Best K-12 Schools Companies in Mumbai, India
The 54 best K-12 Schools companies in Mumbai, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kangaroo Kids.
Ranked: Best K-12 Schools companies in Mumbai
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 111 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1993 | — | 1 award |
| 2 | Comini Microschool and alternative PLAYschool provider for children | $301K | 30 mo ago | Seed | Priyanka Rai Founder | 2021 | SubstackSentryNode.js+16 | — |
| 3 | Vivekanand Education Society Operates K-12 school | $51K | 80 mo ago | Funding Raised | Hashu Advani Founder | 1984 | Master SliderWordPress Block EditorElementor+24 | — |
| 4 | Lighthouse Learning Operator of k-12 schools | — | 7 mo ago | Acquired | Prajodh Rajan Co-Founder & CEO | 2001 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — |
| 5 | Zee Learn K12 services and Pre Schools | — | 71 mo ago | Public | — | 2003 | TypeScriptZohoMicrosoft ASP.NET+20 | — |
| 6 | Aditya Birla World Academy Provider of education to students | — | — | Unfunded | Neerja Birla Founder & Chairperson | 2008 | PHPRed HatBootstrap+13 | — |
| 7 | Billabong High International School K-12 educational institution offering a child-centric, innovative, and empathetic learning environment | — | — | Unfunded | Reetu Duggal Principal | 2016 | Google MapsYouTubeBootstrap+12 | — |
| 8 | Billabong High School Chain of international schools offering ICSE, IGCSE, CAIE, and CBSE curriculum to students from preschool to… | — | — | Unfunded | Lina Ashar Founder | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 9 | Birla Open Minds Provider of education for students | — | — | Unfunded | Nirvaan Birla Founder & Managing Director | 2008 | PHPLeafletMapbox.js+26 | 2 job openings · 1 award |
Top 5 K-12 Schools companies in Mumbai
#1
Acquired · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 1993 · 153 employees$24.1Mraised▾
Kangaroo Kids Education is an education service provider operating a network of owned and franchise-based preschools and K-12 schools. Established in 1993 by Lina Ashar, has under its umbrella – Kangaroo Kids Pre-Schools (Pre-school, Day Care, Hobby Classes), Billabong High International School (from preschool through Grade 12), and KITDR (Teacher Training Institute). It operates over 100 schools primarily in India. Also has an international presence in Dubai, Qatar, and Maldives.
- Mar 2017Series B$20M
- Mar 2014Conventional Debt—
- Jan 2010Unattributed$1.7M
- Mar 2008Angel$2M
#2
Seed · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2021$300.6Kraised▾
Comini Learning is an alternative PLAYschool and microschool located in Bandra, Mumbai, catering to children between 2-6 years and 6+ years old, respectively. They use developmentally appropriate practices to create a relevant and progressive curriculum for young learners.
- Dec 2023Angel$300.6K
- Seed—
#3
Funding Raised · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 1984$51.1Kraised▾
Operates K-12 school
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$51.1K
#4
Acquired · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2001 · 859 employees—raised▾
Operator of k-12 schools. Its portfolio of brands such as EuroKids, Kangaroo Kids, EuroSchool, Billabong High International School, Centre Point Schools, Nagpur and Heritage Group of Schools, and Lighthouse Learning nurtures, and engaging learning environment. It also committed to delivering a foundation for future generations with innovation in pedagogy, the use of appropriate technology, and focus on child safety.
- Nov 2025PE—
- Sep 2019Seed—
#5
Public · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2003 · 201 employees—raised▾
Zee Learn owns chain of K-12 schools and pre-schools in India. Zee Learn acts as a consultant to local entrepreneurs who wish to setup K-12 schools, under its brand name Mount Litera Zee Schools and provides end to end education management and advisory services. Mount Litera Zee Schools are private-unaided with 65 schools across 48 cities. Zee Learn also runs chain of pre-schools, Kidzee with more than 900+ pre-schools in more than 330+ cities and enrolled more than 200,000 children. The company has raised $20 million (INR 110 crore) through Global Depository Receipts (GDR) in May 2013
- Aug 2020Post IPO—
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