Admission Startup Ambitio Raises $2 Mn Funding

AI-powered admissions startup Ambitio has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by BLinC Invest, with participation from Ritu Bapna (co-founder of Impetus), and notable soonicorn founders and angel investors from the UK and India.

Ambitio said in a press release that the new funds will be used to improve technology for a better student experience and expand distribution channels.

Over the next two years, Ambitio aims to help over 500,000 students access global education.

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“Students spend more than 300 hours just researching and applying to their target universities. The entire admissions process is a maze, especially for international applicants. The market is crowded with biased consultants pushing students toward their partnered universities. Information online is scattered and unreliable. Ambitio brings reliability and expertise in a personalized fashion, improving your odds by more than 5-fold to get into top universities,” says Dirghayu Kaushik, Co-founder and CEO of Ambitio. 

Vikrant Shivalik, COO and Co-Founder at Ambitio said, “Our students have secured admits in top colleges like Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and Oxford, and dozens of top universities. There is a science to cracking such top admits, I can say that with utmost confidence. At Ambitio, we believe we have cracked a code that actually works for every student.” He adds “It’s all about strategy—building a profile that stands out, making the right choices, and getting every detail right. We built Ambitio to give students the best shot at their dream schools, based on merit, and not partnerships.

Amit Ratanpal, Founder and Managing Director at BLinC Invest said, “We are thrilled to partner with Ambitio, as their student-centric approach—focused on personalized guidance to help students find their best-fit colleges—resonates with the findings of BLinC Invest’s latest Study Abroad Report, which emphasizes that a learner-first, outcome-based approach leads to better career success.“

About Ambitio 

Founded in 2022 by Dirghayu Kaushik and Vikrant Shivalik, the Bengaluru-based Ambitio is an AI-powered admissions platform that provides a personalized experience by analyzing past applicants' data and alumni insights. 

It uses over 10 million data points to generate tailored recommendations and connects students with admission experts for one-on-one guidance.

By analyzing over 1 million successful applications, Ambitio’s AI matches students with the best-fit universities using real admission data. Its proprietary algorithm, trained on over 50,000 university programs which helps students to find schools that align with their academic achievements and career goals, increasing acceptance rates.

The platform claims its students have secured admission to top universities like Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and Oxford. Ambitio also states that its personalized approach improves a student’s chances of getting into top universities by more than five times.

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