Radar · Education in India
Best Education Companies in India
The 4466 best Education companies in India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Aakash Educational Services.
By Sweetie IyerMarkets & Momentum
4466companies tracked
$4Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
228have raised
India's Education sector has $4.0B in disclosed funding spread across 4,466 tracked companies, and that number keeps climbing. The global education market sits at roughly $2,140B, compounding at 4.86% CAGR through 2028, and India's piece of that prize is getting harder to ignore. Aakash Educational Services leads the funding table at $745M, with Cengage India close behind at $525M. Those two alone tell you where institutional conviction has landed. Play Store installs across 569 education apps are up 18% YoY, which is the kind of distribution signal that precedes serious revenue concentration.
This directory ranks the best Education companies in India by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, so you're getting the players who've actually moved capital. The policy backdrop matters here too: with 18 lakh Indian students studying abroad and brain drain pressure mounting, domestic providers have a structural tailwind pushing demand inward. And the Harvard visa row is accelerating that rethink. I'd watch the K-12 and test-prep segments especially closely right now.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDUCATION × INDIA
Our analysis of 50 Education companies
$3.8b in tracked funding; 84% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2023.
50companies analysed
84%cloud-native stacks
2023funding peak (by rounds)
2009median founding year
53median Fliar Index™
906kcombined LinkedIn audience
65%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Education companies in India
| # | Company | App-install YoY | Disclosed funding | Revenue | Employees | Founder | Stage | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALLEN 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 | +71% | $247M | $391M FY2025 | 6,043 | Rajesh Maheshwari Founder | Series D | — |
| 2 | Cengage India Provider of educational content, digital learning platforms, and test preparation materials 62Innovation top 20%Product top 26%Funding top 28%Market top 41% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 26% Fundingtop 28% Markettop 41% Fin. healthtop 44% Growthtop 47% Globalbottom 45% Moatbottom 38% Techbottom 36% Customersbottom 35% Newsbottom 27% Innovation: 4 product lines Product: 4 distinct product lines · 3 published apps (370k installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | +39% | $525M | $13M FY2025 | 3,602 | — | Series D | 1 job opening |
| 3 | Veranda Learning Chain of centers providing government exam preparation solutions 64Funding top 20%Moat top 27%Product top 28%Growth top 31% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Moattop 27% Producttop 28% Growthtop 31% Customerstop 32% Partnerstop 37% Markettop 39% Fin. healthtop 42% Newstop 43% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $41.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Top 3% by revenue among 92 tracked Test Preparation Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | +27% | $41M | $61M FY2025 | 375 375 → 226 (-40%) | Suresh Kalpathi CEO | Public | 1 job opening |
| 4 | Aakash Educational Services Chain of centers offering coaching for medical & engineering entrance exams 55Moat top 19%Tech top 21%Funding top 30%Talent top 34% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 19% Techtop 21% Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 34% Producttop 36% Markettop 37% Customerstop 41% Newstop 44% Fin. healthbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 27% Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 92 tracked Test Preparation Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 Tech: 79 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | +7% | $745M | $247M FY2025 | 1 | Aakash Chaudhry Co-Founder & Managing Director | Acquired | 6 job openings |
| 5 | K12 Techno Services Provider of education services to the schools 64Funding top 18%Product top 23%Moat top 26%Talent top 28% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Producttop 23% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 30% Markettop 37% Growthtop 40% Fin. healthbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 29% Newsbottom 23% Funding: Raised $177M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 16 yrs (0.9/yr) Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series F rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | — | $177M | $48M FY2025 | 645 | Maguluri Srikanth Co-Founder | Series F | 1 internship |
| 6 | Adventum Student Living Provider of study abroad consulting and accommodation services for students 62Growth top 24%Moat top 30%Funding top 31%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 24% Moattop 30% Fundingtop 31% Talenttop 38% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 42% Newsbottom 27% Growth: Headcount 131 → 198 (+51%) across vintages · Revenue +40% YoY Moat: Top 4% by revenue among 281 tracked Educational Support Services companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | — | $22M | $10M FY2025 | 198 | Anupam Gupta Co-Founder | Series A | — |
| 7 | Bower School Provider of entrepreneurial education programs for students and professionals 14Funding top 39%Tech top 43%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Techtop 43% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Productbottom 40% Marketbottom 10% Fin. healthbottom 7% Funding: Raised $3.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Tech: 25 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | — | $3M | — | — | Pavan Allena Founder | Seed | — |
| 8 | Footprints Preschool & Daycare Provider of preschool and daycare services using a research-based curriculum 57Talent top 23%Growth top 32%Moat top 35%Innovation top 36% All 11 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Growthtop 32% Moattop 35% Innovationtop 36% Producttop 37% Fin. healthtop 48% Techbottom 46% Fundingbottom 45% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Talent: 10 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Revenue +27% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | — | $2M | $7M FY2025 | 25 | Purvesh Sharma Co-Founder & COO | Series A | 1 award |
