassMonitor (Indore, 2016) — An early education platform for parents of young preschoolers that blends traditional teaching with modern methods of learning.

Classplus (New Delhi, 2017) — A classroom management app that helps tutors manage their classroom and communicate with parents through its platform.

Codevidhya (Sikar, 2016) — An EdTech company that offers future ready coding curriculum to schools with a vision to empower the young generation to innovate.

CollegeDekho (Gurgaon, 2010) — A new age college search platform that allows the users to explore colleges and educational courses across India.

Collegedunia (New Delhi, 2014) — A college review platform and an extensive search engine for the students, parents, and education industry players who seek information on the higher education sector in India and abroad.

CollegeHumara (Allahabad, 2018) — A one stop destination that provides information about colleges to help students make an informed decision.

Cuemath (Bangalore, 2011) — A math learning startup that help students learn and build a strong math foundation through itsafter-school math excellence programs.

D

Designmate India (Ahmedabad) — An innovative e-learning firm that creates 3D animated content for K-12 Science and Mathematics curriculum to give students a fully interactive learning experience.

DLP India (New Delhi, 2011) — An EdTech company that has various service verticals like distance learning, rapid skill development, online study portal, international accreditation for schools and institutions, content writing and translation service.

E

Edu-Fi (Hyderabad, 2018) — It provides online and on-premises workshops in emerging technologies with collaborative and practical learning.

EduGrad (Hyderabad, 2018) — An online learning platform that offers skill development programmes in emerging technologies like data analytics, etc., for college/University students.

EduKart (New Delhi, 2011) — An education marketplace where the users can choose and enroll in courses in degree, diploma, certificate, entrance coaching and K12 categories.

Edulyx (Bangalore, 2018) — A personalized learning portal that provides e-learning through recorded video lectures, delivered over the internet to help students learn at their own pace and style of learning.

Edureka (Bangalore, 2011) — An online training provider that helps professionals learn trending technologies for career growth.

EduRev (Gurgaon, 2015) — A EdTech platform that serves as a knowledge sharing network of students and teachers with a crowd-sourced library.

Edusha (Noida, 2018) — An EdTech platform that helps students search colleges, universities, exams, schools, tutors, coaching institutes and scholarships.

EduZilla (Thane, 2012) — A SaaS based ERP tool for training businesses such as professional course providers, coaching classes, hobby classes etc., to manage student life cycle right from lead management till the end of course.

Edwisely (Hyderabad, 2017) — It develops tools to help analyze and predict the performance of students, with the vision of creating an enriching student experience.

Edyst (Hyderabad, 2016) — An early stage online learning and employability startup that helps students learn the most in-demand technical skills needed by the industry.

Egnify (Hyderabad, 2015) — A cloud-based assessment and learning Analytics platform that empowers institutes to create, schedule and conduct online assessments and access in-depth competence and behavioral analysis to improve student exam readiness.

Embibe (Bangalore, 2012) — An AI-powered learning and score improvement platform that delivers personalised learning and predictable learning outcomes for each aspiring individual.

Entri (Kochi, 2015) — A plug-and-play test prep platform for teachers and students in India.

Eruditus (Mumbai, 2010) — An EdTech startup that delivers executive education programmes to corporations and participants across the globe by collaborating with global business schools and renowned faculty.

Eupheus Learning (New Delhi, 2017) — It aims to bridge the gap between in-class and at-home learning by offering pedagogically differentiated, technology-led solutions in the K-12 space.

F

Flinto (Chennai, 2013) — An early education startup that is focused on making early child development fun and engaging through its creative products.

FlipClass (Bangalore, 2014) — An online portal offering home tutoring solutions where users can find private tutors and also monitor the tuition progress online.

ForeignAdmits (Mumbai, 2018) — A higher education mentoring and assistance platform connecting students to their target university mentors for personalized guidance.

G

GetMyUni (Bangalore, 2015) — A college search platform where students are provided with access to exhaustive college information, data points , student given ratings, reviews, forums and a student connect platform.

H

Hello English (Jaipur, 2012) — An interactive, personalized, and contextual online English learning application designed specifically for English as a second language learners from India and similar emerging markets.

I

Imarticus Learning (Mumbai, 2012) — An online educational platform that offers a range of Finance, Analytics, Agile Business Analysis and Technology courses in the B2B and B2C segments.

