We Founder Circle leads $500K bridge round in Vidyakul

Vernacular edtech platform, Vidyakul has raised $500K in a bridge round led by We Founder Circle (WFC). JITO Angel Network and Thinkuvate have also participated in the round.

Earlier in April 2021, Vidyakul had raised $500k in its seed round led by Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) Angel Network.

The funding proceeds will be used to expand its teams and in enhancing platform functionality, said Vidyakul in a press release.

Founded by Tarun Saini and Gaurav Singhvi, Vidyakul provides after-school e-learning for students of state boards in vernacular languages. It enables teachers to create online courses for K-12, JEE, NEET, AIIMS in Tier II and Tier III cities.

The Gurugram-based startup is currently delivering education in four languages for 1 million students from 10 states. It offers live lectures and pre-recorded video courses (from Class 9-12) for six state boards. The course content has been developed by local academic experts who have analysed state board exam papers and NCERT books over the last 10 years.