| 9 | Allen Career Institute Chain of coaching providing coursers for pre-medical, IIT JEE, AIEEE and other engineering entrance exams 76Market top 13%Moat top 18%Innovation top 20%Product top 22% All 12 signals ▾Markettop 13% Moattop 18% Innovationtop 20% Producttop 22% Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 32% Customerstop 35% Fin. healthtop 39% Techtop 45% Growthbottom 33% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 29% Market: 10,015 employees (top 5% of Education) · Revenue ~$391M Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 92 tracked Test Preparation Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | — | $600M | $391M FY2025 | 10,015 | Rajesh Maheshwari Founder Director | Series D | — |
| 10 | MU20 School Of Opportunity Offering experiential learning programs for high school students and educators, focusing on leadership… 42Growth top 23%Talent top 38%Funding bottom 45%Market bottom 40% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 23% Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Techbottom 40% Fin. healthbottom 39% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Revenue +81% YoY · Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | — | $500K | $345K FY2025 | — | Madhur Oza Co-Founder | Seed | — |
| 11 | Kalvium Developer of a work-integrated B.Tech in CSE 69Growth top 18%Tech top 27%Moat top 30%Talent top 35% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 18% Techtop 27% Moattop 30% Talenttop 35% Fin. healthtop 43% AItop 45% Fundingbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Headcount 18 → 114 (+533%) across vintages · Revenue +361% YoY Tech: 56 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | — | $2M | $3M FY2025 | 114 | Deepak Venugopal Co-Founder & CMO | Seed | — |
| 12 | Class21A Premier coaching institute with a vision to emerge as a top player in the education industry 14Funding top 35%Talent bottom 45%Growth bottom 42%Moat bottom 40% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Talentbottom 45% Growthbottom 42% Moatbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 30% Fin. healthbottom 8% Funding: Raised $53.7M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | — | $54M | $19K FY2025 | 280 | Tanushree Nagori Co-Founder | Series B | — |
| 13 | Ashoka University College offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams 74Tech top 18%Fin. health top 32%Funding top 34%Moat top 35% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 18% Fin. healthtop 32% Fundingtop 34% Moattop 35% Markettop 38% Growthtop 38% Producttop 40% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Tech: 185 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Fin. health: Revenue ~$68.0M (FY2021) · Net margin 0.7% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | — | $63M | $68M FY2025 | 175 | Sid Yog Founder | Series B | — |
| 14 | Euclid Labs Provider of learning management services 60Funding top 30%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 38% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $130M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | — | $130M | — | — | Varsha Bhat Co-Founder | Series C | — |
| 15 | Manipal Global University offering degrees in medicine, dentistry & foundation in science 42Innovation top 20%Moat top 29%Customers top 35%Product top 38% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Moattop 29% Customerstop 35% Producttop 38% Fundingtop 41% Markettop 46% Fin. healthbottom 46% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Growthbottom 16% Innovation: 11 product lines Moat: Top 7% by revenue among 224 tracked Higher Education Institutions companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | — | $380M | $12M FY2024 | 307 | Mohandas Pai Chairperson | Seed | — |
| 16 | Rocket Learning Provider of digital learning solutions for early childhood education programs 16Talent top 23%Tech top 40%Funding bottom 47%Global bottom 37% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Techtop 40% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 33% Moatbottom 33% Marketbottom 23% Fin. healthbottom 14% Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 49 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | — | $2M | $30K FY2025 | 22 | Siddhant Sachdeva Co-Founder | Funding Raised | 1 job opening · 2 awards |
| 17 | IIIT-Delhi University offering various courses and degrees across diversified streams 29AI top 15%Tech top 27%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Techtop 27% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 47% Productbottom 47% Globalbottom 40% Patentsbottom 37% Innovationbottom 31% Moatbottom 28% Marketbottom 18% Fin. healthbottom 14% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Tech: 77 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | — | $343K | — | — | Naresh Priyadarshi CEO | Funding Raised | — |
| 18 | Tapasya College Institute offering multiple courses across management stream 42Growth top 30%Moat top 36%Product top 46%Market top 50% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Moattop 36% Producttop 46% Markettop 50% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 36% Fin. healthbottom 32% Growth: Headcount 74 → 223 (+201%) across vintages · Revenue +14% YoY Moat: Top 13% by revenue among 224 tracked Higher Education Institutions companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | — | $14M | $5M FY2025 | 223 223 → 186 (-17%) | Sreedhar Muppala Founder & Managing Director | Series B | — |
| 19 | Rocksport Provider of after-school sports and camping programs 55Moat top 28%Tech top 33%Innovation top 35%Talent top 38% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 28% Techtop 33% Innovationtop 35% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 43% Producttop 46% Fundingtop 48% Marketbottom 47% Fin. healthbottom 45% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 77 tracked Afterschool Programs companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 Tech: 57 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | — | $3M | $7M FY2025 | 91 | Manish Gupta Founder & Chairman | Series A | — |
