Edtech Startup Arivihan Nets $4.2 Mn

SUMMARY

The funding round was co-led by Prosus and Accel, with participation from GSF Investors

The startup plans to use the fresh capital for expansion and strengthening its AI research and language support capabilities

The startup was part of Accel India’s third cohort of its six-month pre-seed accelerator programme Atoms 3.0

Edtech startup Arivihan has secured $4.17 Mn (INR 36.54 Cr) in a Pre-Series A funding round co-led by Prosus and Accel, with participation from GSF Investors.

The startup plans to use the fresh capital for expansion and strengthening its AI research and language support capabilities.

The expansion will include hiring and leveraging digital marketing for deep market penetration.

Additionally, the proceeds will be deployed for scaling up its on-ground marketing and distribution strategy.

Founded in 2024 by Ritesh Singh, Sonu Kumar Prashant and Rushabh Kothari, Arivihan leverages artificial intelligence to offer personalised tutoring to K-11 and K-12 students, essentially placing a personal tutor in each student’s pocket.

The Indore-based startup claims to be a 100% automated learning platform which provides each unique school student with a personal tutor in their pocket at INR 300 per month. It caters to the users by guiding them in planning for their exams, teaching them with video lectures, talking to them, etc.

“Arivihan stood out as an AI-native learning platform purpose-built for India’s aspirational students, combining deep personalisation with scalable impact. Their first-principles approach to product and distribution gives them a real shot at transforming how millions of students learn and succeed,” said Dhruv Gupta, an investor at Prosus.

The startup was part of Accel India’s third cohort of its six-month pre-seed accelerator programme Atoms 3.0.

The development comes at a time when the attention towards artificial intelligence remains high among investors to make their bets on innovative offerings of startups across sectors.

Based on a recent Inc42 report, India’s AI startup ecosystem is expected to reach a market opportunity of $17 Bn by 2030, with more than 420K AI professionals currently working in the country.

The edtech sector has been lately picking up investments, where Inc42 exclusively reported that AI-based edtech startup speakX was set to raise $11 Mn, only a day ago.