Leverage Edu helps students figure what they should do and where they should be at - wherever that be in the world - to realise their full potential. It helps students navigate & assess their journey thus far, matches them to personalised mentors, counsels them towards their higher education dream with an employability lens, and makes sure that everyone punched way above their weight to make dreams come alive and truly be able to level up!
Founded in 2017 by Akshay Chaturvedi, Leverage Edu was incubated in DraperU, Silicon Valley, and had professors from NYU, UCLA, CSU, ISB among its first backers. It has continued to have that focus on pedagogy as at the centre of its existence, and continues to work with thousands of external mentors, psychologists, teachers, to design a world class experience for the student as they step up on one of the most significant journeys of their life - going to college.
With a team of 250+ driven student-first individuals, presence across 35+ locations in India & abroad, backed by prominent institutions like Blume Ventures, Tomorrow Capital, DSG Consumer Partners and others, multiple awards ranging from Arizona State University in the US to the Govt of India, features in Forbes, BBC, Bloomberg, WSJ & others - Leverage Edu has now helped create 10,000+ success stories, of students whose lives were transformed and with that their families. We want to do this for a million students, one special story at a time.
Founded in 2017 by Akshay Chaturvedi, Leverage Edu was incubated in DraperU, Silicon Valley, and had professors from NYU, UCLA, CSU, ISB among its first backers. It has continued to have that focus on pedagogy as at the centre of its existence, and continues to work with thousands of external mentors, psychologists, teachers, to design a world class experience for the student as they step up on one of the most significant journeys of their life - going to college.
With a team of 250+ driven student-first individuals, presence across 35+ locations in India & abroad, backed by prominent institutions like Blume Ventures, Tomorrow Capital, DSG Consumer Partners and others, multiple awards ranging from Arizona State University in the US to the Govt of India, features in Forbes, BBC, Bloomberg, WSJ & others - Leverage Edu has now helped create 10,000+ success stories, of students whose lives were transformed and with that their families. We want to do this for a million students, one special story at a time.
Location: India, Delhi
Employees: 1001-5000
Phone: +91 1800 57 2000
Total raised: $68.5M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 17.05.2022 | Kaizenvest | kaizenvest... |
| - | DSG Consum... | dsgcp.com |
| - | Blume Vent... | blume.vc |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 03.07.2023 | Series C | $40M | - |
| 21.03.2022 | Series B | $22M | - |
| 24.02.2021 | Series A | $6.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 33
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.06.2024 | Second ESOP buyback announced by Leverage Edu | The company Leverage.biz, which also owns Fly.Finance, Fly Homes, and the study abroad platform Leverage Edu, has declared the completion of its second ESOP buyback exercise. The company’s more than fifty workers in various departments bene... |
| 10.07.2023 | Обзор технологических стартапов в образовании за последнюю неделю | Акшай Чатурведи, основатель Leverage Edu 1 комментарий 159 просмотров Что стало известно об инвестировании в стартапы EdTech за прошедшую неделю В порядке возрастания раскрытых привлеченных инвестиций. Alchemy Vision Цифровая платформа, спе... |
| 03.07.2023 | Leverage Edu Raises $40 Mn In Series C Funding Round | Leverage Edu, a Noida-based study abroad platform, has raised $40 million in a Series C funding round led by Educational Testing Service (ETS), a Princeton-based language testing conglomerate. Existing investors like Blume Ventures, DSG Con... |
| 03.07.2023 | Blume Ventures-backed Leverage Edu snags $40 mn Series C cheque | Akshay Chaturvedi, founder and CEO, Leverage Edu Leverage Edu, an overseas-focused higher education counselling platform run by Leverage EdTech Pvt Ltd, has secured Series C funding of $40 million (around Rs 320 crore) led by Princeton-base... |
| 22.03.2022 | New-Delhi based Leverage Edu Bags USD 22 Mn In Its Series-B Funding Round | Global study-abroad platform Leverage Edu said it has raised $22 million as a part of a Series B round of financing that saw participation from a consortium of funds, family offices and individual angels. The round values Leverage Edu at ro... |
| 21.03.2022 | Edtech startup Leverage Edu pockets $22 mn in Series B round | Leverage Edu, an overseas-focused higher education counselling platform run by New Delhi-based Leverage EdTech Private Limited, has raised $22 million (Rs 167 crore) in its Series B round of funding from a bunch of funds, family offices and... |
| 21.03.2022 | Leverage Edu Raises $22 Million In Series B | - |
| 21.03.2022 | Leverage Edu raises $22 mn in Series B funding at $120 mn valuation | Edtech start-up Leverage Edu has raised $22 million in its Series B round of financing that values the company at about $120 million. The round saw participation from a consortium of funds, family offices and angels. These included Kaizenve... |
| 14.06.2021 | Leverage Edu raises USD 2 million in debt financing round | Leverage Edu has raised $2 million in a debt financing round from venture debt firm Trifecta Capital. The company said it intends to use the funds to innovate its product and fuel growth and make further inroads into the interiors of India.... |
| 10.06.2021 | Leverage Edu raises $2m from Trifecta Capital and 17 more India deal updates | ResearchPremium New Delhi-based foreign university admissions platform, Leverage Edu, has raised $2 million in a debt financing round from venture debt firm Trifecta Capital, per an announcement. Continue reading this report with a DSA DATA... |
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