| 20 | Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Higher education in the healthcare sector 76Fin. health top 18%Market top 28%Funding top 32%Growth top 35% All 7 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 18% Markettop 28% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 45% Techbottom 36% Fin. health: Revenue ~$363M (FY2022) · Net margin 21.9% Market: 932 employees (top 34% of Education) · Revenue ~$363M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | — | $130M | $363M FY2025 | 932 | Abhinay Bollineni CEO | Late Stage | — |
| 21 | Hippocampus Provider of educational and learning programs services 24Growth top 39%Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 49%Fin. health bottom 41% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 39% Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 41% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 39% Marketbottom 24% Growth: Headcount 24 → 36 (+50%) across vintages · Revenue +9% YoY Funding: Raised $7.7M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 16 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | — | $8M | $831K FY2025 | 36 | Umesh Malhotra Founder & CEO | Seed | — |
| 22 | Openhouse Chains providing early education daycare and extracurricular activities for children 27Tech top 33%Talent top 38%Moat top 41%Funding top 45% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 33% Talenttop 38% Moattop 41% Fundingtop 45% Producttop 47% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 34% Fin. healthbottom 20% Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | — | $17M | $2M FY2025 | 100 | Akshay Rampuria Co-Founder | Series A | — |
| 23 | Resonance Chains providing educational coaching for competitive entrance examinations 42Product top 29%Talent top 33%Moat top 34%Customers top 37% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 29% Talenttop 33% Moattop 34% Customerstop 37% Markettop 39% Fundingtop 41% Techtop 48% Fin. healthbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 27% Newsbottom 27% Product: 5 published apps (130k installs) · Company stage: Series C Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | — | $95M | $20M FY2025 | 353 | R Verma Co-Founder & Co-Owner & Managing Director | Series C | — |
| 24 | NSPIRA Management services provider to education sector 78Market top 22%Fin. health top 26%Product top 32%Moat top 34% All 12 signals ▾Markettop 22% Fin. healthtop 26% Producttop 32% Moattop 34% Customerstop 35% Innovationtop 36% Fundingtop 36% Techtop 38% Growthtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 27% Market: 12,452 employees (top 4% of Education) · Revenue ~$337M Fin. health: Revenue ~$337M (FY2021) · Net margin 4.9% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | — | $75M | $337M FY2025 | 12,452 | Puneet Kothapa Managing Director and CEO | Series C | — |
| 25 | Varsity Provider of education administration programs for schools 53Fin. health top 15%Moat top 20%Market top 23%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 15% Moattop 20% Markettop 23% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 46% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Growthbottom 25% Techbottom 15% Fin. health: Revenue ~$205M (FY2021) · Net margin 23.4% Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 281 tracked Educational Support Services companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | — | $69M | $205M FY2024 | 7,734 | Seema Boppana Co-Founder | Series B | — |
| 26 | S.Chand and Company Book and Study Material Publishing 62Fin. health top 32%Moat top 32%Funding top 38%Growth top 39% All 7 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 32% Moattop 32% Fundingtop 38% Growthtop 39% Markettop 40% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Fin. health: Revenue ~$86.7M (FY2024) · Net margin 5.4% Moat: Top 7% by revenue among 15 tracked Book Publishers companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | — | $65M | $87M FY2025 | 61 | — | Late Stage | — |
| 27 | Lavonne Provider of baking science and pastry arts education 57Growth top 28%Tech top 35%Talent top 38%Market top 50% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Markettop 50% Fin. healthbottom 48% Globalbottom 45% Fundingbottom 36% Growth: Revenue +95% YoY Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | — | $3M | $6M FY2025 | — | Avin Thaliath Co-Founder | Seed | — |
| 28 | Amelio Provider of early childhood education and daycare services 11Talent top 38%Moat bottom 46%Growth bottom 42%Funding bottom 38% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Moatbottom 46% Growthbottom 42% Fundingbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 30% Marketbottom 29% Newsbottom 22% Fin. healthbottom 16% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Top 44% by revenue among 41 tracked Early Education & Child Care Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | — | $977K | $863K FY2023 | 228 | Sridevi Raghavan Co-Founder & CEO | Acquired | — |
| 29 | Kangaroo Kids Network of preschools and K-12 schools 53Moat top 28%Fin. health top 36%Market top 39%Funding top 43% All 6 signals ▾Moattop 28% Fin. healthtop 36% Markettop 39% Fundingtop 43% Growthbottom 43% Globalbottom 32% Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 86 tracked K-12 Schools companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 Fin. health: Revenue ~$104M (FY2023) · Net margin -7.8% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | — | $24M | $104M FY2025 | 153 | — | Acquired | 1 award |
| 30 | Edubridge Learning A workforce development platform that provides online training and education programs, focusing on vocational… 55Moat top 19%Innovation top 20%Product top 36%Talent top 38% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 19% Innovationtop 20% Producttop 36% Talenttop 38% Fin. healthtop 46% Techtop 49% Marketbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Moat: Top 12% by revenue among 184 tracked Continuing Education Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 Innovation: 6 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | — | $5M | $6M FY2025 | 471 471 → 917 (+95%) | Chandra Garisa Co-Founder | Series A | 1 expansion |
