The funding round was led by BEENEXT, with participation from Eximius Ventures, Antler, and a host of undisclosed angel investors
The startup plans on deploying the capital to accelerate product development, fuel AI and reasoning infrastructure and expand curriculum-aligned content
ProLearn is building an AI-native learning platform that will give K-12 students a real-time interactive learning companion
Ex-Vedantu director Ravneet Singh’s new edtech startup ProLearn has raised ₹30 Cr ($3.2 Mn) in a pre-seed funding round led by BEENEXT, with participation from Eximius Ventures, Antler, and a host of undisclosed angel investors.
The startup, which was founded a couple of months ago, plans on deploying the capital to accelerate product development, fuel AI and reasoning infrastructure and expand curriculum-aligned content.
A portion of the funds will also go into hiring senior talent across AI/ML, product and growth, while also focussing on its scale go-to-market efforts.
ProLearn is building an AI-native learning platform that will give K-12 students a real-time interactive learning companion. The companion will help them better prepare for competitive exams including JEE, NEET, among others.
This AI learning companion, which is yet to officially enter the market, is expected to adapt to the pace of the learner. The AI tutor will interact with the student and listen, explain and question according to their strengths.
“We are focused on leveraging the best of AI to make education genuinely interactive and scalable. That kind of personalised attention has historically been expensive and inaccessible to most students in India. We are determined to change that,” CEO Singh said.
The funding comes at a time when AI has evolved in most sectors including the edtech industry. Edtech platforms are deploying AI to offer tailored lessons to students, interact with learners to grade their progress and break down subjects for enhanced learning experiences.
Seasoned entrepreneur Mukesh Bansal partnered with ex-Google top executive Peeyush Ranjan to foray into edtech with the launch of new startup Fermi AI, earlier in January this year, which prioritises AI-first learning for school students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) courses.
In this light, multiple investors are also looking to back edtech ventures to boost their AI learning opportunities lately. Edtech startups like Codeyoung, Uolo, among others, have recently raised funds to double down on AI.
However, broadly speaking, funding in the edtech segment has significantly slowed down when compared to the peak of 2022.
In 2025, the funds infused in the segment dropped to a fresh 8-year low. Edtech startup funding plummeted by 56% year-on-year to $249 Mn from $572 Mn invested in 2024, as per Inc42’s Annual Indian Startup Trends Report, 2025.
Emerging businesses in the segment are counting on building leaner business models, niche offerings, AI integration, clear paths for revenue and profitability achievement, and an ability to stand out will all play a vital role in the success of edtech businesses and investors that bet on them.
