Testbook
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Edtech |
| Founded 📆 | 2014 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Area served 🗺️ | India |
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| 🌐 Website | testbook |
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Testbook is an Indian educational technology company, headquartered in Mumbai, India.[1][2] Founded in January 2014 by a group of IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi alumni, Testbook prepares students for various competitive exams[3] such as GATE, State PSC, SBI PO, IBPS PO, UPSC IAS Exam, Engineering Recruitment Exams,[4] and SSC Exams.[5][6][7][8]
History[edit]
Testbook was established in January 2014 by Ashutosh Kumar, Narendra Agrawal, Manoj Munna, and Praveen Agrawal, all of whom are alumni of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).[9][10]
The company raised INR 1.5 crore (equivalent to under $250,000) in funding from LetsVenture and Ah! Ventures in 2014.[11] In 2017, Testbook secured series A funding from Matrix Partners. Prior to this, Testbook had also received funding from S. Chand and Utsav Somani of AngelList, among other investors.[12] In 2020, Testbook raised another INR 60 Cr ($8.3 Mn) from Iron Pillar.[9][13][14]
Testbook has partnerships with educational institutions, including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), IIT Madras, IIT Ropar, and IIT Gandhinagar.[15]
Awards[edit]
- National Startup Awards in the Education & Skill Development Sector category awarded by Union Minister Piyush Goyal in 2020.[16]
- Best Emerging Enterprise Enabling Employment in India award in 2022.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ Sil, Debarghya (2020-09-07). "This Startup Helps To Crack Government Job Exams". Entrepreneur.
- ↑ "IITians create simulation for SBI aspirants to bank on". The Indian Express. 2015-04-23.
- ↑ "'India has a scarcity of good teachers, e-learning can solve that'". The Indian Express. 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Testbook raises funding from S Chand". The Indian Express. 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "Testbook launches SuperCoaching for govt job exam preparation". Financialexpress. 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Tiger Global-backed edtech Classplus invests in YouTube channel offering test prep courses". Business Today. 2023-02-03.
- ↑ RUKHAIYAR, ASHISH (2020-03-15). "Testbook: An online resource for small-town job aspirants". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.
- ↑ "Opening GATEs to public sector job aspirants: Testbook Co-founder". Financialexpress. 2019-12-09.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Iron Pillar leads Series B funding in ed-tech startup Testbook". VCCircle.
- ↑ Dev, Sudipta (2020-09-29). "How Testbook is helping 5 mn students to ace govt job exams". Express Computer.
- ↑ Sainul K, Abudheen. "Test prep site Testbook raises under $250K from LetsVenture, ah! Ventures, others". VCCircle.
- ↑ "S Chand exits investment in start-up Testbook". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 2022-07-26.
- ↑ Naik, Amit Raja (2020-01-08). "Testbook Raises $8.3 Mn Funding To Add More State-Level Exams". Inc42 Media.
- ↑ Mathur, Nandita (2020-01-08). "Testbook raises INR 60 crore in a Series B funding led by Iron Pillar". mint.
- ↑ "Testbook Partners With IITs For Job Preparation Training". Businessworld. 5 March 2021.
- ↑ Baliya, Rajkumar (2023-01-17). "National Startup Awards 2022 Winners List: All Categories". Gondwana University.
- ↑ "India's Fast Growth SMEs Honoured At BW Emerging Businesses". Businessworld. 24 January 2022.
External links[edit]
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