| 31 | Treehouseplaygroup Chains providing early childhood education programmes including playgroup, nursery, and kindergarten 19Product top 19%Innovation top 38%Funding top 47%Talent bottom 49% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 19% Innovationtop 38% Fundingtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 46% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 32% Growthbottom 30% Fin. healthbottom 25% Marketbottom 23% Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 3 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | — | $27M | $943K FY2025 | 2 | Rajesh Bhatia Founder | Public | — |
| 32 | Great Lakes Private B-School offering management courses and degrees 78Fin. health top 23%Growth top 30%Moat top 30%Market top 38% All 9 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 23% Growthtop 30% Moattop 30% Markettop 38% Talenttop 38% Techtop 41% Fundingbottom 46% Newsbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Fin. health: Revenue ~$35.8M · Revenue +54% YoY Growth: Headcount 182 → 220 (+21%) across vintages · Revenue +54% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | — | $33M | $36M FY2025 | 220 | Bala Balachandran Founder & Chairman | Series C | — |
| 33 | KOOH Sports Provider of sports coaching and training services, focusing on developing a grass-roots level sports… 55Growth top 29%Talent top 38%Fin. health top 45%Funding top 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 29% Talenttop 38% Fin. healthtop 45% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 33% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Revenue +53% YoY Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | — | $13M | $474K FY2025 | — | Chirag Patel Founder | Series B | — |
| 34 | KLAY Preschool and daycare chains, offering early childhood education and childcare services for children aged 6… 64Market top 31%Fin. health top 31%Moat top 31%Growth top 43% All 8 signals ▾Markettop 31% Fin. healthtop 31% Moattop 31% Growthtop 43% Techtop 47% Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Market: 3,243 employees (top 17% of Education) · Revenue ~$32.8M Fin. health: Revenue ~$32.8M (FY2023) · Net margin 13.4% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | — | $22M | $33M FY2025 | 3,243 | — | Series B | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 35 | Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutes 24Talent top 28%Product top 31%Tech bottom 48%Funding bottom 46% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Producttop 31% Techbottom 48% Fundingbottom 46% Growthbottom 43% Fin. healthbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 23% Moatbottom 15% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Product: 2 published apps (95.7k installs) · Company stage: PE rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | — | $25M | $7K FY2025 | 175 | T Nagendra Co-Founder | Late Stage | — |
| 36 | Edept Higher education institute offering industry-led degree and certification programs 48Growth top 18%Tech top 37%Talent top 38%Moat bottom 45% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 18% Techtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moatbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 39% Fundingbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Headcount 13 → 30 (+131%) across vintages · Revenue +590% YoY Tech: 36 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | — | $347K | $469K FY2025 | 30 30 → 49 (+63%) | Gaurv Bhatia Co-Founder & CEO | Seed | — |
| 37 | Public Health Foundation of India Healthcare Training Institute 37Tech top 32%Market top 50%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 32% Markettop 50% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Tech: 60 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Market: 750 employees (top 38% of Education) · Top-1,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | — | $22M | — | 750 | K Srinath Reddy CEO & President | Funding Raised | — |
| 38 | People Combine Provider of transport, lunch and staff management services to schools 45Innovation top 20%Talent top 23%Product top 30%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Talenttop 23% Producttop 30% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 49% Fin. healthtop 49% Marketbottom 46% Growthbottom 33% Globalbottom 32% Techbottom 22% Innovation: 9 product lines Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | — | $20M | $7M FY2020 | 76 | Nagamuneeswara Yarlagadda Co-Founder | Series B | — |
| 39 | Indian School of Hospitality College offering multiple courses and degrees in hospitality management stream 60Innovation top 25%Product top 26%Tech top 36%Growth top 38% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 25% Producttop 26% Techtop 36% Growthtop 38% Talenttop 38% Moattop 44% Fin. healthtop 48% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 30% Innovation: 8 product lines Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | — | $4M | $2M FY2025 | 3 | Prahlad Puri Co-Founder & Executive Director Indian School of Hospitality | Acquired | — |
| 40 | Carmel School Operator of K-12 school 29Tech top 41%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 40% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 41% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 22% Tech: 38 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | — | $17M | — | — | A Kudroli Founder | Late Stage | — |
| 41 | IMAX Personalized learning materials, educational tools and services provider 22Moat top 31%News top 32%Talent top 38%Market bottom 45% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 31% Newstop 32% Talenttop 38% Marketbottom 45% Fundingbottom 43% Partnersbottom 43% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 32% Techbottom 24% Moat: Top 21% by revenue among 565 tracked BPO Services companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 News: 30 BI events in 12 mo (of 165 tracked, 9 types) · +100% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | — | $15M | $5M FY2023 | 135 | Naveen Mandava Co-Founder | Series B | — |
