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Vedantu Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors
Vedantu is valued at $1B as of September 2021, a 15.4x multiple on its last reported $65M revenue.
Last Vedantu valuation
$1B
Series E · Sep 2021
Last Vedantu funding round
$11M
Series A · Sep 2025
Vedantu revenue
$65M
Series E · Sep 2021
Key investors in Vedantu
Accel
Tiger Global
Omidyar Network India
Westbridge Capital
Notable Capital
Coatue
About Vedantu
Vedantu is a Bengaluru-based edtech platform offering live interactive classes, personalized tutoring, and test preparation for JEE, NEET, and school curricula in science, mathematics, coding, and English. Founded in 2014, it serves students from grades 1 to 12 via its app and website, supplemented by offline centers in cities like Delhi and Hyderabad for intensive exam coaching. Vedantu partners with schools for hybrid learning programs and has expanded into international markets including the Middle East.
Founded
2011
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2C
Revenue model
Subscription
Revenue
$65M (Sep 2021)
Valuation
$1B (Sep 2021)
Vedantu Valuation
Vedantu is currently valued at $1B, based on its Series E in September 2021.
The $100M round was led by ABC World Asia, with participation from 100Unicorns, Tiger Global, Westbridge Capital, Coatue and Notable Capital.
Vedantu's valuation has grown 3.6x from $280M at its Series C in April 2020 to $1B in September 2021, across 3 priced rounds.
Vedantu valuation by funding round
Revenue multiple| Date | Stage | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2021 | Series E | $1B | 15.4x |
| Jul 2020 | Series D | $600M | 25.0x |
| Apr 2020 | Series C | $280M | - |
Vedantu Revenue
Vedantu's latest recorded revenue is $65M, as of its Series E in September 2021. At a $1B valuation, that implies a 15.4x revenue multiple.
Revenue grew from $24M in July 2020 to $65M in September 2021, while the revenue multiple moved from 25.0x to 15.4x.
Vedantu revenue by funding round
| Date | Revenue * | Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2021 | $65M | $1B | 15.4x | Series E |
| Jul 2020 | $24M | $600M | 25.0x | Series D |
* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.
Vedantu Funding History
Vedantu has raised a total of $303M across 12 funding rounds.
Vedantu's first fundraising round was a $200K pre-seed round in July 2013. The most recent completed round was a $11M Series A in September 2025.
Vedantu funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Series A | ABC World Asia (lead); Omidyar Network India; Accel | $11M | - | Vedantu is a Bengaluru-based edtech company offering a live interactive K-12 tutoring platform for school education and competitive exam preparation, with over 100 hybrid learning centers and more than 1,200 teachers serving over 200,000 paid students. It has raised a total of around $326-337 million across multiple rounds, achieving unicorn status in September 2021 at $1 billion valuation. In September 2025, Vedantu secured $11 million in primary capital through convertible notes in an ongoing Series F round, led by ABC World Asia with participation from existing investors Accel and Omidyar Network. The funds will support expansion into new categories via organic and inorganic growth, investments in technology, AI, and adaptive content, alongside plans for an additional $20-25 million including secondary sales to facilitate exits for Chinese investors ahead of a potential 2027-2028 IPO. Vedantu ended FY25 with Rs 284 crore in collections, up 55% year-on-year, reduced cash burn to Rs 70 crore, turned profitable in Q1 FY26 with Rs 90 crore collections, achieved cash-flow positivity of Rs 6 crore in Q4 FY25 and Rs 110 crore collections in Q1 FY26, and operates at a current top-line run rate of Rs 400-430 crore targeting Rs 700-800 crore with Rs 80-100 crore bottom line in two years. |
| Sep 2024 | Pre-seed | Stride Ventures (lead) | $200K | - | - |
| Feb 2022 | Series E | Orios Venture Partners (lead) | $2M | - | - |
| Sep 2021 | Series E | ABC World Asia (lead); 100Unicorns; Tiger Global; Westbridge Capital; Coatue; Notable Capital | $100M | $1B | Vedantu is a Bengaluru-based edtech platform founded in 2011, offering live interactive K-12 tutoring, group classes, and test preparation for exams like IIT-JEE, NEET, CBSE, and ICSE. It provides free access via app, web, YouTube (65 million views), and channels on Airtel TV and Tata Sky, serving over 35 million monthly users and 2 lakh paying students in the prior year with 300% growth. On September 29, 2021, Vedantu raised $100 million in a Series E funding round led by ABC World Asia (also referred to as ABC Impact or Temasek-backed), with participation from Coatue, Tiger Global, Westbridge Capital, GGV Capital, and others including 100Unicorns