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Best Academic Tutoring Companies in India

The 349 best Academic Tutoring companies in India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: ALLEN.

349companies tracked
$337.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
24have raised

Academic Tutoring companies in India, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, is exactly what these 349 tracked companies represent — $337M in total disclosed capital chasing one of the faster-growing education segments on the planet. Allen leads the funding table at $247M, with Class21a close behind at $54M. The global market sits at roughly $97.7B as of 2023, growing at a 12.34% CAGR, driven by STEM demand, mobile learning, and the cost advantages of K-12 online delivery. So the macro tailwind is real. The question is whether Indian filers are actually converting that momentum into revenue.

Here's what the filings say. Across 108 revenue-reporting companies, the combined pool is about $40M, with a median of just $22,144 per filer and 7% YoY growth. That median tells you most players are still small. But the outliers are striking: Excel Technical Services hit $9M in revenue, up 15%, and Mt Educare pulled $6M at a net income roughly 665 times the sector's $1,989 median, a gap worth understanding. Elance Learning Provider is the growth story, posting $3M at 28% YoY. I'd watch that name. The revenue concentration here is tight, and if you're evaluating companies in this directory, the financials at the top look very different from the field below them.

Sources & further reading
  • ResearchAndMarkets.com

Ranked: Best Academic Tutoring companies in India

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundRevenueRevenue YoYEmployeesFounderRecent signals
1ALLEN
Provider of online classroom coaching for competitive exams and school courses
78Market top 16%Tech top 24%Product top 30%Customers top 32%
All 11 signals ▾
Markettop 16%
Techtop 24%
Producttop 30%
Customerstop 32%
Moattop 34%
Fin. healthtop 37%
Growthtop 38%
Fundingtop 39%
Newsbottom 42%
Talentbottom 40%
Globalbottom 32%
Market: 6,043 employees (top 11% of Education) · Revenue ~$391M
Tech: 63 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100
$247M47 mo ago$391M
FY2025
-5%6,043Rajesh Maheshwari
Founder
2Meritnation
Provider of tutoring and learning resource platform for students
45Market top 25%Moat top 26%Customers top 28%Product top 31%
All 11 signals ▾
Markettop 25%
Moattop 26%
Customerstop 28%
Producttop 31%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 47%
Fin. healthtop 49%
Globalbottom 32%
Techbottom 31%
Growthbottom 28%
Newsbottom 27%
Market: 4,565 employees (top 14% of Education) · Revenue ~$247M
Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 1004 tracked K-12 EdTech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$10M102 mo ago$247M
FY2025
-16%4,565Ritesh Hemrajani
Co-Founder
3MT Educare
Chain of coaching institutes and PU colleges
19Moat top 26%Funding top 48%Market bottom 45%Global bottom 39%
All 8 signals ▾
Moattop 26%
Fundingtop 48%
Marketbottom 45%
Globalbottom 39%
Fin. healthbottom 39%
Techbottom 32%
Growthbottom 28%
Newsbottom 24%
Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 94 tracked Academic Tutoring companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10
Funding: Raised $12.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 19 yrs (0.2/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100
$12M109 mo ago$7M
FY2025
+8%125
4ARIV
Online platform providing learning solutions for school students
$688K46 mo ago$980K
FY2025
+93%2Prithaviraaj Shetty
CEO
5Angle Belearn
Education platform that offers personalized online one-to-one tutoring services to students from various…
$536K
FY2025
+65%
6LevelApp
Online platform offering live tutoring for academic students
77 mo ago$498K
FY2023
6Suchitra Reddy
Co-Founder
7Brishti Technologies
Provider of technology solutions including Android apps for businesses with a focus on education
$207K
FY2025
-2%72Sandip Kar
Co-Founder
8Gurusiksha
Mobile-based platform providing tutor discovery solutions
$63K47 mo ago$41K
FY2022
23Dipak Jha
Founder & Director

Top 12 Academic Tutoring companies in India

#1
Series B · Gurugram, Haryana · founded 2016 · 280 employees
$53.7Mraised

Online platform offering premier coaching services in the education industry.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%
Talent
bottom 45%
Growth
bottom 42%
Moat
bottom 40%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 30%
Funding: Raised $53.7M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2023)
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Growth: Headcount 296 → 280 (-5%) across vintages
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Series B$2.5M
  • Jan 2022Series B$487.3K
  • Jan 2021Series B$31.7M
  • Jan 2020Series B$15M
Founders & team
Tanushree NagoriCo-Founder
Investors
Innoven Capital, Omidyar Network, Peak XV Partners, WaterBridge, Akatsuki, Tencent
#2
Series D · Kota, Rajasthan · founded 1988 · 6043 employees
$246.9Mraised