| 42 | VIT University University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams 82Innovation top 17%Tech top 19%Market top 27%Product top 40% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 17% Techtop 19% Markettop 27% Producttop 40% Growthtop 45% Customersbottom 49% Fundingbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Innovation: 8 product lines Tech: 135 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | — | $585K | — | 2,790 | — | Funding Raised | — |
| 43 | FIITJEE Coaching institute that provides training for various competitive exams including IIT-JEE, NTSE, NSEJS, KVPY… 76Moat top 22%Innovation top 25%Product top 27%Market top 28% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 22% Innovationtop 25% Producttop 27% Markettop 28% Techtop 31% Fin. healthtop 41% Fundingtop 43% Growthtop 44% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Moat: Top 2% by revenue among 92 tracked Test Preparation Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 Innovation: 8 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | — | $20M | $72M FY2023 | 2,097 2,097 → 2,753 (+31%) | — | Late Stage | — |
| 44 | Meritnation 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 | — | $10M | $247M FY2025 | 4,565 | Ritesh Hemrajani Co-Founder | Acquired | — |
| 45 | MT 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 | — | $12M | $7M FY2025 | 125 | — | Acquired | — |
| 46 | Conduira Online Provider of educational support services related to abroad studies for students 29Innovation top 25%Product top 43%Talent top 45%Tech top 48% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 25% Producttop 43% Talenttop 45% Techtop 48% Growthbottom 48% Moatbottom 40% Fundingbottom 33% Globalbottom 25% Fin. healthbottom 25% Marketbottom 17% Innovation: 8 product lines Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Seed rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | — | $4M | $230K FY2025 | 17 | Deepti Abdullah Co-Founder & MD & CFO | Seed | — |
| 47 | Zell Education Chain of educational centre offering finance and digital marketing courses 48Talent top 33%Moat top 35%Growth top 36%Tech top 41% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 33% Moattop 35% Growthtop 36% Techtop 41% Markettop 48% Fin. healthtop 48% Productbottom 46% Fundingbottom 38% Innovationbottom 37% Globalbottom 30% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Top 11% by revenue among 184 tracked Continuing Education Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | — | $12K | $7M FY2025 | 242 242 → 414 (+71%) | Anant Bengani Co-Founder | Seed | — |
| 48 | EuroKids International Provider of early childhood education through a network of owned and franchised centers 60Product top 26%Moat top 32%Market top 34%Innovation top 36% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 26% Moattop 32% Markettop 34% Innovationtop 36% Fundingtop 45% Fin. healthtop 45% Growthtop 47% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 32% Product: 12 distinct product lines · 4 published apps (332k installs) Moat: Top 7% by revenue among 41 tracked Early Education & Child Care Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | — | $17M | $19M FY2020 | 859 | Prajodh Rajan Co-Founder | Acquired | — |
| 49 | Digiperform Chains providing digital marketing and data science training courses 21Innovation top 30%Moat top 35%Product top 41%Funding bottom 38% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 30% Moattop 35% Producttop 41% Fundingbottom 38% Growthbottom 37% Techbottom 32% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 31% Fin. healthbottom 27% Innovation: 3 product lines Moat: Top 29% by revenue among 184 tracked Continuing Education Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | — | $5M | $1M FY2025 | 25 | — | Series A | — |
| 50 | Welingkar Institute of Management College offering multiple courses and degrees in management stream 48Tech top 33%Growth top 45%Market bottom 43%Funding bottom 38% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 33% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 43% Fundingbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 53 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | — | $8M | — | — | — | Series A | — |
Top 12 Education companies in India
#1
Series F · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2010 · 645 employees$177.5Mraised▾
Series F · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2010 · 645 employees
Provider of education services to the schools. It provides various services including the development of study material and internal service management such as transportation, uniforms, and counseling. It also provides teacher training, assessment, and marketing services. It offers end-to-end services to various educational institutes.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Product
top 23%Moat
top 26%Talent
top 28%Innovation
top 30%Market
top 37%Funding: Raised $177M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 16 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series F (Dec 2025)
Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series F
Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 281 tracked Educational Support Services companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 159k LinkedIn followers — 17.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series F$16.5M
- Dec 2024Series F$16.5M
- Sep 2023Series F$11M
- Jul 2023Series E$20.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Sofina, Navneet Learning, Peak XV Partners, Kedaara, Navneet Publications, Unacademy
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareFont Awesome
#2
Series A · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2019 · 198 employees$22Mraised▾
Series A · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2019 · 198 employees
