Best Pre-K EdTech Companies in Karnataka, India
The 50 best Pre-K EdTech companies in Karnataka, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: PlayShifu.
Ranked: Best Pre-K EdTech companies in Karnataka
| # | Company | Revenue | Revenue YoY | Disclosed funding | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PlayShifu Provider of interactive STEM kits 64Moat top 22%Funding top 24%Market top 33%Product top 34% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 24% Markettop 33% Producttop 34% Talenttop 35% Techtop 40% Customerstop 42% Growthtop 45% Fin. healthbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Top 3% by revenue among 75 tracked Pre-K EdTech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 Funding: Raised $32.4M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 10 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $12M FY2025 | +14% | $32M | Dinesh Advani Co-Founder | 139 139 → 117 (-16%) | SentryNode.jsGoogle Sign-in+19 | — |
| 2 | Teacher Training India Provider of online teacher training and certification courses | $2M FY2025 | +27% | — | — | 113 | PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+8 | — |
| 3 | XOOG Online platform offering after-school training programs | $710K FY2025 | +250% | — | Ritvik Raj Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 4 | Pupilpod ERP Solution for educational institutions | $673K FY2017 | — | — | Chandrashekar Co-Founder & Director | — | — | — |
| 5 | Chie Media Online resources for kids | $641K FY2025 | +6% | — | Krishna Susarla Director & Co-Founder | 26 26 → 24 (-8%) | — | — |
| 6 | Fundoodaa Educational story book application | $641K FY2025 | +6% | — | Nirmala Kamath Co-Founder | 26 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — |
| 7 | Chimple Learning Developer of AI-powered educational mobile apps for early learners | $629K FY2025 | +132% | $1M | Srikanth Talapadi Founder | 24 | Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+18 | — |
| 8 | Education Today Provider of online portal for school discovery | $430K FY2025 | +12% | — | Anil Sharma Founder & Managing Director Educationtoday | — | PHPLaravelBootstrap+11 | 2 job openings |
| 9 | Schoolsupermart Online marketplace offering school supplies | $237K FY2025 | -4% | — | — | 44 | UbuntuBootstrapApache HTTP Server+8 | — |
| 10 | Kutuki Provider of learning partner for preschoolers 32Customers top 31%Moat top 34%Talent top 38%Growth top 50% All 11 signals ▾Customerstop 31% Moattop 34% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 50% Fundingbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 42% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 22% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.39★ across 9,065 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +9% in 6 mo Moat: Top 27% by revenue among 75 tracked Pre-K EdTech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $186K FY2025 | +239% | $2M | Sneha Sundaram Co-Founder | 5 | Node.jsZohoUbuntu+11 | — |
| 11 | HappyMongo Provider of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence training | $137K FY2025 | +16% | $18K | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Kriyo Management system for preschool and daycares | $137K FY2025 | — | $217K | Shashidhar Thokala Co-Founder | — | TypeScriptFirebaseFacebook Login+28 | 1 launch |
Top 10 Pre-K EdTech companies in Karnataka
#1
Series B · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2016 · 139 employees$32.4Mraised▾
Provider of interactive STEM kits. Its offerings include physical-digital educational toys combining augmented reality and app-based interaction to teach STEM subjects like science, math, geography, and logic. It also offers themed kits including globes, puzzles, and modular gameboards designed for subject-specific exploration and learning. It uses AR technology, motion recognition, and mobile applications integrated with physical play components. It caters to children between ages 4 to 11, parents, and educators, with applications in home-based and supplemental learning across Android and iOS platforms.
- Jul 2025Venture Debt$2.8M
- Feb 2024Series B$2.9M
- Aug 2023Series B$438.2K
- Aug 2022Series B$2.3M
#2
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2017 · 5 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Provider of learning partner for preschoolers. The app provides a comprehensive early learning experience through stories, rhymes, games, worksheets, and live classes. Its designed by educators and artists, focusing on foundational skills in reading, writing, math, and social-emotional learning. The app's curriculum aligns with preschool learning objectives and is available in multiple regional languages. It features engaging characters to make learning fun and interactive for young children.
- 2023Grant (prize money)—
- Feb 2021Seed$2.2M
- Dec 2019Seed$134.6K
- Aug 2018Seed$101.2K
#3
Acquired · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2014 · 14 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Provider of theme-based DIY activity kits for kids. It offers activity kits for children. The subscribers receive a crate every month with new themes such as water, wind, sun, rainforest, mad science, and more. Each crate contains all material for two science activities, one art activity, and a game.
- Feb 2021Angel$31.6K
- Dec 2020Angel$176.4K
- Nov 2020Angel$40.2K
- Jan 2020Seed$704.3K
#4
Funding Raised · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2015 · 24 employees$1Mraised▾
Developer of AI-powered educational mobile apps for early learners. The apps utilize gamified lessons and adaptive learning pathways to teach reading, writing, and mathematics. A personalized learning journey is created for each child based on an initial placement test and ongoing progress tracking. The software is designed for use in various settings, including homes and schools, and functions with or without continuous internet access. The curriculum is developed by educational experts and incorporates best practices in child development.
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$1M
#5
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2017$217.3Kraised▾
Management system for preschool and daycares. They allows users to manage the overall activities and tasks. It features include admissions management,attendance tracking,parent teacher communication management,reporting and more.
- Aug 2021Angel$111.8K
- Jan 2020Angel$105.5K
#6
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2021$88.7Kraised▾
Online platform offering video based courses for students in arts and crafts. They provides learning material for students in areas such as dance,music,painting and more.
- Jun 2021Seed$88.7K
#7
Deadpooled · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2012$112.2Kraised▾
Gungroo is a developer of kids' focused touch screen based apps with parental controls. Offers applications for messaging and tablet based sketching app - RooKids and MySketchRoo. The app is targeted towards kids of ages 6-12 years.
- Mar 2015Angel$112.2K
- 2012Angel—
#8
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2016$18.2Kraised▾
Provider of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence training. It offers live training courses in various domains, including cybersecurity fundamentals, penetration testing, artificial intelligence, and data science. The curriculum incorporates hands-on experience, simulations, and capstone projects. Training is delivered through both in-person and online formats, utilizing advanced infrastructure and physical simulation labs. Industry expert instructors lead the courses.
- Apr 2022Seed$18.2K
#9
Seed · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2018$40Kraised▾
Skipy provides learning resources for preschoolers. It helps children to improve their creative skills by making them draw on paper. It offers a box kit which includes stories, games, greetings, and learnings. It allows multiple children to use the same app and track their progress separately. Children have the ability to share their creations, earn claps, and win toys via a mobile app. It provides subscription packages.
- May 2019Grant (prize money)$40K
- 2018Seed—
#10
Funding Raised · Bengaluru, Karnataka · founded 2015—raised▾
VGMinds provides gamified content to kids through their mobile apps under the brand 'Kidzooly'. Provides apps for learning nursery rhymes, phonics, opposites, colors, vegetables, fruits, animals, shapes and alphabets.
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Pre-K EdTech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time flat
Funding & growth over time
funding falling · growth rising
What Karnataka researches in edtech
- Karnataka State Women\'s University4
- Government of Karnataka4
- Central University of Karnataka3
- National Institute of Technology Karnataka2
- Karnataka State Law University1
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