Edtech investors backing startups in India
16 investors hold two or more edtech startups in India each, 39 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (10), Better Capital (6) and IIMA Ventures (4). 2 of them are accelerators.
Investors backing startups in India
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · SuperKalam, AlgoUniversity, Skill-Lync | 10 | 254 | Oct 2026 |
 Better CapitalVenture capital · Airtribe, Toddle, Teachmint | 6 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · NPrep, MeMeraki Retail and Tech Pvt Ltd, SunoKitaab | 4 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Elevation CapitalVenture capital · India · Unacademy, Seekho, Jodo | 4 | 5 | Jun 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Seekho, Teachmint, Bhanzu | 3 | 85 | Nov 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Vedantu, SplashLearn, SureWaves | 3 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · AlgoUniversity, Novatr, AlgoTest | 3 | 60 | Oct 2026 |
 Lightspeed IndiaVenture capital · India · Teachmint, Seekho, Bhanzu | 3 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 India QuotientVenture capital · India · KuKu FM, Masai School, SpeakX | 3 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 GSV VenturesVenture capital · United States · Toddle, BrightChamps, LEAD School | 3 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Kalaari CapitalVenture capital · India · Embibe, Mercer Mettl, Bytexl | 3 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
 Prime Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · PlanetSpark, HackerEarth, Sunstone | 3 | 3 | May 2026 |
 Eight RoadsVenture capital · United Kingdom · iMocha, Bhanzu | 2 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 Owl VenturesVenture capital · United States · GrowthSchool, SplashLearn | 2 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 Orios Venture PartnersVenture capital · India · Vedantu, CCBP 4.0 Certification Programs | 2 | 3 | Apr 2026 |
 Hyderabad AngelsAngel network · India · PlanetSpark, Expertrons | 2 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
The most backed startups in India
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Teachmint | 3 |
 Seekho | 3 |
 Bhanzu | 3 |
 Vedantu | 2 |
 SplashLearn | 2 |
 SpeakX | 2 |
 AlgoUniversity | 2 |
 Skill-Lync | 2 |
 Novatr | 2 |
 AlgoTest | 2 |
 PlanetSpark | 2 |
 iMocha | 2 |
 CCBP 4.0 Certification Programs | 2 |
 Toddle | 2 |
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Who invests in edtech startups in India?
16 investors hold two or more edtech startups in India each, 39 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (10), Better Capital (6) and IIMA Ventures (4). 2 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for India when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.