Provider of study abroad consulting and accommodation services for students. It offers support with education loans and other financial products tailored for students studying abroad. The company has raised $5 million in a bridge equity round and has been recognized among Forbes Select Companies with global business potential.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 24%Moat
top 30%Funding
top 31%Talent
top 38%Market
top 47%Global
bottom 45%Growth: Headcount 131 → 198 (+51%) across vintages · Revenue +40% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Top 4% by revenue among 281 tracked Educational Support Services companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10
Funding: Raised $22.0M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 4 yrs (1.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2025)
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series A$732.3K
- Jun 2025Series A$2.8M
- Nov 2023Angel$3.2M
- Jun 2023Series A$1M
Founders & team
Investors
Baaya International, Auctus Capital Partners, Hearth Ventures, Plutus Capital, Auctus Capital, Cornerstone Ventures
#3
Seed · Hyderabad, Telangana · founded 2024$3.1Mraised▾
Seed · Hyderabad, Telangana · founded 2024
Provider of entrepreneurial education programs for students and professionals. The institution offers practical training and immersive learning experiences designed to equip individuals with skills for launching and managing business ventures. Curriculum focuses on venture building, innovation, and strategic management through hands-on projects and expert-led instruction. Programs cater to various stages of development, ranging from foundational concepts for younger learners to advanced executive training for those seeking to scale or invest in startups. The educational approach emphasizes experiential learning and the application of business principles in real-world scenarios.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%Tech
top 43%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 45%Product
bottom 40%Funding: Raised $3.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Angel (Apr 2026)
Tech: 25 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Angel$1.2M
- Oct 2025Angel$501.5K
- Sep 2024Seed$1.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Astir Ventures
Tech stack
CalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDigitalocean SpacesFacebook Pixel
#4
Public · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2018 · 375 employees$41.4Mraised▾
Public · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2018 · 375 employees
Chain of centers providing government exam preparation solutions. It offers preparation solutions for exams such as TNPSC, banking, civil service exams, and more. It also offers solutions such as online courses and coaching for students. Its mobile app is available for Android devices.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Moat
top 27%Product
top 28%Growth
top 31%Customers
top 32%Partners
top 37%Funding: Raised $41.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
Moat: Top 3% by revenue among 92 tracked Test Preparation Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Product: 1 published app (121k installs) · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Admissions Counselor
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$41.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Authum, Trust Mutual Fund, Saint Capital Fund, Resonance Opportunities Fund, Necta Bloom VCC, Brand Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementConcrete Cms
#5
Acquired · Delhi, Delhi · founded 2000 · 1 employees$745.2Mraised▾
Acquired · Delhi, Delhi · founded 2000 · 1 employees
Chain of centers offering coaching for medical & engineering entrance exams. Students receive one-on-one guidance and progress reports from personal mentors. It provides coaching for various competitive exams such as NEET (UG), IIT JEE Main, JEE Advanced, NTSE, KVPY olympiad, and others.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 19%Tech
top 21%Funding
top 30%Talent
top 34%Product
top 36%Market
top 37%Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 92 tracked Test Preparation Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10
Tech: 79 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Funding: Raised $745M · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round PE (May 2023)
Audience (LinkedIn): 332k LinkedIn followers — 36.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 6 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +6 · hiring: Marketing Executive, Clinical
Founders & team
Investors
Blackstone, Davidson Kempner Capital Management, BYJU'S, Great Learning
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApache Http Server
#6
Series D · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2011 · 3602 employees$525Mraised▾
Series D · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2011 · 3602 employees
Provider of educational content, digital learning platforms, and test preparation materials. It offers resources for higher education, English language training, and school libraries. It delivers digital tools, textbooks, and online learning platforms. It provides course materials, digital learning resources, and supplementary content for higher education and test preparation.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 26%Funding
top 28%Market
top 41%Fin. health
top 44%Growth
top 47%Innovation: 4 product lines
Product: 4 distinct product lines · 3 published apps (370k installs) · Company stage: Series D
Funding: Raised $525M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series D (May 2023)
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Customer Success Specialist
Funding rounds
- May 2023Series D$525M
Investors
Apax, Searchlight Capital, OMERS Private Markets, Arc Capital Development, Scandinavian Private Equity
Tech stack
AlertifyjsAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerAws Certificate ManagerBootstrapCart Functionality
#7
Series A · Gurugram, Haryana · founded 2012 · 25 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Series A · Gurugram, Haryana · founded 2012 · 25 employees
