EduRev
YC W20Chandigarh, IN Β· Founded 2017 Β· 24 employees Β· 3 known investors
EduRev is an online learning platform that provides students with personalized education through video lessons, documents, and practice tests. The platform serves K-12 and competitive exam students in India by offering quality educational content and adaptive learning analytics.
Also known as Edurev Learning Pvt Ltd Β· EduRev: Study App & Exam Prep
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (W20)
EduRev was founded in 2017 by Hardik Dhamija and Kunaal Satija.
Investors Β· 3
Company profile
researched Aug 2026EduRev ("Education Revolution") operates a web and mobile learning platform that combines exam-focused notes, curated video lectures, structured courses, flashcards, mind maps and practice tests in a single product. The company describes its model as a "Netflix for Education" with a social networking layer, with the stated aim of making learning good enough that students would not need schools, colleges or coaching centres. Core content spans Classes 1-12 school curricula, NCERT and major textbook solutions, and preparation material for competitive and entrance examinations including UPSC, NEET, CUET, SAT and TOEFL.
The learning workflow is structured around a learn-practice-analyze-excel cycle: expert-curated notes and bite-sized videos, followed by topic-wise and chapter-wise quizzes, flashcards and worksheets, then performance analytics ("Test Insights") that identify where marks were lost, and finally timed mock exams replicating real test formats. Additional engagement features include study streaks, peer comparison, time tracking on tests, offline downloads, and a student and teacher community for doubt solving. The Android app has more recently added AI features, including an AI assistant that answers questions on documents, an answer checker that accepts scanned answers, audio notes, audio flashcards and multi-language study support.
The app catalogue also extends beyond India, with study guides for GCSE, IGCSE, AS and A-Levels (AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel), International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement courses, UK and global admissions tests (UCAT, LNAT, STEP/MAT/TMUA, ESAT/PAT, SAT, ACT), graduate exams (GMAT, GRE, MCAT), medical licensing (PLAB, UK-MLA, USMLE), finance and accountancy qualifications (CFA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) and language proficiency tests (IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, CELPIP). EduRev also publishes a range of separate exam-specific Android apps, such as JAIIB/CAIIB, KVS PGT/TGT/PRT, IPMAT and state TET preparation apps.
Founding story
EduRev was founded by Kunaal Satija (Founder and CEO) and Hardik Dhamija (Co-founder and COO). Before EduRev, Satija bootstrapped a website in his second year of college for buying and selling used books, wrote for technology blogs and worked for six months at a fintech startup; Dhamija headed placements for his college batch, published a novel during college, worked as a writer and community radio presenter, and also spent six months at a fintech startup before co-founding EduRev. The founding idea was to build an online library for schools and colleges through crowd-sharing, evolving into a "Netflix for Education" with a social networking layer so that students would not need to rely on schools or coaching centres.
Business model
EduRev distributes a large volume of free study material β notes, documents, video lectures and tests β through its website and mobile apps, and monetises through a paid subscription called EduRev Infinity, which unlocks additional courses, test-prep material and in-depth notes. The Google Play listing categorises the app as free with digital purchases. The company states subscription plans have been sold in more than 90 countries.
Freemium subscription: free access to a core library of documents, videos and tests, with premium "EduRev Infinity" plans sold on a monthly/periodic basis that unlock additional courses and test-prep content, plus in-app digital purchases.
Traction
The company's site reports 3.2 crore-plus (32 million-plus) students, 55 crore-plus documents and videos viewed and 280 crore-plus MCQs attempted in tests, alongside a claim of 25M+ students globally; a company profile page cites 18 million registered students and 300 million-plus visits, and subscription sales in 90+ countries. Y Combinator's listing describes over 7 million students and roughly 10 new users per minute with a team size of 24. The Android app shows 50 lakh-plus (5 million-plus) downloads and a 4.8 rating from about 133,000 reviews, while the website cites a 4.7/5 rating from 150k+ Google Play ratings. Content scale is described as 100K+ videos, 250K+ notes and 1,000+ curated courses, with a community of 2M+.
