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Angel Investor
Apr 2018
StudyIQ is one of Indias leading Ed-tech startup focussed around UPSC and State PSC exams. We are loved by more than 13M students on YouTube with 1B+ yearly views.
StudyIQ is a part of Adda247 Group.
Investor
Feb 2017
EDUVANZs mission is to make education universally accessible by providing easy, transparent and speedy financial assistance using innovative technology solution.
Board Member
Feb 2016
EnglishHelper is an Impact First Social Edtech company with a mission to provide innovative and affordable learning solutions. The company is committed to make a compelling difference in the lives of millions across the globe.
EnglishHelper was founded by Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, a Boston-based social entrepreneur and cognitive scientist. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Executive Officer (Global) is passionate about making available affordable and effective technology-enabled literacy and education solutions for every person across the world.
EnglishHelper has launched an initiative ‘RightToRead’ and deployed ReadToMe, its reading and comprehension product, across thousands of public schools in India. Assessments conducted by independent, qualified agencies indicate significant reading gains for students exposed to the program.
RightToRead is a program without borders and its footprint has expanded beyond Asia to Africa and Latin America.
Board Member
Jan 2016
Varthana provides loans and support to affordable private schools in India with the goal of improving access to quality education to Indias low-income and emerging middle class families.
Varthana partners with those education entrepreneurs who have a sense of urgency about improving access to quality education in low-income communities. These entrepreneurs are usually (not always) ex-educators themselves, who have spent time teaching children in the neighborhood and have then slowly expanded to start a school. They are driven by their mission to provide a robust education, often far superior to the government alternatives.
Loans are typically used to either improve the quality or expand the capacity of the school.
You can connect with us on hello@varthana.com
Board Member
Jan 2016
Founded in 2007, Anudip Foundation is a professionally managed Section 8 not profit Indian Company, registered under Companies Act, 2013. As one of the partner organizations of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Anudip single-mindedly concentrates on creating digital livelihoods at scale for youth from India’s disadvantaged communities.
Using innovative technologies, the company offers best-of-class skilling with professional diploma and certificate courseware at its training centers in urban, peri-urban, and remote rural locations of the country. Anudip’s successful placement record stems from its curriculum being customized to actual needs of employers from multiple sectors such as retail, micro-finance, IT, digital services, control and automation and others. So far, Anudip has trained more than 100,000 students spread across about 92+ training centres in 18 major states of India: Assam, Gujrat, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya.
Board Member
Jan 2016
Aspiring Minds, an SHL Company, is a global job skills credentialing leader set up with a vision to create a merit driven talent ecosystem and enable efficient job skills matching by crafting credible and intelligent assessments. The flagship product AMCAT, is the world’s most widely-taken employability test helping over two million candidates find the ‘right’ jobs every year. Backed by state–of–the-art, adaptive assessment technology and machine learning algorithms – it allows adaptive, standardized and reliable measurement of generic employability skills (language, cognitive, behavior) and a wide range of functional skills using simulated assessments. Aspiring Minds enables job seekers to evaluate their job skills, earn industry recognized credentials and find appropriate career opportunities. We also help companies dramatically improve their quality and efficiency of hiring and are today associated with more than 3500 corporations. Founded in 2008 by Himanshu and Varun Aggarwal, Aspiring Minds is a 500+ people strong organization with operations in US, China, India, Middle East, Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa.
For more information, log on to www.aspiringminds.com or www.myamcat.com
Board Observer
Jul 2013
Deeksha is an education services company with an expansive domain with several educational and edupreneurial wings catering to sectors that range from K-12 education, undergraduate competitive examinations for Engineering & Medicine, and undergraduate degree programs in Commerce to Education Technology.
Deeksha has evolved into a kaleidoscopic entity with several verticals, all of which have broken new ground in their respective domains.
Deeksha's Multidimensional Array:
* Deeksha Science: PU / CBSE + ( JEE Advanced / JEE Mains / NEET / KCET / EAMCET ) and
* Deeksha Commerce: PU + Focus 360
Deeksha is one of the most dependable names in the composite model of Board and Competitive Exams preparation. It has a reassuring presence in 3 states with over 38 campuses & continues to grow.
(https://deekshalearning.com/)
* Deeksha STEM (Nursery to 12th) (https://www.deekshastemschools.com/)
Deeksha STEM is the vertical that oversees the establishment, development, & expansion of STEM Schools. With a pedagogy designed to cater to the 21st-century learner, here focus is on knowledge & skill-based learning inspired by scientific rigour, analytical thinking, & hands-on learning.
Deeksha STEM is re-imagining a dynamic and futuristic model of STEM education that will proliferate to many more schools and change the landscape of K-12 education in a significant way.
* Ace Trisha (https://trishaeducation.com/)
Ace Trisha is the most trusted name in commerce undergraduate education in the Mangalore-Udupi region.
Programmes offered-
B.Com. Professional B.Com. + CA Coaching
B.Com. + CS Coaching B.Com. + MBA Ent. Coaching
* DigiLearn (https://digilearn.online/)
Deeksha has invested in tech through DigiLearn - Deeksha’s ed-tech wing that curates tech solutions. DigiLearn innovates & develops products to help schools in leveraging tech for optimal academic delivery & school management.
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Oct 2018
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Angel Investor
Apr 2018
StudyIQ is one of Indias leading Ed-tech startup focussed around UPSC and State PSC exams. We are loved by more than 13M students on YouTube with 1B+ yearly views.
StudyIQ is a part of Adda247 Group.
2017
Investor
Feb 2017
EDUVANZs mission is to make education universally accessible by providing easy, transparent and speedy financial assistance using innovative technology solution.
2016
Board Member
Feb 2016
EnglishHelper is an Impact First Social Edtech company with a mission to provide innovative and affordable learning solutions. The company is committed to make a compelling difference in the lives of millions across the globe.
EnglishHelper was founded by Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, a Boston-based social entrepreneur and cognitive scientist. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Executive Officer (Global) is passionate about making available affordable and effective technology-enabled literacy and education solutions for every person across the world.
EnglishHelper has launched an initiative ‘RightToRead’ and deployed ReadToMe, its reading and comprehension product, across thousands of public schools in India. Assessments conducted by independent, qualified agencies indicate significant reading gains for students exposed to the program.
RightToRead is a program without borders and its footprint has expanded beyond Asia to Africa and Latin America.
Board Member
Jan 2016
Varthana provides loans and support to affordable private schools in India with the goal of improving access to quality education to Indias low-income and emerging middle class families.
Varthana partners with those education entrepreneurs who have a sense of urgency about improving access to quality education in low-income communities. These entrepreneurs are usually (not always) ex-educators themselves, who have spent time teaching children in the neighborhood and have then slowly expanded to start a school. They are driven by their mission to provide a robust education, often far superior to the government alternatives.
Loans are typically used to either improve the quality or expand the capacity of the school.
You can connect with us on hello@varthana.com
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