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Name: LEAD School
Brand: LEAD
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Our audacious journey is fueled by the biggest global powerhouses of ed-tech funding visionaries to provide excellent school education to millions of children in India.

Our Investors

Today, LEAD is one of the biggest names and the only unicorn in the school ed-tech industry in India. And the journey to this stage wouldn’t have been possible without the staunch support of our visionary investors.

Elevar Equity fuels the economic resilience and vibrancy of underserved customers and low income communities by investing early growth capital in entrepreneurs building at the intersection of inclusivity, affordability and massive scale. Led by an entrepreneurial emerging markets team passionate about addressing issues of access and inequity, Elevar invests in businesses that demonstrate a direct correlation between high impact and returns. So far in its 15-year journey, the Elevar Method of investing has democratized essential products and services for over 40 million households and catalyzed billions of dollars of capital into 40+ companies across India and Latin America.

WestBridge AIF I is a Category II Alternative Investment Fund registered with the securities market regulator in India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India. It proposes to leverage both capital and experience to help companies succeed, and seeks to partner with some of India’s most promising companies. WestBridge is sector agnostic, and makes investments in both unlisted and listed Indian companies with the potential to earn attractive returns. Their well-diversified portfolio of high yield debt is designed to reduce investors’ exposure to any one company, industry, or geography.

GSV is about growth and empowerment—a commitment to achieving one’s full potential. It’s a women-led, multi-stage venture capital firm focused on the $7+ trillion education sector. The fund is currently investing out of GSV Ventures Fund II and is anticipating the first close in 2021. GSV Ventures backs innovative entrepreneurs across the “Pre-K to Grey” Arc of Learning. It manages over $400 million in global Ed-tech investments through GSV Funds I and II and its GSV Special Purpose Vehicles. Their portfolio holdings include Andela, Class Technologies, ClassDojo, Coursera, Coursehero, Degreed, Guild, MasterClass, Outlier, Remind, and Photomath.