Latest developments
Recent Android releases add an AI assistant for asking questions while reading documents, an answer checker that scans typed or handwritten answers for instant feedback, audio notes, flashcards with audio playback, improved results and profile analytics, and study in the user's chosen language. The app was updated on 25 August 2026 on Google Play, and version 8.9.2 was distributed on 19 July 2026. Content includes UPSC and NEET mock test series for 2026 and NCERT-based materials for the 2025-26 edition.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
EduRev positions itself as a low-cost self-study alternative to coaching centres in the Indian edtech market, emphasising breadth of free content across school and competitive exams. It has been recognised with the Best App award (for learning) by Google, the mBillionth award associated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Startup of the Year by TieCon, and is backed by Y Combinator (Winter 2020 batch).
EduRev combines a large free content library across school and competitive exam syllabi with a social/community layer for doubt solving, and pairs practice testing with granular analytics that explain lost marks and pacing. It emphasises affordability relative to coaching, offline access, and coverage of both Indian curricula and a wide set of international academic, professional and language examinations within one app.
Technology
A web and Android/iOS application (Android package com.edurev, requiring Android 6.0 or higher) delivering notes, video lectures, courses, flashcards and MCQ test engines, together with performance analytics that break down test results and identify weak areas. Recent releases add AI capabilities including document-based question answering, an answer checker that evaluates scanned handwritten answers, audio notes and flashcard audio playback, and multi-language study options. Offline download of notes and study guides is supported.
Go-to-market
Primarily direct-to-consumer and app-led, with free sign-up on the web and distribution through the Google Play Store and an iOS app. Organic search traffic across a large library of exam and subject pages, a free content tier that converts users into Infinity subscribers, and vertical-specific companion apps for individual exams support acquisition. Community features, streaks and peer comparison support retention.
Students preparing for school examinations (Classes 1-12 / Years 1-13) and for competitive and entrance examinations, including UPSC, NEET, CUET and international tests; the platform is used primarily in India, with subscribers in other markets such as Singapore, the UAE and Kuwait.
Geography
Headquartered in Chandigarh, India, with the app developer entity Edurev Learning Pvt Ltd registered in Panchkula, Haryana. Usage is centred on India, with the company also citing users and subscription sales in other countries including Singapore, the UAE and Kuwait, and content aimed at UK and international curricula and admissions tests.
History
Early materials describe EduRev as a crowd-shared online library for schools and colleges, at which stage the company reported roughly 1,000 unique visitors a day and about 59,000 unique users with more than 200,000 pageviews, a team of six, and early backing from angel investors Gulshan Satija and Rahat Sen with Kunal Nandwani as mentor. The company later joined Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch and grew into a broader exam-preparation platform with a team size of 24 as listed by YC, adding investors including Artiman Ventures and angels Anand Chandrashekaran, Austen Allred and Martin Basiri. Along the way it collected the Google Best App (learning) award, the mBillionth award and TieCon Startup of the Year. Note that source listings differ on founding year, citing both 2013 and 2017.
Risks & controversies
Public sources report inconsistent figures for the company: founding year is listed as both 2013 and 2017, headquarters as Chandigarh and as Delhi, and user counts vary widely across listings (7 million, 18 million, 25 million and 32 million-plus students), which complicates verification of scale. Reported funding is described only qualitatively by investor name, without disclosed amounts, dates or valuations.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Competitors Β· 8
by search overlap
Companies competing with EduRev for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline Β· 6
launches, deals, and filingsApp update introduces Ask EduRev AI on documents, an answer checker that scans answers for instant feedback, audio notes, flashcards with audio playback, improved results/profile analytics and study in a chosen language.
EduRev states it won Google's Best App award in the learning category.
EduRev states it won the mBillionth award, described as associated with Bill and Melinda Gates.
EduRev is listed as a Y Combinator Winter 2020 batch company, based in Chandigarh, India, with a team size of 24 and status Active.
EduRev listed an iOS app in beta on the Apple App Store alongside its Android app and website.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
Nigeria Enrols One Million Out-of-School Children - Voice of Nigeriavon.gov.ng Β· Jul 2026βΈResearch sources Β· 8
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Frequently asked questions
- What does EduRev do?
- EduRev is an Indian online learning platform offering notes, video lectures and practice tests for school and competitive exams.
- Who founded EduRev?
- EduRev was founded by Hardik Dhamija, Kunaal Satija in 2017.
- Who are EduRev's investors?
- EduRev's investors include Emles Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Neon.
- Where is EduRev headquartered?
- EduRev is headquartered in Chandigarh, IN.