and Notable Capital. This round achieved unicorn status with a post-money valuation over $1 billion, up from around $600 million in the previous round. Funds were earmarked to innovate live teaching, expand K-12 penetration, scale infrastructure, course offerings, technology, and content development. At the time, CEO Vamsi Krishna reported an annualized revenue run rate of $65 million, nearly 3x growth from the prior year, highlighting capital efficiency. The company had catered to significant paying student growth amid edtech boom. Post-funding, Vedantu faced sector challenges including post-Covid slowdown, leading to layoffs in 2022 and no new equity rounds since 2021. Financials showed FY22 net loss of Rs 696.3 crore, FY23 revenue Rs 153 crore with 46% loss reduction, FY24 operating revenue Rs 185 crore (21% up) and net loss Rs 157 crore (58% down), FY25 revenue Rs 227 crore (23% up) and Q4 profitability with Rs 90 crore collections. |
| Jul 2020 | Series D | Coatue (lead); Omidyar Network India; Tiger Global; Westbridge Capital; Notable Capital | $100M | $600M | Vedantu is a Bangalore-based online tutoring platform offering live interactive classes for K-12 students and competitive exam preparation, leveraging technology like its WAVE system to monitor engagement across 70 parameters. In July 2020, it raised $100 million in a Series D round led by U.S.-based Coatue, with participation from existing investors including Tiger Global, Westbridge Capital, Omidyar Network India, and Notable Capital, valuing the company at a $600 million post-money valuation, up from $275 million in its extended Series C in February 2020. This brought total funding to about $200 million at the time, amid surging demand during India's COVID-19 lockdown as schools closed. The platform served 25 million students monthly, adding 2 million more amid the pandemic, with over 1 million attending live classes each month and gaining more than 20,000 paying subscribers monthly. It introduced coding courses and offered affordable subscriptions compared to offline coaching costing hundreds to thousands of dollars. Over 90% student engagement was reported via WAVE, which tracks screen attention and other metrics. Later developments included a September 2021 Series E round of $100 million at $1 billion unicorn valuation led by ImpactAssets and ABC Impact, and a 2025 internal $11 million raise amid profitability pushes, with FY25 revenue reported at Rs 227 crore but irrelevant to 2020. |
| Apr 2020 | Series C | KB Global Platform Fund (lead); InnoVen Capital | $7M | $280M | - |
| Feb 2020 | Series C | Notable Capital (lead); Tiger Global; Westbridge Capital; Accel | $24M | - | Vedantu is an Indian edtech startup founded in 2014, pioneering LIVE online tutoring for K-12 students with innovations like its WAVE platform and a two-teacher model for personalized education. In February 2020, it raised USD 24 million in a Series C round led by Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital), with participation from investors including Accel, Tiger Global, and Westbridge Capital, aimed at enhancing technological capabilities, expanding educational offerings into early childhood categories, and strengthening its analytics tools. This followed an earlier Series C tranche of USD 42 million in August 2019 led by Tiger Global and Westbridge, and preceded a smaller USD 7 million extension in April 2020 from KB Global Platform Fund and a larger Series D of USD 100 million in July 2020 led by Coatue. A subsequent Series C1 round raised USD 12.6 million from Legend Capital and Omidyar Network. Vedantu operated in a booming Indian edtech market, where online education firms raised USD 686 million in Q1 2020 alone, competing with players like Byju's and Unacademy. The company aimed for profitability within two years post-2021 funding while leveraging partnerships like Airtel and Tata Sky. |
| Aug 2019 | Series C | Tiger Global (lead); Westbridge Capital (lead); Omidyar Network India; Prince Maximilian; TAL Education; Accel | $42M | - | Vedantu is a Bangalore-based edtech startup offering live and interactive online tutoring for students in grades 6 to 12, focusing on competitive exam preparation with a mix of free recorded sessions and paid subscriptions for interactive classes ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 50,000. In August 2019, it raised $42 million in its Series C round led by Tiger Global Management and WestBridge Capital, with participation from Accel, Omidyar Network India, TAL Education Group, and co-founders, bringing total funding to $58 million at that point. The funds were aimed at scaling operations and expanding market reach in India, where millions of students prepare for undergraduate exams. At the time, Vedantu reported over 1.5 million monthly users consuming educational videos, with 30,000 paying subscribers, and presence in over 30 countries mainly among the Indian diaspora. The platform uses interactive features like frequent quizzes during live sessions and analytics to identify student weak areas for targeted follow-up by teachers. Later developments include additional rounds such as a $100 million Series D in July 2020 led by Coatue, debt financings, and a current valuation of $1.1 billion as of recent data, with FY25 revenue reaching Rs 227 crore but ongoing losses. |
