MARKET NOTES / 001INDIA / PUNE / EDTECH
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EdTech.
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Companies are based in Pune · investors can be based anywhere
Dataset through 22 May 2026 · calculated 14 Sep 2026
01 / THE SHORTLIST LAB

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3 backers based in Pune are shown by default. Compare up to three.

3 of 39 selected backers · Pune only

Shows investors whose recorded city is Pune. Unknown cities are excluded. Market charts cover all investor locations.

Theme filtering selects backers of companies carrying that theme tag. Entry-stage filtering selects backers with an entry at that stage; the two matches may be different companies. Row metrics describe their entire dated EdTech history in Pune.

Selected investors ranked by distinct companies backed, with first-entry financing and recent activity.
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02 / THE MARKET READ

Activity is a better starting point
than a long list of names.

Latest 24 months: after 22 May 2024 through 22 May 2026.

RECENT PARTICIPATION
27

Backers in a recent round

19 added at least one new company in this market. The remainder participated only in companies they had already backed here.

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MARKET PACE
8

Distinct equity rounds

Across 4 companies, versus 15 rounds in the preceding 24 months. Each company round is counted once.

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EARLY FINANCING
87.5%

Rounds at Angel, Pre-Seed or Seed

7 of 8 recent rounds. Compare your stage with its own financing range before sizing the ask.

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NEW RELATIONSHIPS
61%

Participations were first entries

19 first investor–company relationships out of 31 participations. The other 12 were later rounds together.

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Build a syndicate beyond the city.

Of 27 recently active backers, 2 have a recorded Pune location and 11 are based elsewhere. Location is missing for 14. Search by market experience first, then investigate the people and their remit.

Match the whole round to your plan.

Recent Seed rounds have a median size of $168K, across 5 disclosed amounts. That is total company financing. An individual investor’s cheque or available capital is not disclosed here.

03 / EMERGING THEMES

Which themes are gaining share?

Follow financing activity across the company classifications represented in this market.

Latest four complete quarters: 01 Apr 2025–31 Mar 2026 · 3 market rounds, versus 6 in the preceding four quarters.

EARLY SIGNAL

K-12 Edtech

+16.7 pp

1 of 3 recent rounds (33.3%), versus 1 of 6 (16.7%).

Small sample: 1 rounds across 1 companies. Treat this as a theme to monitor.

EARLY SIGNAL

Dpiit Registered

-16.7 pp

2 of 3 recent rounds (66.7%), versus 5 of 6 (83.3%).

Small sample: 2 rounds across 1 companies. Treat this as a theme to monitor.

EARLY SIGNAL

Continued Learning

+0.0 pp

0 of 3 recent rounds (0.0%), versus 0 of 6 (0.0%).

Small sample: 0 rounds across 0 companies. Treat this as a theme to monitor.

EARLY SIGNAL

Education It

+16.7 pp

1 of 3 recent rounds (33.3%), versus 1 of 6 (16.7%).

Small sample: 1 rounds across 1 companies. Treat this as a theme to monitor.

SPIKE DETECTION

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Share of market roundsPrior four-quarter shareDetected spike

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K-12 Edtech: quarterly share of recorded equity roundsSolid line: share of market rounds. Dashed line: share over the previous four complete quarters. Rings mark rule-based spikes. Shading marks a partial quarter, excluded from detection. 0%25%50%75%100% Partial 2020Q1 2020: 4 / 4 rounds, 100%Q2 2020: 1 / 3 rounds, 33.33%Q3 2020: 2 / 4 rounds, 50%Q4 2020: 3 / 4 rounds, 75%2021Q1 2021: 3 / 5 rounds, 60%Q2 2021: 2 / 2 rounds, 100%Q3 2021: 1 / 6 rounds, 16.67%2022Q1 2022: 1 / 2 rounds, 50%Q2 2022: 2 / 5 rounds, 40%Q3 2022: 1 / 3 rounds, 33.33%Q4 2022: 2 / 2 rounds, 100%2023Q1 2023: 2 / 2 rounds, 100%Q2 2023: 0 / 2 rounds, 0%Q3 2023: 0 / 1 rounds, 0%Q4 2023: 0 / 1 rounds, 0%2024Q1 2024: 0 / 3 rounds, 0%Q2 2024: 0 / 1 rounds, 0%Q3 2024: 1 / 2 rounds, 50%Q4 2024: 0 / 2 rounds, 0%2025Q1 2025: 0 / 1 rounds, 0%Q2 2025: 0 / 1 rounds, 0%Q4 2025: 0 / 1 rounds, 0%2026Q1 2026: 1 / 1 rounds, 100%

Q1 2026 · 1 of 1 market rounds · 1 companies · 100.0% share. No spike under the published rule.

Select a dot to inspect the exact count and baseline. The partial quarter through 22 May 2026 is shown but cannot trigger a spike.

The theme shift, year by year.

Share of all recorded EdTech rounds in Pune. Each cell also gives its theme-round count.

