Archive · 12 Jan 2026
LEAD Group Empowers Indian Classrooms with Technology
LEAD Group was started by Sumeet Mehta and his wife Smita Deorah in 2012.
They wanted to make learning easier and fairer for all students, especially those in smaller towns.
They started with a small school in a village near Ahmedabad and learned a lot about teaching and learning.
They found that teaching in English was hard for students who didn't speak it well, so they improved language skills first.
Other schools liked their method, so they decided to help more schools instead of just running their own.
They got some investors and grew a lot, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when they had to move online.
Now, they work with thousands of schools and hundreds of thousands of students.
They are also making new tools with AI to help teachers and school leaders.
LEAD Group was founded by Sumeet Mehta and Smita Deorah in 2012 to make learning more equitable in India.
They started with a small school in Areri, near Ahmedabad, and focused on improving language skills before teaching other subjects.
Their teaching method gained attention, leading them to offer their system to other schools instead of expanding their own.
LEAD Group scaled significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, moving online and reaching 720,000+ students across 8,500+ schools.
The company has developed AI tools like Ms Curie and Socrates to assist teachers and school leaders, aiming to make teaching easier and learning more consistent.
- Who
- Sumeet Mehta and Smita Deorah
- What
- Founded LEAD Group to improve education equity in India
- When
- 2012
- Where
- Areri, near Ahmedabad, India
- Why
- To make learning simpler and more equitable, addressing disparities in education access and quality
- Founder
- Sumeet Mehta
- Founded
- 2012
- Initial Location
- Areri, near Ahmedabad
- First Investor
- Elevar Equity (2017)
- Total Funding
- $172 million
- Current Schools
- 8,500+
- Current Students
- 720,000+
- FY25 Revenue
- ₹415 crore