Provider of online classroom coaching for competitive exams and school courses. The coaching covers various competitive exams along with school curriculum. It provide online courses, classroom courses, distance learning options, and test series. Study materials, including previous year papers, sample papers, and NCERT solutions, are also available. The institution boasts expert faculty and personalized learning tools, such as doubt resolution and customized study plans. It provides mentorship sessions and regular updates to parents are also part of the program.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 16%
Tech
top 24%
Product
top 30%
Customers
top 32%
Moat
top 34%
Fin. health
top 37%
Market: 6,043 employees (top 11% of Education) · Revenue ~$391M · ~91% of tracked Academic Tutoring revenue (94 cos, FY2025)
Tech: 63 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses · Devops: Nginx
Product: 2 published apps (9.2M installs) · Company stage: Series D
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Series D$246.9M
Founders & team
Rajesh MaheshwariFounder
Investors
Bodhi Tree Systems
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngular
#3
Series A · Panipat, Haryana · founded 2016 · 10 employees
$4Mraised

Provider of app-based online tutoring solutions for students. The platform conducts live classes, exercises, quizzes, doubt forums, and more. Its app is available for Android devices.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series A$4M
Founders & team
Shivam GFounder & CEO
#4
Seed · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2021 · 2 employees
$687.7Kraised

Online platform providing learning solutions for school students. The platform offers online courses, study materials, one-to-one counseling, live classes, doubt-solving sessions, and more for students of grades 8 to 10. The platform offers learning solutions for French, Geometry, Science, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Seed
  • Feb 2021Seed$687.7K
Founders & team
Prithaviraaj ShettyCEO
Investors
Arvog, Ketan Kothari, Prithvi Trust, YMS Finance, Veekay Apartment, Somani Enterprises
Tech stack
BootstrapFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle MapsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#5
Acquired · Gurugram, Haryana · founded 2019 · 61 employees
$4.2Mraised

Swiflearn is an online platform that provides live tutoring solutions for K-12 students. It offers classes in small batches of students. It offers crash courses for math & science for the upcoming year-end exam. It provides study material such as revision notes, NCERT solutions, English grammar, and many more. It provides its application for the Android platform.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2021Seed$3.2M
  • Dec 2019Seed$1M
Investors
Stellaris, Venture Highway, Angel List, Groundupp Ventures, Alteria Capital, Logx Venture Partners
#6
Acquired · Delhi, Delhi · founded 2008 · 4565 employees
$9.7Mraised

Provider of tutoring and learning resource platform for students. It offers learning needs to students for CBSE, ICSE and other state boards. Its offers various study materials, including textbooks, video lessons, and practice tests, to support students in their academic pursuits. It offers learning solutions for competitive entrance exams like JEE, AIPMT, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 25%
Moat
top 26%
Customers
top 28%
Product
top 31%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 47%
Market: 4,565 employees (top 14% of Education) · Revenue ~$247M · ~8% of tracked K-12 EdTech revenue (1004 cos, FY2025)
Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 1004 tracked K-12 EdTech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Customers: App rating 4.1★ (303,909 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 17% of tracked companies
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2017Conventional Debt$5.9M
  • Jun 2015Conventional Debt$3.9M
  • Dec 2013Convertible Debt$1.6M
  • Mar 2013Series A$5.5M
Founders & team
Ritesh HemrajaniCo-FounderPavan ChauhanCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Info Edge Ventures, Info Edge
Tech stack
VarnishAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Font ApiAmazon Cloudfront
#7
Acquired · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 1988 · 125 employees
$12Mraised

Chain of coaching institutes and PU colleges. It is a board exam preparation and added science & commerce coaching center. It provides test preparations for medical, engineering entrance exams, and chartered accountancy. It also offers vocational training for commerce and management students.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 26%
Funding
top 48%
Market
bottom 45%
Global
bottom 39%
Fin. health
bottom 39%
Tech
bottom 32%
Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 94 tracked Academic Tutoring companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding: Raised $12.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 19 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (May 2017)
Market: 125 employees · Revenue ~$6.6M · ~14% of tracked Academic Tutoring revenue (94 cos, FY2025)
Funding rounds
  • May 2017Conventional Debt$17.1M
  • May 2014Post IPO$663.7K
  • Aug 2013Post IPO$768.5K
  • Aug 2007PE$12M
Investors
The Xander Group, Avendus, Helix Investments, ADIA, BanyanTree Finance, Kitara Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnt DesignApache Http ServerBootstrapFancyboxGoogle Analytics
#8
Deadpooled · Gurugram, Haryana · founded 2019 · 100 employees
$2.5Mraised

