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Vedantu: Rewriting Learning with Online Education

Vedantu: Rewriting Learning with Online Education
The Big Idea (Vedantu): Rewriting learning · financialexpress.com

Imagine you want to learn something new, like math.

A few friends, Vamsi, Pulkit, Anand, and Saurabh, noticed that it was hard for many kids to get good teachers, especially in places far away from big cities.

They also saw that many teachers became teachers because they didn't have other options, not because they loved teaching the most.

So, they first started a company called Lakshya to help students.

But even Lakshya couldn't reach everyone because it used physical classrooms.

To help millions of students, they decided to create Vedantu.

Vedantu uses the internet to teach students live, just like in a real classroom but from anywhere.

It was tricky at first because the internet wasn't always fast, and the technology was new in India.

They had to test everything carefully to make sure it worked.

Now, Vedantu helps over 10 million students learn every month, offering free videos and online classes.

Key facts

Founders
Vamsi Krishna, Pulkit Jain, Anand Prakash, Saurabh Saxena
Founded
2014
Total Funding
$337 million
Investors
Tiger Global, Accel, ABC Impact, Partners, Coatue Management
Monthly Learners
Over 10 million
FY24 Revenue
Rs 185 crore
YouTube Channels
Over 75

Quotes

Vamsi Krishna

CEO and co-founder of Vedantu

“Because the idea was very novel at that time, there was a lot of anxiety – no precedent existed, so we had to move with conviction, and be ready to fix issues on the fly. When we launched, live classes were unexplored territory in India, so the first few sessions were as much product validation as teaching.”
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“But our families had also seen us taking unconventional paths since our Lakshya days – leaving corporate jobs to teach in small towns. So, when we decided to start Vedantu, there was concern but also belief. They knew we weren’t chasing trends; we were chasing purpose.”
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Anand Prakash

Co-founder and head of academics at Vedantu

“Our families scolded us like anything. They told us nobody would marry us now.”
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