Provider of preschool and daycare services using a research-based curriculum. It offers a nurturing environment and age-appropriate programs for children from infancy through preschool. The curriculum focuses on holistic development, encompassing social, emotional, and cognitive growth. Safety measures include child-safe infrastructure and live CCTV monitoring. Parents receive regular updates on their child's progress. The service includes after-school care options.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 23%Growth
top 32%Moat
top 35%Innovation
top 36%Product
top 37%Fin. health
top 48%Talent: 10 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Revenue +27% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Top 12% by revenue among 41 tracked Early Education & Child Care Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series A$7.5M
- Mar 2020Angel$414.1K
- Feb 2016Seed$381.9K
- Jun 2015Seed$672K
Founders & team
Investors
Pragma Apps & Technologies, Ipragmatech Solutions, Differential Investments, Blueocean Venture, Ogma Ventures, Tanglin Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmpApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflare
#8
Series D · Kota, Rajasthan · founded 1988 · 10015 employees$600Mraised▾
Series D · Kota, Rajasthan · founded 1988 · 10015 employees
Chain of coaching providing coursers for pre-medical, IIT JEE, AIEEE and other engineering entrance exams. It provides support to students aspiring for international education, offering guidance on program selection, test preparation, profile enhancement, and assistance with visa and scholarship processes. It offers live online classes, video lectures, adaptive practice modules, and comprehensive test series.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 13%Moat
top 18%Innovation
top 20%Product
top 22%Funding
top 30%Talent
top 32%Market: 10,015 employees (top 5% of Education) · Revenue ~$391M · ~28% of tracked Test Preparation Chains revenue (92 cos, FY2025)
Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 92 tracked Test Preparation Chains companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10
Innovation: 12 product lines
Funding rounds
- May 2022Series D$600M
Founders & team
Investors
Bodhi Tree Systems, Brand Capital
Tech stack
Amazon AssociatesAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApache Http Server
#9
Seed · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · founded 2018$500Kraised▾
Seed · Indore, Madhya Pradesh · founded 2018
Offering experiential learning programs for high school students and educators, focusing on leadership, creativity, and growth. The company offers a range of programs and events, including summits and bootcamps, that aim to inspire creativity, growth, and leadership among students. MU20 collaborates with educational institutions and partners to create immersive learning experiences for high school students.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 23%Talent
top 38%Funding
bottom 45%Market
bottom 40%Tech
bottom 40%Fin. health
bottom 39%Growth: Revenue +81% YoY · Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $500k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Seed$500K
Founders & team
Investors
DLabs
Tech stack
AosApache Http ServerBunnyCdnjsCloudflareCore-Js
#10
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2021 · 114 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2021 · 114 employees
Developer of a work-integrated B.Tech in CSE. The company designs a B.Tech CSE program with tech leaders. It offers simulated work, internships, and open-source projects. The company builds AI-native products and provides real-world exposure. It also provides a system to develop engineers for the AI world. ```
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 18%Tech
top 27%Moat
top 30%Talent
top 35%Fin. health
top 43%AI
top 45%Growth: Headcount 18 → 114 (+533%) across vintages · Revenue +361% YoY · Web rank 1,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY
Tech: 56 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Moat: Top 21% by revenue among 224 tracked Higher Education Institutions companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Seed$982.9K
- Dec 2021Seed$1.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Redbrook, LetsVenture, Rainmatter, Km Group, Km Group Holdings, Wellfound
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#11
Series D · Kota, Rajasthan · founded 1988 · 6043 employees$246.9Mraised▾
Series D · Kota, Rajasthan · founded 1988 · 6043 employees
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
Investors
Bodhi Tree Systems
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngular
#12
Series B · Gurugram, Haryana · founded 2016 · 280 employees$53.7Mraised▾
Series B · Gurugram, Haryana · founded 2016 · 280 employees
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
Investors
Innoven Capital, Omidyar Network, Peak XV Partners, WaterBridge, Akatsuki, Tencent
Funding & investor landscape
$4Btotal disclosed funding
212companies funded
396disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Maguluri Srikanth
Co-Founder · K12 Techno Services
Maguluri Venkatanarayana
Co-Founder · K12 Techno Services
Anupam Gupta
Co-Founder · Adventum Student Living
Amit Singh
Co-Founder · Adventum Student Living
Pavan Allena
Founder · Bower School
Suresh Kalpathi
CEO · Veranda Learning
Aakash Chaudhry
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Aakash Educational Services
Meinal Chaudhry
· Aakash Educational Services
Purvesh Sharma
Co-Founder & COO · Footprints Preschool & Daycare
Veena Rajai
Franchise Founder · Footprints Preschool & Daycare
Vikash Binani
Co-Owner & Director · Allen Career Institute
Prateek Garg
Co-Owner & Director · Allen Career Institute
Prism market signals · India · country-scoped Prism corpus, 5,734,965 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Education coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · India
How research on Education Technology is moving in India
A read on the academic research around Education Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,453 India-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
202020242026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 67% → 72% across 2020–2026.