| Nov 2018 | Series B | Accel (lead); Omidyar Network India (lead); TAL Education | $11M | - | Vedantu raised an $11 million Series B funding round on November 24, 2018, led by Accel and Omidyar Network India, with participation from TAL Education Group. The Bengaluru-based edtech company operates a live online learning platform offering individual and group classes for K12 and test preparation, delivered in real-time interactive environments via app and website. It provides free content, live masterclasses, micro-courses, and daily assessments to make quality education accessible and affordable. |
| May 2015 | Series A | Accel (lead); Tiger Global (lead) | $5M | - | Vedantu is a Bangalore-based online tutoring startup founded in 2011 by Vamsi Krishna, Anand Prakash, Saurabh Saxena, and Pulkit Jain. The platform enables interaction between students and tutors via whiteboard, audio, and video for personalized live online tutoring. It targets K-12 students across India, including Tier 1, 2, and 3 cities. In May 2015, Vedantu raised $5 million in its Series A round from Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. The funding came six months after launching its current platform model, following a pivot from an earlier approach. Accel noted it as their fastest Series A investment in an edtech company, citing the team's expertise, market potential, product, and scale. At the time, Vedantu had enabled over 5000 hours of learning, with more than 100 active teachers from top institutions like IITs, NITs, IISc, and BITS, and over 1000 active student users from 41 Indian cities. The company aimed to quadruple these metrics within a year. It positioned itself against offline tutoring and competitors like TutorVista, MeritNation, and WizIQ. |
| Aug 2014 | Seed | - | $400K | - | - |
| Jul 2013 | Pre-seed | - | $200K | - | - |
Who has invested in Vedantu?
14 investors have backed Vedantu across its funding rounds, including Accel, Tiger Global, Omidyar Network India, Westbridge Capital, Notable Capital and Coatue.
Lead investors include ABC World Asia, Stride Ventures, Orios Venture Partners, Coatue, KB Global Platform Fund and 5 other investors.
Vedantu Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lead | May 2015 | ||
| 5 | Lead | May 2015 | ||
| 4 | Lead | Nov 2018 | ||
| 4 | Lead | Aug 2019 | ||
| 3 | Lead | Feb 2020 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Sep 2021 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Nov 2018 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Jul 2020 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Sep 2024 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Aug 2019 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Sep 2021 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Feb 2022 | ||
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by Vedantu
Vedantu has acquired 3 companies to date.
Last acquisition by Vedantu was on October 13th 2022. Vedantu acquired Deeksha College for $40M.
Latest Acquisitions by Vedantu
| Description | Deeksha College is a Bengaluru-based educational institution offering integrated coaching for IIT-JEE Advanced, JEE Main, CET, and NEET alongside pre-university classes. Established in 1998, the college employs specialized teaching methodologies across classroom, digital, and hybrid formats to prepare students for engineering and medical entrance examinations. | Pedagogy is an India-based e-learning platform focused on preparation for government competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, and Railways. It delivers live interactive classes, recorded video lectures, mock tests, and study materials tailored to aspirants. Operating since 2018, the platform serves students across multiple states with bilingual content in English and Hindi, emphasizing current affairs and subject-specific modules. | InstaSolv is an India-based Q&A mobile application offering instant academic answers for students across Bharat. |
| HQ Country | |||
| HQ City | Bangalore | Ahmedabad | Noida |
| Deal Date | 13 Oct 2022 | 15 Jul 2021 | 22 Feb 2021 |
| Valuation | $40M | undisclosed | undisclosed |
| EV/Revenue | |||
| EV/EBITDA | |||
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Investments by Vedantu
Vedantu has invested in 1 company to date.
