Funding · Education & Skilling

Klassroom Edutech raises pre-series A round led by ah! Ventures

By Startup Enthusiast · 2 January 2025

What they do

Klassroom Edutech runs an AI-driven education OTT platform with over 200 offline centres

It raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-series A round led by ah!

Ventures; the company has served over 500,000 students across 600 cities and is preparing for an SME IPO

Klassroom Edutech raised growth capital in a pre-series A round.
The round was led by ah! Ventures.
Other investors included LetsVenture, Hem Securities, Meteor Ventures, and Growth Sense Fund.
The amount raised was undisclosed.
The company has raised over $1.5 million across all rounds.
It previously raised $200,000 in 2021 as part of pre-series A.
The company is preparing to launch an SME IPO soon.

The global e-learning market was estimated at $250 billion in 2020 and projected to reach $1 trillion by 2027.
Edtech startups raised over $568 million in 2024 despite a decline in deal counts.
The company has achieved 35% EBITDA profitability and 20% PAT profitability.
It delivered 7X wealth growth to investors in three years.

Klassroom Edutech is the world's first AI-powered education OTT platform.
It operates a hybrid model: an AI-driven OTT platform plus a network of over 200 offline learning centres.
It has served over 500,000 students across 600 cities.
Its OTT app gained over 50,000 subscribers in its first year.
Content includes academics, skill-based training for industry jobs, career courses, and language learning.
The platform is aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
It signed an MOU with the Government of Rajasthan to serve 3 lakh students and 3,000 schools with skill development courses.
The company achieved 35% EBITDA profitability and 20% PAT profitability.
It delivered 7X wealth growth to investors in three years.

The company plans to use the funds to advance AI-driven technology and enhance content creation.
It aims to expand into southern states (Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh) and northeastern regions.
International expansion is planned into the US, UAE, and Singapore.
The company is preparing to launch an SME IPO soon.

ah! Ventures (lead) — A venture capital firm that led the pre-series A round.
LetsVenture (participated) — An investment platform that participated in the round.
Hem Securities (participated) — A securities firm that participated in the round.
Meteor Ventures (participated) — A venture capital firm that participated in the round.
Growth Sense Fund (participated) — A fund that participated in the round.
Suniel Shetty (existing) — Actor and investor who invested in 2023 and continues to back the company.
ah! Ventures Angel Fund (existing) — An angel fund that previously invested.
Hem Angels (existing) — An angel network that previously invested.
Pavan Bakeri (existing) — An individual investor.
Kishore Ganji (existing) — An individual investor.