LEAD School – A High Growth Disruptive Player In Indian K-12

Company Overview
LEAD has broken norms in the K-12 segment
with a disruptive EdTech solution rooted in
deep understanding of school & learning
challenges
Building a B2B + At-home Learning business is
a US$14B market opportunity across 120 Mn
Private School students in India, alone

Backed by tier-A investors:

Technology Intensive, Integrated solution for
significantly improved school performance
and connected at-home learning

Industry best performance metrics – rapid

adoption in 2000 schools in just 4 years, 103%
Dollar Revenue Retention, 85%+ Logo
Retention. 90% Student App Installs, 80%
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Our journey…
From School Operators to School Transformation Partners

LEAD v.0
Curriculum & Education Best School Academic Platform for
Set up own APS
Pedagogy to drive Leadership Award Management Award Transformation of Partner
learning outcomes Schools
Expand to 5 own APS Growth to 2000+ schools

2013 2017 2018 2019 2021

… Understood teacher One stop shop for all academic

ELGA1: Skill based, levelled The American Leadership LEAD School Kurduwadi
skill, parent aspiration, needs of a School
program. Reduces literacy gaps Board appreciated and was awarded by Solapur
student learning levels
Math: Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract awarded LEAD for its Vruttadarpan News
and unique school
approach impact on the students channel and Daily
context created at the
EVS: Learning-By-Doing approach and innovation in Solapur Katusatya.
intersection of the above
education.
(1) ELGA: English Language & General Awareness
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Our Reach and Impact at a Glance

2000+ 10,000+ 800K+ 400K+

Partner schools Teachers on the Students on the Parents on the
(3X vs LY) platform platform platform

1.5Yr 70%+ 20+ 400+

Years of English growth Mastery across States across India Cities predominantly
subjects Tier 2,3,4

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LEAD Mission & Vision

Mission Vision

Make excellent learning Propel learning for 15

accessible and affordable million students in India by
for every child in India. 2025.
LEAD Academic platform
Integrated Learning System that Solves Deep Rooted Learning Challenges
in School
Instructional
Leadership Layer
Teaching-Learning

Students: Teachers:
✔ Student App ✔ Teacher app with full content
Layer

for at-home learning for in-class and remote teaching

✔ Books & Workbooks ✔ Pre-designed Resource Kit
for exemplar teaching & remediation

Integrated Tech &

Content Core
Tracking-Reporting

Parents: Owners & Principals:

Layer

✔ Parent app ✔ School on the cloud

Results, attendance, comms ✔ School Owner app
Results, attendance, performance
Generates significant returns for our Partner Schools
LEAD Integrated Academic platform
…resulting in sustainable ROI improvement
replaces multiple vendors serving School
needs…

Increased Parent/ Student Retention

New Student Admissions

Books Assessments Smart Class

Improved Operational Efficiency

Teacher ERP Communication

Training App
Increased School Fee

Additional Revenue Opportunities

School Support Teacher Learning

Material
At Existing Cost Levels
Leads to Visible Transformation in Experience and Outcomes

Typical School Before LEAD –

Blackboard And Lecture Based Typical School After LEAD School1 – Multi-modal Learning

Lecture Based Restricted to Different Modes of Learning: Different Modes of Teaching:

Teaching One-To-Many Visual One-to-Many
Approach Teaching Auditory One-to-Few
Kinesthetic One-to-One

I like learning through pictures and videos, they are very interesting. With
ELGA, I learnt vowels, whole words and enjoyed writing about my personal
experience in my own words
Spandana, Grade 4
Sri Bharati Public School
While ensuring holistic development of students

Building Practical Knowledge Providing Equitable Opportunities Building Confidence Through Presentations

LEAD Network offers opportunities to students that were hitherto available to only High Fee Private Schools.

Student Led Conferences Student Led Movements LEAD Championships LEAD Masterclasses

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Why you will love working with us

At LEAD, we pride ourselves on our culture of

Surpass your own continuous innovation. By joining a group of
determined, forward-thinking, high-achieving
expectations individuals, you’ll learn to embrace challenges
as opportunities, improve your proficiency, and
leave your mark in the ed-tech field.

Experience autonomy

Work with great people

Benefits of working with LEAD
Join LEAD in reshaping school education in India.

We value Skills
Excellence at LEAD encompasses providing unmatched services
to our partner schools as well as developing a remarkable team.
As a LEAD team member, you will be presented with immense
opportunities to discover your true potential.

We value Culture
While we take our work very seriously, LEAD understands the
importance of enjoying one’s work. At LEAD, you’ll meet some
great folks, contribute to each other’s growth, and have fun while
you’re at it.

We value Opinions
The enthusiasm and preparedness of our team members help us
move in the right direction. With us, you are empowered to make
decisions, and you have a say in how we shape the future of our
organisation.
 Meet our Team
FOUNDERS

Sumeet Mehta Smita Deorah

Co-founder & CEO Co-founder & COO
21 years experience 21 years experience
Founder: Sparsh
Ex-CEO: Zee Learn
Set-up 5 schools with Sparsh empowering 2000
Scaled Kidzee from 200 to 1050 preschools
students / year
& Mount Litera Schools from 0 to 104 schools
Ran Asia BabyCare Finance for P&G

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Ritwik Khare Anupam Gurani Harsh Kundra Manoj Naik Riku Sayuj Rohit Thakur
Chief Expansion Chief Marketing Chief Technology Chief Financial Chief Product & Chief Human
Officer Officer Officer Officer Learning Officer Resource Officer
Check out our brand TVC:

LEAD Se Padhenge Toh Lead Karenge!