LEAD [https://leadschool.in/], a pioneer in tech-enabled education, has 
been transforming conventional schooling in India since its inception in 2012 
with its innovative full-stack School EdTech solution. Today, LEAD is 
transforming the lives of close to 1 million students across 2500+ partner 
schools in India. 

    At Global VC Fund GSV Ventures' Summit - 'The Global K12 Disruption'; 
Sumeet Mehta, LEAD Co-founder & CEO was joined by Ari De Sa Neto, Arco 
Educacao's Founder & CEO to discuss how they are improving the quality of 
education and driving student success at scale for low and middle income 
students. The session was moderated by Michael Horn, Senior Strategist, Guild 
Education. 

    Sharing his childhood journey in a small town with a regular school, Sumeet 
spoke about how his father who was a teacher, got him interested in the 
education space and highlighted how LEAD is using technology and innovation to 
transform schools for low and middle income students.

    Mr. Mehta explained, "Learning and development cannot depend on one's place 
of birth. Just because a child is born in a small town, he or she should not be 
deprived of quality education. Parents spend a significant part of their 
monthly incomes on their children's schooling in the hope that it will be a 
stepping stone to a bright future. LEAD is sparing no effort in fulfilling 
these parental aspirations, by transforming schools through its disruptive 
School EdTech system."

    In April 2021, GSV Ventures invested in LEAD, marking its first investment 
in the Indian School EdTech space. LEAD raised $30 million as part of this 
Series D funding round led by GSV Ventures, along with WestBridge Capital. 

    GSV has been investing in the $7-trillion global education market and 
features in Insider magazine's inaugural list of top 100 seed investors. It 
partners with the most significant companies in the 'Pre-K to Gray' digital 
learning sector, investing in exceptional entrepreneurs driving massive digital 
disruption, such as LEAD.

    Deborah Quazzo, Managing Partner, GSV Ventures, said, "GSV seeks to invest 
in global EdTtech companies driving the highest Return on Education ("ROE") - 
lowering cost, increasing access, improving learning outcomes and leveraging 
teachers - and LEAD epitomizes the delivery of the highest ROE to its students, 
parents, teachers and school partners. We are very proud to be aligned with 
this world-class team of entrepreneurs and educators." 

    LEAD's model is firmly rooted within the school system. It partners with 
schools, and using its proprietary integrated school system, transforms 
schooling & delivers visibly better learning outcomes to students, in the 
classroom, via the teachers. LEAD's integrated school system provides 
everything that a school needs - courseware, software, hardware and a school 
kit with teaching learning material. It covers the entire breadth of schooling 
- from pre-primary through to 10th grade.

    Thanks to LEAD, schools and children have received a rare opportunity to 
recoup learning losses, infuse digital technology into pedagogy, and revise 
curricula to maximize high-quality learning. 

    LEAD aims to reach out to 60,000 schools and 25 million school-going 
children in India by 2026, and transform the K-12 education sector with its 
superior technology solutions.

    About LEAD 

    LEAD is India's foremost player in the School EdTech category promoted by 
Leadership Boulevard. LEAD was started in 2012 by Sumeet Mehta and Smita 
Deorah, with the mission to transform school education in India. It combines 
technology, curriculum and pedagogy into an integrated system of teaching and 
learning, thus improving student learning outcomes and teacher performance in 
schools across the country. Today, LEAD serves 2000+ schools across 400+ 
cities, and reaches 8 Lakh plus students and empowers 10k plus teachers. LEAD's 
innovative and highly-effective Integrated Learning System significantly 
strengthens the role of schools, teachers, and parents in advancing the overall 
growth and development of every child by providing highest quality education.

    Website - https://leadschool.in/ 

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    Source: LEAD