Best Educational Support Services Companies in India
The 522 best Educational Support Services companies in India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Cengage India.
India's Educational Support Services sector has 522 companies tracked in our directory, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, and the $1.1B in total disclosed capital tells only part of the story. The revenue picture is where it gets interesting. Across 312 validated filers, the combined revenue pool hits $1.0B, with a median of roughly $227K per company and 6% YoY growth. But medians flatten what's actually happening at the top. Nspira Management Services pulled $323M in revenue, up 18% YoY. Coeus Education Management hit $186M, up 34%. And on net income, Coeus earned $41M, which is 2,273 times the sector median of $18K. That's not a rounding error, that's structural separation.
So what does funding signal here? K12 Techno Services leads disclosed raises at $177M, followed by Euclid Labs at $130M and Nspira at $75M. The global market sits near $12.5B with a 7.4% CAGR, driven by digital platforms and AI-driven tools, and India's filers are clearly catching that wave. Consumer-side momentum backs it up: median app install growth across 86 educational software and B2C training apps runs at 20% YoY. I'd watch Canam Consultants and Global Educational Consultancy Services too, both generating net income multiples that suggest real operating discipline, not just growth-stage burn. If you're building a shortlist, start with the revenue filers, not just the funding headlines.
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Our analysis of 50 Educational Support Services companies
$6.7b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Educational Support Services companies in India
| # | Company | Revenue | Disclosed funding | Last round | Revenue YoY | Employees | Founder | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | $337M FY2025 | $75M | 100 mo ago | +16% | 12,452 | Puneet Kothapa Managing Director and CEO | — |
| 2 | 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 | $205M FY2024 | $69M | 158 mo ago | — | 7,734 | Seema Boppana Co-Founder | — |
| 3 | 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 | $48M FY2025 | $177M | 6 mo ago | -10% | 645 | Maguluri Srikanth Co-Founder | 1 internship |
| 4 | Eduquity Human resource assessment and examination management solutions for enterprises | $14M FY2025 | $189K | 81 mo ago | -13% | 451 | Visweswar Akella Co-Founder | — |
| 5 | 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 | $13M FY2025 | $525M | 36 mo ago | — | 3,602 | — | 1 job opening |
| 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 | $10M FY2025 | $22M | 7 mo ago | +40% | 198 | Anupam Gupta Co-Founder | — |
| 7 | 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 | $7M FY2020 | $20M | 138 mo ago | -8% | 76 | Nagamuneeswara Yarlagadda Co-Founder | — |
| 8 | Athena Education Provider of k-12 education programs | $5M FY2025 | — | 66 mo ago | +75% | 50 | Rahul Subramaniam Co-Founder & Managing Director | 2 job openings · 1 award |
| 9 | 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 | $5M FY2023 | $15M | 100 mo ago | — | 135 | Naveen Mandava Co-Founder | — |
| 10 | Xamcheck Third party exam service for schools | $5M FY2023 | $2M | 139 mo ago | — | 18 | — | — |
| 11 | Global Tree Provider of overseas education and immigration consultancy services | $3M FY2025 | — | 78 mo ago | -16% | 55 | Srikar Alapati Co-Founder & Managing Director | — |
| 12 | Laqsh Provider of vocational training and employability services | $3M FY2025 | $344K | 181 mo ago | +23% | 138 | — | — |
| 13 | Valued Epistemics Provider of learning experiences through technology-driven education | $2M FY2022 | $834K | 80 mo ago | — | 3 | Anand Kannan Co-Founder & Managing Director | — |
| 14 | Address Health Chain of pediatric clinics | $2M FY2025 | $2M | 120 mo ago | +31% | 79 | Anand Lakshman Co-Founder & CEO | — |
| 15 | Acadecraft Provider of crafting content and learning solutions for K-12, higher education, and corporate domains | $2M FY2025 | — | — | +5% | 8 | Harendra Tomar Founder & CEO | 6 job openings |
| 16 | Altus Offers end to end education consultancy services to educational groups | $2M FY2025 | $4M | 165 mo ago | +4% | 53 | — | — |
| 17 | Square Panda Education transformation company dedicated to improving early childhood care and education | $1M FY2025 | $9M | 99 mo ago | — | 29 29 → 60 (+107%) | Philip Boeckle Co-Founder | — |
