Edtech startups in India have recently made headlines for many reasons. They had the opportunity to truly shine when the whole country went inside their own homes due to lockdown.
Today, India’s EdTech industry is the world’s second-largest, and it is only growing. This year, the industry is expected to be worth $3.2 billion. It is one of the industries that has grown rapidly during the pandemic. Schools and coaching classes had to rely on technology to continue teaching during the lockdown.
These EdTech firms make it easier for students to prepare for competitive examinations. These Edtech startups in India are changing the Indian education landscape by making education truly interesting.
In this article, we list the Top 5 Edtech companies in India
Byju’s
Byju’s has become a household name in the field of online education. It is the business name of Think and Learns Private Ltd. Byju’s started as a coaching class and has since grown to become one of the world’s top EdTech companies. Byju Raveendran and his wife Divya Gokulnath founded this EdTech startup in Bangalore. They have also worked with companies such as Disney to make learning truly enjoyable.
To make learning truly interesting, they use engaging video lessons, personalized learner journeys, unlimited practice sessions, and engaging questionnaires. BYJU offers a wide range of classes, starting with class 4 and progressing to CAT or IAS test preparation. UPSC, K3, K10, K12, CBSE NCERT, ICSE, IIT-JEE, and NEET online classes are available.
They also have a learning app for kids called BYJU’S for kids which focuses on early learning for kids in classes 1-3. They currently have more than 9,000 employees and a revenue of 520 crores INR. A few of their well-known subsidiaries are WhiteHat Jr. and SPAN Thoughtworks Private Limited.
Brainly
Brainly is a knowledge-sharing community that brings together 200 million students and experts to solve problems. Micha Borkowski founded the company in Poland in 2009. Brainly is now available in 35 different countries.
If you’re stuck on a homework problem, Brainly will solve it for you in minutes. Brainly has over 200 million active users. To date, it has answered over 50 million questions.
Middle and high school students, as well as their parents, have been using Brainly’s platform to improve their skills in core academic subjects such as Math, Science, and local languages such as Hindi, and Social Studies across India. ‘No one knows everything, but everyone knows something!’ is their motto.
Class Plus
Class plus, which started as Xprep in 2015, now has over 25,000 subscribers. Class plus is an Edtech startup focused on developing a full institute management system. Because coaching classes are so important in Indian education, Class plus works to assist those institutions. The app simplifies running a coaching institute with features such as smart attendance, insightful student reports, online video selling, fees records, online tests, and more.
The startup also helps parents in monitoring their child’s progress. They now have a team of 25 people and have raised an undisclosed amount of money from Rising Stars, a venture capital firm, and other angel investors.
CollegeDunia
This college search engine assists students in locating the best colleges for them. The platform was established in 2014. It compiles data on higher education in India and abroad. CollegeDunia focuses on providing students with sufficient information about a technology-backed degree program.
Since 2014, CollegeDunia has compiled accurate data on 27,000 colleges, 7000+ courses, and 350+ exams in various fields. They’ve also gathered over 200,000 reviews about various colleges to help students make better choices. They are currently focusing on the expansion of their mobile app, which accounts for 38% of their traffic. CollegeDunia raised 1 crore in angel funding after only six months of bootstrapping.
CueMath
Cuemath is an ed-tech company that began as an after-school math enrichment program in 2013. They are an Edtech startup in India that focuses on gamified learning and has transformed how both teachers and students perceive math. It takes the ‘learning-by-doing’ approach. It also aims to encourage ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking and a love of math in schoolchildren.
Manan Khurma, an acclaimed writer with McGraw Hill publications, founded the company. Cuemath also empowers female tutors and offers them meaningful job opportunities. Until the date of writing, Cuemath had over 1200 educators. Until 2019, the company has raised 5.5 million dollars in series B funding.