Udayy is a gamified and adaptive math learning platform for students. It takes feedback from the child's performance and display questions based on their solving ability. Its app is available on the Android platform.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Seed$2.5M
  • Jun 2019Angel
Founders & team
Saumya YadavCo-Founder
Investors
Better Capital, Info Edge Ventures, Alpha Wave Global
#9
Seed · Kolkata, West Bengal · founded 2016 · 23 employees
$63.2Kraised

Gurusiksha is a mobile-based platform providing tutor discovery solutions. It enables in finding online and offline tutors within the proximity of the home. It also enables in inquiry, selection of teacher profile, demo classes, class confirmation, and teaching process. It provides tuition discovery for school, college, language/extracurricular, and competitive. It provides its application for Android.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Seed$63.2K
Founders & team
Dipak JhaFounder & Director
#10
Seed · Ahmedabad, Gujarat · founded 2020 · 28 employees
$331.1Kraised

Mobile & AI-based platform providing school curriculum-related learning courses. The platform offers mentoring solutions, video-based learning solutions, games, and more for students in classes 7 to 10. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Seed$331.1K
Investors
IMS Learning, Arthigamya Financial, Kuoekeystone
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpCloudflare
#11
Deadpooled · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2007 · 84 employees
$2Mraised

Online tutoring platform connecting students and tutors. Follows a marketplace model enabling tutors to signup for free on the platform to offer their services. Charges percentage of earnings of the tutors as transaction fee.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2016Seed$1.8M
  • Mar 2014Seed$1.5M
  • Oct 2011Seed$1M
Founders & team
Ashish SirohiCo-Founder & Director
Investors
Shree Mayuka Investment, Shree Ratnakar Invesca, Sita Investment, Alirox, Ankita Pratisthan, Keshav Power
#12
Acquired · Kolkata, West Bengal · founded 2020 · 26 employees
$247.1Kraised

Provider of the college community and study material for college students. The platform offers learning solutions for degrees such as BSc, BCom, BA, BBA, and more. The platform offers study materials, a syllabus tracker, and more. Its mobile app is available for Android devices.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Seed$247.1K
Investors
LectureNotes Technologies, FreeFlow

Funding & investor landscape

$337.4Mtotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
41disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
10000 Startups2 rounds
Atal Innovation Mission2 rounds
FreeFlow2 rounds
Info Edge Ventures2 rounds
UIncept Accelerator2 rounds
100X.VC1 rounds
1stroke Financial Services1 rounds
36Inc1 rounds
ADIA1 rounds
AIC-Aartech1 rounds

Notable founders

Tanushree Nagori
Co-Founder · Class21A
Rajesh Maheshwari
Founder · ALLEN
Shivam G
Founder & CEO · PuStack
Prithaviraaj Shetty
CEO · ARIV
Ritesh Hemrajani
Co-Founder · Meritnation
Pavan Chauhan
Co-Founder & CEO · Meritnation
Saumya Yadav
Co-Founder · Udayy
Dipak Jha
Founder & Director · Gurusiksha
Ashish Sirohi
Co-Founder & Director · Eduwizards Tutoring
Nikhil Bhatnagar
Founder & CEO · HomeGuruji
Priya Sanghvi
Founder · Caterpillar Kids
Ritesh Gaggar
Co-Founder · Caterpillar Kids
Prism market signals · India · country-scoped Prism corpus, 5,979,274 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Academic Tutoring coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Academic Tutoring companies are there in India?
Radar tracks 349 indexable Academic Tutoring companies headquartered in India, India, that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Academic Tutoring companies in India?
The Academic Tutoring companies in India on this list have raised a combined $337.4M in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Academic Tutoring company in India?
ALLEN is the highest-funded Academic Tutoring company in India, with $246.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Academic Tutoring companies in India are funded?
19 of the 349 Academic Tutoring companies in India on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Academic Tutoring unicorns are there in India?
None of the Academic Tutoring companies in India on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in India Academic Tutoring companies?
The most active investors in India Academic Tutoring companies on this list include 10000 Startups, Atal Innovation Mission, FreeFlow, Info Edge Ventures, UIncept Accelerator.
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