The advancement of technology has developed the lifestyle, made a living more comfortable, and equally transformed the educational field. People nowadays need to earn a degree and learn and develop themselves with additional skills and vocations that help them build a better future ahead. The ruling edtech companies are gradually transforming the face of education as well as technology. They are revamping the whole process of learning by introducing technology-driven learning tools and apps that make learning interactive and give detailed data-driven insights about the learning progress. The edtech startups are emerging as a significant business industry globally.
List of Edtech Startups to look out for this year
Brainly
Founded- 2009
Headquarters- Poland
Founders- Michal Borkowski
This is a practical knowledge-sharing app and community where 200+ million students and experts collaborate to solve and disseminate education. Brainly was founded in 2009 in Poland by Michał Borkowski and is presently ruling across 35 countries. If a student is stuck with any homework issue, Brainly can quickly help them solve it within minutes. The company has a record of solving more than 50 million questions to date. Their application is accessed by primarily middle and high-school students seeking to strengthen their knowledge in core academic subjects like Math, Science, and local languages.
ClassPlus
Founded- 2015
Headquarters- Noida (New Delhi)
Co-Founder- Mukul Rustagi
ClassPlus was initially launched as the Xprep in 2015 and had more than 25,000 subscribers. This tech startup emphasized developing the complete education management system. As India’s education system is primarily dependent on coaching classes, the Classplus startup works to assist those institutes. The startup introduced tools like smart attendance, insightful and easy student reports, online video selling features, timely fees records, and online tests, which help an institute run smoothly and function well. The startup also enables parents to keep track of their child’s progress and educational development. The ClassPlus startup presently has a reliable team of 25 people who have raised undisclosed funds from different firms and angel investors.
Culturealley – Hello English
Founded- 2012
Headquarters- Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Founder- Nishant Patni and Pranshu Patni
This is an edtech startup that focuses on teaching people different languages. The startup emphasizes the experience of learning a language and enables one to learn a language for free with audio-visual lessons. One can also hire a teacher through this startup. Culture Alley is most famous for its free language app named “Hello English.” The free educational app makes English learning easier through multiple videos and makes specific classes available. Culture Alley swiftly emerged as the top learning app on the play store in just eight months of its launch.
Edukart
Founded- 2011
Headquarters- New Delhi
Founder- Ishan Gupta and Mayank Gupta
This Edtech startup is specifically an online platform that provides higher education to students and enthusiast learners. A candidate can get an online degree, diploma, or even a certification course from the top institutions worldwide. Edukart was started in 2011 by Ishan and Mayank Gupta. The startup offers courses like MBA, Executive MBA, MCA, MSc IT, MA, MCom, BA, BCom BBA, BCA, and BSc IT from amongst reputed national and international universities. The primary educational committees like UGC recognize the degrees and certifications awarded by Edukart. The startup also offers job placement assistance to students and aspirants.
Embibe
Founded- 2012
Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founder- Aditi Avasthi
This is India’s most extensive Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool based educational startup. Started by Aditi Avasthi in Mumbai in 2012, the startup uses advanced data analytics and AI tools to offer personalized feedback to learners. The tool enables the students to learn about their weak subjects and improve their test-taking skills and improve their knowledge base. It emphasizes students preparing for competitive exams and government job exams.