IndigoLearn (Hyderabad, 2017) — A finance and accounting focused EdTech startup that caters to the students of CA community by combining quality content with the best e-learning and technological tools.

K

Kidovators (Bangalore, 2011) — A skill learning platform for children that builds creativity & innovation, and critical thinking annual learning programs.

L

LearnApp (Noida, 2018) — An EdTech startup that provides video courses and live classes from industry veterans.

M

MeetUniversity (Noida, 2013) — An online platform for study abroad counselling where students can search, shortlist and connect with the world’s top universities.

MentorMind (Hyderabad, 2017) — It provides mentored-internsips through which students and young professionals can access and work on real-time projects, with companies from various industries, under the guidance of expert mentors.

Meritnation (New Delhi, 2008) — An e-learning platform that provides customized learning solutions to students, complete with detailed feedback reports.

mGuru (Mumbai, 2015) — A learning app for K-5 students, focused on English and Maths, providing an interactive learning journey for children.

Mindler (New Delhi, 2015) — A technology enabled platform for career assessment, counselling and guidance to take well-informed career decisions.

N

Nayi Disha Studios (New Delhi, 2012) — It builds educational computer games for preschool children to inculcate a strong understanding of fundamental concepts, by weaving stories around the curriculum.

O

OnlineTyari (Gurgaon, 2014) — A web and mobile app platform that helps students and job aspirants prepare for various exams in India.

P

Perspectico (New Delhi, 2017) — An education management startup that assists students take better and informed career decisions through podcasts, mentoring sessions, and interview training.

Plancess (Mumbai, 2011) — An EdTech platform that provides online coaching for entrance exams through effective online video lectures and ebooks.

PlanetSpark (Gurgaon, 2016) — A game-based blended learning platform which combines classroom teaching with technology to provide KG to 8th tuition.

Q

Qriyo (Jaipur, 2015) — A home tutor app that provides tutors for everything — from academics to personality development, yoga music, etc.

S

SchoolGuru (Mumbai, 2012) — A technology-led and online learning services organization that partners with Universities to help them provide premium online and virtual courses for its students.

Simplilearn (Bangalore/California, 2009) — A certification training provider that partners with companies and individuals to provide training and coaching that helps working professionals achieve their career goals.

SuperProfs (Bangalore, 2010) — An online education platform that provides comprehensive online learning programs for career education.

T

Talentedge (Gurgaon, 2012) — It provides online distance education, degree programs, online certification courses and corporate training, jointly with world leading institutes and corporates.

Testbook (Mumbai, 2013) — An online EdTech platform that enables students to prepare for recruitment exams for government jobs in India.

TinyTapps (Pune, 2011) — An EdTech company that focuses on early education by creating interactive and digital content for preschool kids.

Toppr (Mumbai, 2013) — An after-school learning app that uses AI, ML and Big Data to study student behaviour and create adaptive learning paths.

TotSmart Education (New Delhi, 2013) — A young blended learning startup focused on moving from the traditional ‘one to many’ teaching methodology to a tech-enabled new age ‘one to one’ teaching solutions.

TruMath (Jalandhar, 2016) — An interactive learning app that helps students learn Mathematics in a creative and efficient way.

Tutor Vista (Bangalore, 2005) — It provides online tutoring using an interactive whiteboard to work problems, simulations, assessments and other tasks, by connecting to a tutor instantly or schedule a tutoring session with a preferred tutor.

U

Unacademy (Bangalore, 2015) — An EdTech platform that uses technology to empower educators and create a community of self-learners.

UpGrad (Mumbai, 2015) — An online higher education platform that empowers professionals through industry-relevant online programs through exclusive partnerships with some of the most prominent universities.

V

Vedantu (Bangalore, 2011) — A live online tutoring platform that enables personalized learning by providing school tuition to students over the internet, using a real-time virtual learning environment.

W

WizIQ (Gurgaon, 2007) — A cloud-based education platform empowers instructors, education service providers and corporates to deliver and manage live and self-paced learning.

Z

Zeroinfy (Kolkata, 2015) — An interactive education platform that provides students with video courses for exam preparation and also encourages peer-to-peer learning.

If you feel that any particular startup/product in Edu-Tech / Ed-tech space is missing, please update the same in the comment. I will update the list accordingly.

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Nikhil Jain

Hustler | Entrepreneur | ResearchPreneur | Co-founder at ForeignAdmits.com | IIT BHU | IIT BOMBAY & Monash University Alumnus