AI edtech startup Arivihan raises $4.17 million in pre-series A round

Edtech startup Arivihan has raised $4.17 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Prosus and Accel with participation from GSF Investors. 

The funds will be used to expand into three new states, improve AI research and language support and boost on-ground marketing and distribution.

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“When we went to tier II cities, we found that 65% of the students were from Hindi-medium backgrounds. There weren’t many platforms catering to them, as most didn’t offer content or doubt-solving support in Hindi, especially at an affordable price,” cofounder and chief executive Ritesh Singh Chandel.

“If you use any LLM directly, they are very general. They don’t provide answers tailored to our students’ syllabus, their level of understanding, or their language. That’s why we use our open-source model, which we have fine-tuned with millions of data points derived from our syllabus to suit our students,” he said. 

Dhruv Gupta, investor at Prosus, said, “At Prosus, we’ve been actively exploring breakthrough applications of AI across sectors, and education remains one of the most compelling frontiers.”

“Edtech in India has long struggled with cookie-cutter solutions and often unsustainable business models. The advent of GenAI changes both dramatically, which has been visible in Arivihan’s traction and student outcomes so far,” said Anagh Prasad, investor at Accel.

About Arivihan 

Founded in 2024 by Ritesh Singh Chandel, Sonu Kumar, and Rushabh Kothari, the Bengaluru-based Arivihan is an AI-powered learning platform designed for students from Tier II cities and rural areas. It offers automated coaching through interactive video lessons, instant doubt clearing, and AI-based study plans.

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The platform helps students prepare for Class 12 State Boards, CBSE, and NEET. Arivihan says over 150 of its students scored above 90% in Class 12 exams, including 4 who ranked in the state’s top 10. It also reports a 42% improvement in student performance within 30 days.

The startup is expanding its academic and product teams while reaching more students in underserved areas.