top research entities
- Saveetha University59
- G.S. Science, Arts And Commerce College56
- Christ University44
- Chitkara University39
- Lovely Professional University38
leading researchers
Sovanna Huot · Meel, Manav Kumar · Prasad, Arjun · R. N. Ravikumar · S. Aarthi · Tathe, Pratiksha · Tathe, Ishwari · Tathe, Samruddhi
▲
Breakthroughs442 · 18%
▲ 0%→18% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Reinforcement learning research is newly emerging in Indian EdTech — 63 papers signal algorithmic personalization gaining traction.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Scalability78
- Personalized learning70
- Reinforcement learning63
- Learning analytics60
- Analytics54
Newly emergingScalability 0→78 · Personalized learning 0→70 · Reinforcement learning 0→63
Landmark Metaverse: A Potential Virtual-Physical Ecosystem for Innovative Blended Education and Training · 71 cites
◆
Advancements1,187 · 48%
▲ 0%→48% share
0 median citations99% since 2021mostly empirical
Educational technology publications surged from 2 to 236, reflecting intensifying Indian institutional focus on blended and adaptive learning.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Educational technology2→236
- Blended learning1→114
- Analytics1→95
- Adaptive learning1→76
- Quality (philosophy)1→52
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→126 · Learning analytics 0→116 · Personalized learning 0→112
Landmark Students’ Perception towards E-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic in India: An Empirical Study · 367 cites
▼
Concerns587 · 24%
▲ 0%→24% share
0 median citations98% since 2021mostly empirical
Educational technology concern papers hit 144 newly, while Learning analytics risk research rose from 1 to 41, intensifying rapidly.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Information and Communications Technology1→44
- Learning analytics1→41
- Blended learning1→40
- Analytics1→35
- Experiential learning1→33
Newly emergingEducational technology 0→144 · Higher education 0→90 · Transformative learning 0→73
Landmark Online Learning: A Panacea in the Time of COVID-19 Crisis · 4,931 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · India
Where edtech is researched across India
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Delhi-NCR125 · +0.34
Chennai70 · +0.52
Pune61 · +0.48
Mumbai30 · +0.34
Hyderabad23 · +0.44
Bengaluru17 · +0.48
Kolkata16 · +0.25
Roorkee11 · +0.01
Kharagpur7 · +0.60
Guwahati6 · +0.52
PATENT SIGNAL · India
Who's filing edtech patents in India
India edtech patent filing is accelerating — 44 filings from 53 assignees (2018–2025), led by Tata Consultancy Services, RN Chidakashi TECH, Doshi Payal; annual filings 1→4.
44 filings53 assigneespeak 11/yr2018–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2018–2025)
top patent filers
- Tata Consultancy Services17
- RN Chidakashi TECH5
- Doshi Payal3
- Indiavidual Learning2
- Highradius TECH2
- Medtrainai TECH2
- Kaalbi TECH2
- Sharma Sharda2
Common questions
How many Education companies are there in India?
Radar tracks 4466 indexable Education companies headquartered in India, India, that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Education companies in India?
The Education companies in India on this list have raised a combined $4B in disclosed equity funding across 212 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Education company in India?
Aakash Educational Services is the highest-funded Education company in India, with $745.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Education companies in India are funded?
212 of the 4466 Education companies in India on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Education unicorns are there in India?
None of the Education companies in India on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in India Education companies?
The most active investors in India Education companies on this list include Europa, Brand Capital, Kerala Startup Mission, The Nudge Foundation, Millennium Alliance.
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