| 18 | Yangpoo Provider of online learning, marketing, education sales, relation management, and other services | $1M FY2025 | $540K | 59 mo ago | +17% | 23 | Samir Karkhanis Founder & CEO | 3 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 19 | Gray Matters India Provider of education administration programs | $1M FY2025 | $718K | 127 mo ago | +3% | 32 | — | — |
| 20 | Pyramid Services Provider of abroad education consultancy services | $1M FY2025 | $98K | 102 mo ago | -59% | 25 | — | 1 partnership |
| 21 | Experifun Suite of interactive science product solutions to enhance classroom teaching | $920K FY2025 | $458K | 132 mo ago | -4% | 21 | Vivek Pandey Co-Founder | 1 job opening |
| 22 | Testpan India Provider of examination delivery, infrastructure, manpower, and assessment support services | $872K FY2025 | — | 24 mo ago | +41% | 18 | Rajesh Setia Founder & CEO | 1 job opening |
| 23 | Adhyayan School self review and evaluation diagnostic program for improving overall school quality | $857K FY2025 | — | 111 mo ago | +1% | 21 | — | — |
| 24 | Edovu Ventures Provider of educational services and online programs | $840K FY2025 | $805K | 35 mo ago | +148% | 32 | P Samal Founder & Managing Director | — |
| 25 | Ecosense Sustainable Solutions Publisher of firearms lifestyle magazines and digital content | $706K FY2025 | $378K | 159 mo ago | +114% | 12 | Richa Mangalick Co-Founder | — |
| 26 | eDreams Edusoft Provider of educational software products and services | $612K FY2020 | $994K | 172 mo ago | -41% | 979 | Rajeev Pathak CEO | — |
| 27 | 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 | $474K FY2025 | $13M | 92 mo ago | +53% | — | Chirag Patel Founder | — |
| 28 | Tinker Labs Provider of design thinking based training & consulting services | $448K FY2025 | $333K | 102 mo ago | -6% | — | Kunal Gupta Co-Founder | — |
| 29 | Abroad Cube Provider of abroad education, student admission, visa consultancy, accommodation, and insurance services | $344K FY2025 | — | — | -8% | — | Mayur Singla Founder | — |
| 30 | 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 | $230K FY2025 | $4M | 53 mo ago | +5% | 17 | Deepti Abdullah Co-Founder & MD & CFO | — |
| 31 | K2 learning Provider of K-12 education, higher secondary education, and career services | $202K FY2023 | $1M | 152 mo ago | -44% | 52 | — | — |
| 32 | ICS Provider of career guidance and counselling services | $138K FY2025 | $723K | 63 mo ago | +6% | 9 | Amrita Dass Founder Director | — |
| 33 | AceMyPrep Provider of study abroad admissions consulting services | $84K FY2025 | — | — | -33% | 35 | Prithvi Chauhan Co-Founder & Head of Product & Marketing | — |
| 34 | Practease Provider of schools conduct examinations of all forms, assess results, and build data-based | $18K FY2025 | $19K | 45 mo ago | +34% | — | — | — |
| 35 | Cognix India Provider of education consultancy services | $14K FY2025 | $172K | 206 mo ago | -37% | 1 | Nirmal Agarwal Founder | — |
| 36 | BodhaGuru Learning Developer of educational content and tools for K-10 students | $2K FY2025 | $54K | 153 mo ago | -26% | — | Samir Jain Co-Founder & Director | — |
| 37 | 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 | 47 mo ago | — | — | Varsha Bhat Co-Founder | — |
| 38 | Edulab College offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams | — | $277K | 35 mo ago | — | — | Pratik Gandhi Founder & CEO | — |
| 39 | ARCH College of Design & Business Provider of design education and entrance examination services | — | $94K | 29 mo ago | — | 75 | — | — |
| 40 | Mattzus Provider of innovative solutions and products for learning and development, with a focus on STEM education… | — | $900K | 96 mo ago | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | EdServ Softsystems Education management company | — | $964K | 218 mo ago | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Educational Support Services companies in India
#1
Series F · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2010 · 645 employees$177.5Mraised▾
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.
- Dec 2025Series F$16.5M
- Dec 2024Series F$16.5M
- Sep 2023Series F$11M
- Jul 2023Series E$20.3M
#2
Series A · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2019 · 198 employees$22Mraised▾
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.
- Nov 2025Series A$732.3K
- Jun 2025Series A$2.8M
- Nov 2023Angel$3.2M
- Jun 2023Series A$1M
#3
Series D · Noida, Uttar Pradesh · founded 2011 · 3602 employees$525Mraised▾
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.
