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CA Raj K Agrawal
CA Raj K Agrawal

We profile the latest trends in India’s Edtech industry, whose rapid growth has been further propelled by Covid-19 disruptions. As e-learning continues to grow more popular, its scope is widening worldwide due to pandemic led restrictions. As a result, India’s own education technology (Edtech) sector is expected by industry analysts to become a US$30 billion industry over the next decade.

In the beginning

CA Raj K Agrawal, who was struggling a lot in the beginning days is currently the founder of EdTech startup Study At Home with a turnover of crores. He has achieved this position with his passion and dedication.

Raj K Agrawal qualified Chartered Accountancy in 2008 with all India 27th rank in CA Final and all India 29th rank in CA Foundation. He has been a consistent school and college topper. He did his schooling at Sunbeam School Bhagwanpur and Graduation from DAV Degree College affiliated to BHU Varanasi. Later he did Certificate Course on GST conducted by the Indirect Taxes Committee of ICAI in 2018. He is endowed with the passion of winning as evinced through demonstrated excellence in Academics and Teaching Career.

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Raj Agrawal belongs to a lower-middle-class family, he is the son of a general merchant. The family always focussed on educating him which involved major spending of gross family income. He had been a most loved child of his family and he too had high affection for the family.

He used to complete the entire maths syllabus of the year in the summer vacation itself at the beginning of the school session. He himself has also supplied grocery items to Grocery Shops on cycle for earning little income.

Taking the EdTech route

Raj Agrawal started his career teaching immediately after appearing for CA Final exam before the declaration of results. On the positive side securing AIR in the CA final gave much boost to his teaching career. Correspondingly his popularity and number of students grew very fast as he taught more than 50,000 students by now. With this, CA Raj Agrawal established his own brand “Study At Home”.

Study At Home primary focus on enhancing students’ knowledge both theoretically & practically. In addition to focused preparations to ensure success in the exams and in sum to achieve professional expertise.

About Study At Home

Study At Home is India's Leading e-learning portal for CA, CS & CMA. Prepare from at the Comfort of your Home Skill Development Academic Exam. Study At Home was founded in December 2018 by CA Raj K Agarwal and it is providing services in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, UAE and so on.

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Study At Home seeks to provide quality professional classes to the masses all across India & abroad at a much affordable cost at the comfort of their home. There Faculties are perfect educationists, who know how to grab the mind of learners. The cost of courses offered by Study At Home is much affordable as compared to face-to-face class options.

It also provides Video lectures for 100+ Courses. To point some out, there are Academic courses, Competitive courses, Professional courses together with Skill Development courses. In addition, the organization delivers Test Series for 1,400+ Exams. Including E-training modules for corporate employees additionally.

YouTube channel in the name of “Study At Home” has at least 2.5 Lakh+ subscribers.

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Hyderabad-Based Petfolk Converted Personal Frustration Into ₹35Cr. Worth Business.

Petfolk is a pet service company that generates ₹15000 to 20000 every day. This story is about a man who converted his frustration into ₹35Cr. worth business and now aiming to reach out ₹2000 Cr. worth of enterprise in the next decade.

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Hyderabad-based Petfolk was launched by Laxmikanth Puducherri. This pet service company generates ₹15000 to 20000 every day. This story is about a man who converted his frustration into business and also dealt with financial challenges in the initial days of his startup but never gave up. The story of this man shows that keep your focus on the solution.

Laxmikanth Puducherri – Petfolk:

Meet an inspiring entrepreneur, Laxmikanth Puducherri, the founder and CEO of Petfolk. This man is not only a pet lover but also passionate about technology. Today, Laxmikanth has built a ₹35 Cr. worth business, combining his passion with technology and now shaping the future of pet wellness. 

Why Petfolk?

Laxmikanth and his wife both are pet lovers. This was the time when they had two pets. As pet parents both Laxmikanth and his wife were managing various tasks of their pets, including attending vet appointments, buying food, handling daily needs and overall taking care of their pets.

However they were enjoying these responsibilities, but it was time-consuming in their busy schedule. Due to this overwhelming, both pet parents struggled to manage their time. This experience made them realise that there would be more people who were dealing with the same problem.

Despite ignoring the issue, they both were focusing on solutions and were determined to fill this gap. Their commitment led them to discover a better solution to simplify petcare. This is how Petfolk was born.

Petfolk- Solution:

Headquartered in Hyderabad, in April 2022, Laxmikanth Puducherri launched his startup, Petfolk, a pet service company.

Petfolk is a one-stop solution that connects pet parents with pet services through their app. But soon, during their service, Laxmikanth and his team identified a gap in the pet care market. This was the turning point in their business, which led them to new heights of success.

Petfolk Turning Point: 

Initially, Petfolk was just an aggregator app to connect customers with pet service providers.

But soon, Laxmikanth and his team discovered a gap in the pet care market. They noticed that due to being independent service providers, they were not consistently meeting the high expectations of pet owners.

To fill this gap, Laxmikanth and his team created a solution. The solution was to convert their business model from an aggregator model to a direct service provider.

This initiative led them to mobile pet grooming, where they provided grooming services to customers at their doorstep.

Now Petfolk created modern mobile grooming vans called the "Chalta Firta Pet Ecosystem." These vans are designed with unique features, such as switchable glass panels, allowing pet owners to watch the grooming procedure in progress. 

Why did Pelfolk choose Bikes?

A lot of pet owners in Hyderabad loved Petfolk's mobile grooming service. However, they faced difficulties, such as road jams, which made it challenging to deliver service on time. In order to address this issue, they started using grooming bikes, which are smaller and faster, to ensure that pets still receive the same high-quality care.

Petfolk: Reaching New Heights:

After this initiative, Petfolk started booming and has expanded into pet apparel, food, and insurance plans. Today, they take care of more than 40,000 pets, between 2000 and 3000 of those repeat customers.

Furthermore, Petfolk established a grooming institute to address the lack of qualified pets, providing its employees with professional training and certification to uphold high service standards.  

The Challenging Journey of Petfolk:

Petfolk had a hard time in the beginning because, around the first 6 to 9 months, the Petfolk had no revenue. But Laxmikanth didn't lose his hope and started identifing the gap and soon began focusing on solutions, reinvesting approx ₹1Cr. in business.

The best part of his story is that he never left the situation as it is whereas always tried to find the solution as soon as possible. However, his efforts paid off, and now this company generates ₹15,000 and 2,0000 every day.

Petfolk Future Strategies:

With plans for Mumbai, Goa and Visakhapatnam facilities and new branches opening in Rajahmundry, Petfolk is growing after its success in Hyderabad. They want to improve accessibility in urban and rural areas by partnering with local authorities to set up grooming hubs in public places. They plan to achieve a target of ₹2000 Cr over the next 10 years.

Hat's off to Laxmikanth Puducherry, who Saw every challenge as an opportunity and converted it into ₹35 Cr. Worth business.

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