Latest investment by Vedantu was on June 23rd 2020. Vedantu invested in Instasolv in their $2M Seed round.
Latest Investments by Vedantu
| Description | InstaSolv is an India-based Q&A mobile application offering instant academic answers for students across Bharat. |
| HQ Country | |
| HQ City | Noida |
| Deal Date | 23 Jun 2020 |
| Round | Seed |
| Raised | $2M |
| Investors | - |
| Valuation | undisclosed |
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| EV/EBITDA | |
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Vedantu Competitors
Vedantu competitors include listed companies like Coursera and Youdao, and private ones like Huikedu Group, Knowbox, Leap and Ruangguru.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $1B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $900M | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $830M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $758M | ($49M) | $1.4B | 0.3x | ||
| Publicly listed | $881M | $29M | $1.7B | 2.0x |
Vedantu Public Comps
Vedantu is still privately-owned, but its public comps include AcadeMedia, HUMANSOFT Holding, Emirates Mobility Company, Phoenix Education, Cogna Educação, Taaleem Holdings, Universal Technical Institute, American Public Education, Lincoln Educational Services and Afya.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $2B | $444M | 1.2x | 1.1x | 5.5x | 5.3x | |||
| $252M | $134M | 3.4x | 3.5x | 6.4x | 7.4x | |||
| $210M | $116M | 4.2x | 4.2x | 7.6x | 8.6x | |||
| $1B | $194M | 0.8x | 0.8x | 4.1x | 3.2x | |||
| $1.4B | $455M | 1.4x | 1.3x | 4.3x | 4.2x | |||
| $295M | $84M | 4.4x | 3.6x | 15.4x | 14.3x | |||
| $836M | $141M | 1.6x | 1.5x | 9.5x | 13.1x | |||
| $649M | $64M | 1.1x | 1.1x | 11.6x | 7.8x | |||
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Common questions about Vedantu
| When was Vedantu founded? | Vedantu was founded in 2011. |
| Where is Vedantu headquartered? | Vedantu is headquartered in Bangalore, India. |
| Is Vedantu publicly listed? | No, Vedantu is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Vedantu's valuation? | Vedantu was last valued at $1B in its Series E in September 2021. |
| How much funding has Vedantu raised? | Vedantu has raised $303M across 12 funding rounds. |
| What was Vedantu's last funding round? | Vedantu's last funding round was a $11M Series A in September 2025, led by ABC World Asia. |
| Who are Vedantu's investors? | Vedantu's investors include Tiger Global, Accel, Omidyar Network India, Westbridge Capital, Notable Capital, ABC World Asia, TAL Education, Coatue, Stride Ventures, Prince Maximilian and 4 others. |
| What is Vedantu's revenue? | Vedantu's latest recorded revenue is $65M (September 2021). |
| What is Vedantu's revenue multiple? | Vedantu's latest valuation implies a 15.4x revenue multiple ($1B valuation on $65M of revenue). |
| Which companies are comparable to Vedantu? | Companies comparable to Vedantu include Huikedu Group, Knowbox, Leap, Ruangguru, Coursera and Youdao. |
| How many companies has Vedantu acquired? | Vedantu has acquired 3 companies, including Deeksha College, Pedagogy and Instasolv. |
| What was the largest acquisition by Vedantu? | The $40M acquisition of Deeksha College in October 2022 is the largest acquisition Vedantu has made to date. |
| How many companies has Vedantu invested in? | Vedantu has invested in 1 company, including Instasolv. |
| What was Vedantu's last investment? | In June 2020, Vedantu invested in Instasolv's $2M seed round. |
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