- May 2023Series D$525M
#4
Series C · Dehradun, Uttarakhand · founded 2017$130Mraised▾
Provider of learning management services
- Jun 2022Series C$130M
#5
Series C · Hyderabad, Telangana · founded 2014 · 12452 employees$75Mraised▾
Management services provider to education sector
- Jan 2018Series C$75M
- Jan 2016Conventional Debt$60M
#6
Series B · Hyderabad, Telangana · founded 2011 · 7734 employees$69.1Mraised▾
Provider of education administration programs for schools. It offers a wide range of services includes curriculum development, teacher recruitment, accounting, and IT services, marketing, testing services, textbooks, and uniforms. It provides comprehensive study course on math, physics, and chemistry.
- Apr 2013Series B$4.3M
- Mar 2011Series B$66.7M
#7
Series B · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2010$12.7Mraised▾
KOOH Sports is a sports education and development company that focuses on creating a grassroots-level sports ecosystem in India. The company aims to develop young athletes and promote a culture of sports excellence through its various programs and initiatives. With a strong presence in India, KOOH Sports has established itself as a leading player in the sports education and development space.
- Oct 2018Series B$4.1M
- Oct 2016Series B$2.2M
- Oct 2015Series A$2M
- Aug 2014Seed$1.1M
#8
Series B · Hyderabad, Telangana · founded 1993 · 76 employees$20Mraised▾
People Combine Educational Initiatives is an Education Services company based out of Hyderabad. The company operates a chain of K-12 Schools and Playschools in South India. The company’s flagship brand Oakridge International School is claimed to be one of the largest IB school in the Asia Pacific. Currently has 5 campuses of Oakridge in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chandigarh. Also manages over 40 playschools under the Brand ‘Open Interactive’. In addition to operating own schools and playschools, it also offers end-to-end solutions for educational institutions like pre-schools and K-12 schools. The range of services include school transport, meals, safety, content management, teacher management, ERP services etc.
- Dec 2014Series B$16M
- 2013Series B—
- Jul 2010Series A$4M
#9
Series B · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2013 · 135 employees$15.3Mraised▾
Imax program partners with schools to provide personalized learning materials and educational tools for students.The services include learning materials, teacher support, examinations, feedback, individualized worksheets, and digital educational tools. As of Feb 2018, claims to conduct 600K exams for 300K students.
- Feb 2018Series B$13.5M
- Oct 2014Series A$1.8M
#10
Seed · Hyderabad, Telangana · founded 2008 · 17 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Provider of educational support services related to abroad studies for students. It offer services such as test preparation for exams like GRE, IELTS, Duolingo, and TOEFL, as well as university shortlisting and admission consulting.
- Jan 2022Seed$644.8K
- Apr 2019Angel$2.6M
- Mar 2018Angel$658.2K
#11
Seed · Gurugram, Haryana · founded 2017 · 32 employees$805.4Kraised▾
Provider of educational services and online programs. The company offers services in the education domain, such as international playschools, senior secondary schools, and consultancy for establishing institutions and universities. It aims to provide world-class learning experiences.
- Jun 2023Angel$805.4K
#12
Series A · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2015 · 29 employees$9.3Mraised▾
Education transformation company dedicated to improving early childhood care and education. It delivers holistic, end-to-end education solutions from consulting and designing tailored learning programs to executing and monitoring them at scale. It focuses on empowering all stakeholders in the education ecosystem including educators, Anganwadi workers, children, parents, and government bodies to achieve better learning outcomes.
- Feb 2018Series A$9.3M
- Jan 2016Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Educational Support Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
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.
- Saveetha University59
- G.S. Science, Arts And Commerce College56
- Christ University44
- Chitkara University39
- Lovely Professional University38
- Scalability78
- Personalized learning70
- Reinforcement learning63
- Learning analytics60
- Analytics54
- Educational technology2→236
- Blended learning1→114
- Analytics1→95
- Adaptive learning1→76
- Quality (philosophy)1→52
- Information and Communications Technology1→44
- Learning analytics1→41
- Blended learning1→40
- Analytics1→35
- Experiential learning1→33
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.
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.
- Tata Consultancy Services17
- RN Chidakashi TECH5
- Doshi Payal3
- Indiavidual Learning2
- Highradius TECH2
- Medtrainai TECH2
- Kaalbi TECH2
- Sharma Sharda2
Common questions
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