Edtech startup bets big on virtual teaching

AHMEDABAD-BASED Edtech startup, Saarthi Pedagogy, that provides technology platform to integrate all segments of K-12 education for enabling stellar learning outcomes, is betting big on virtual teaching and learning methodologies. The company has raised Rs 7 crore in its first funding round, to back up its growth plans.

The funding was led by Ecosystem Ventures which invests in disruptive startups and helps them scale. LetsVenture, JITO Angel Network and other HNIs also co-invested in this round. Founded in 2020 by Sushil Agrawal, Saarthi Pedagogy is trying to solve the problem of lack of focus on learning outcomes and a lack of consistency in content delivery and teacher quality.

Ecosystem Ventures' Founder Abhijeet Bhandari, who has been advising Saarthi on its organisational growth strategies said that he was impressed with how they had created a niche for themselves in mid-market schools where there were no holistic solutions that were able to solve their pain points.

Sunitha Ramaswamy, President, LetsVenture, said "With the advent of new interactive technologies, thanks to the widespread availability of Wifi & internet access, has indeed shaped up the way students perceive their studies now. As the pandemic continues, virtual teaching and learning will become a norm, which will further lead to more innovative ways of teaching and communicating with students. With Saarthi Pedagogy having a deep understanding of the edtech space, will surely help to bridge the gap of new ways to teach"

Sushil Agrawal, founder and CEO of Saarthi Pedagogy, who himself has experience of operating 2 schools, said, "I spent 7 years building and running schools from scratch, and Saarthi is a product of years of research and experimentation on solving pain points of teachers, students, parents and school management. With funding and strategic support from edtech experts like Ecosystem Ventures, we expect to increase the impact of our work many-fold."

The company has built an Innovative Technology Driven Platform that bridges School's Pedagogy, Technology, Content and Training on a single platform to achieve higher learning outcome, parents' satisfaction & admission and lowers their operational cost. In just one year, the company has marked its presence in more than 200 Schools across 36 cities in 7 states.

It has also been able to reduce non-productive time of teachers by 60 per cent and increase school revenues through their product. And with this fresh funds, they will be able to create an impact in over 2000 schools in the next couple of years through rapid expansion, strengthening the product and tech and expanding internationally.