Theme shares and round counts by calendar year. 2026 is partial through 22 May 2026.
Investment theme2020202120222023202420252026*
66.7%10 / 1546.2%6 / 1350.0%6 / 1233.3%2 / 612.5%1 / 80.0%0 / 3100.0%1 / 1
66.7%10 / 1584.6%11 / 1358.3%7 / 1283.3%5 / 687.5%7 / 8100.0%3 / 30.0%0 / 1
26.7%4 / 1553.9%7 / 1350.0%6 / 120.0%0 / 60.0%0 / 80.0%0 / 30.0%0 / 1
40.0%6 / 1523.1%3 / 1333.3%4 / 1216.7%1 / 612.5%1 / 80.0%0 / 3100.0%1 / 1
33.3%5 / 1546.2%6 / 1358.3%7 / 1283.3%5 / 675.0%6 / 866.7%2 / 3100.0%1 / 1
33.3%5 / 1530.8%4 / 1325.0%3 / 120.0%0 / 60.0%0 / 80.0%0 / 30.0%0 / 1
13.3%2 / 1546.2%6 / 1333.3%4 / 120.0%0 / 60.0%0 / 80.0%0 / 30.0%0 / 1
20.0%3 / 157.7%1 / 1316.7%2 / 1216.7%1 / 612.5%1 / 80.0%0 / 3100.0%1 / 1

*2026 is partial. Company themes use the tags available in this dataset, applied to historical rounds; they do not date when a business adopted a technology. Themes overlap, so shares do not add to 100%. Each company round is counted once within a theme. These charts cover investors from all locations; the shortlist keeps its own location filter.

How a spike is detected

A complete quarter is flagged when its theme share is at least 1.75× the share across the preceding four quarters and at least 5 percentage points higher. It must contain at least 3 theme rounds across 3 companies, at least 10 market rounds, and at least 3 theme rounds in the baseline. All four baseline quarters must have market observations. A zero baseline, missing observations or partial quarter cannot produce a flag.

This is a transparent screening rule, not a statistical significance test or a forecast. A higher share can accompany fewer rounds when the wider market contracts; the counts beside the chart make that distinction visible.

04 / THE DEPTH MAP

One appearance, or a pattern?

681 of 699 backers with dated histories appear in just one company. Select a cell to explore the directory.

Backers by type and number of distinct EdTech companies backed in Pune, all dated history.
Portfolio breadth here1 company2 companies3–56–1011+
Firms & institutions
Individual angels

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05 / ROUND DESIGN

Different stages. Different capital.

Recent equity rounds · 24-month window.
Amounts are in USD.

StageDistinct roundsMedian / middle half
Angel
2
$115K$115K–$115K1 disclosed · small sample
Seed
5
$168K$121K–$256K5 disclosed
Series C
1
$45M$45M–$45M1 disclosed · small sample
06 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

The most recent recorded rounds.

Distinct company rounds.
Named backers are shown lead-first.

Series C

Provider of education management software for academic institutions and clinical sites

$45M total equity round
1 named backer

Accel-KKR

Seed

Provider of career development resources including job listings and training

$850K total equity round
7 named backers

Knowhere · Ashish Jitendra Shah · Lead Angels · Lead Invest · Pacificgroupcompanies · +2 more

Seed

Provider of career development resources including job listings and training

$168K total equity round
5 named backers

Mohit Deshmukh · Hiten Bhikhabhai Chotaliya · Pacificgroupcompanies · Rajat Vijay Seksaria · Vipul Prakash

Angel

Retailer of Montessori-inspired toys designed to enhance early childhood development

$115K total equity round
5 named backers

Aman Gupta · Anupam Mittal · Kunal Bahl · Peyush Bansal · Vineeta Tejpal Singh

Seed

Retailer of Montessori-inspired toys designed to enhance early childhood development

$121K total equity round
3 named backers

Sunrise Sunset Family Trust · Avni Biyani · Raj Shamani

Seed

Provider of career development resources including job listings and training

$256K total equity round
4 named backers

Shailesh Vaidya · Krutin Shah · Lead Angels · Sankaran Krishnan Pallavur

07 / READING THE ATLAS

What these patterns can tell you.

The market boundary

Recorded equity rounds for companies tagged EdTech and located in Pune. Investor headquarters may be elsewhere. Company sector and location reflect the available company records, not necessarily the location or sector at the investment date.

The time boundary

Data coverage ends 22 May 2026. The latest market round is 14 Jan 2026. There are 0 undated participations, excluded from timing metrics. Activity after the cutoff is unknown.

The relationship boundary

“New” is the first dated relationship between a backer and a company in this market. “Backed again” requires a later dated round together. A first observed entry may follow an earlier unrecorded investment.

The financing boundary

Amounts describe entire equity rounds, not personal cheques, fund capacity or returns. Medians exclude missing and non-positive amounts; the middle half spans the 25th–75th percentiles. A recorded investment does not establish current availability.

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Calculated 14 Sep 2026 · 39 investor histories to explore