Five EdTech startups changing education in 2025

India's education industry is experiencing a paradigm shift, and leading the way are a new generation of EdTech startups that are not only bringing classrooms online, but transforming the learning process itself. From personalized learning powered by artificial intelligence to micro-credentialing and virtual learning environments, these startups are revolutionizing how, where, and why one learns.

Forbes recently reported that India's EdTech market will expand to over USD 10.4-billion by 2025, driven by over 37 million paying Edtech users. EdTech has evolved from an add-on support system to a robust learning ecosystem, and it is interesting teachers, schools, and investors globally.

Here are five EdTech startups (names withheld to keep editorial objectivity intact) that are revolutionizing education in 2025 — one in each of their own unique, innovative fashion.

Aasoka

Aasoka is becoming the most disruptive legacy education business by scaling up from 300 schools in 2022 to now over 4,000 partner schools — reaching 9.5 lakh students and 80,000 teachers, and generating over INR 100-crore in revenue within four years. TIME and Statista have designated it the world's best EdTech Rising Star of 2025. The company is definitely revolutionizing learning and education through its screen-free coding kits, AI Powered STEAM labs, and accessible, curriculum-aligned pedagogy for instruction. With roots in India and growing footprints in the Middle East and South Africa, the platform brings purpose and practicality together, providing an integrated ecosystem to empower the students, support the teachers and connect the school leaders and community (parents). In its aspiration of achieving its new vision of 20,000 schools within 3 years, the vision of the platform is worldwide, not national.

Zamit

Zamit is rewriting the rulebook on preparing teachers — and students — for the future. This UK-born edtech platform builds critical 21st-century skills across its Nine Dimensions of Future Readiness model, aligned to India's NEP 2020. With everything from skill-based scholarships and AI-supported student portfolios to language tuition and work-integrated internships, Zamit empowers learners to grow as independent thinkers and confident problem-solvers. Its scope also reaches teachers through the iTERM Programme—a 130-hour CPD-certified programme mapped on the UK's Regulated Qualifications Framework. Covering over 80 teaching excellence competences, it uses a special M-I-M (Measure, Improve, Monitor) model of Zamit to upgrade teachers for future classrooms.

The full-stack edtech organisation Kraftshala

Kraftshala is building a new standard for edtech in result-oriented edtech by combining learning from actual experience with placement accountability. Excels in digital marketing and sales training, Kraftshala boasts a 94% placement rate with over 2,300 students placed successfully in best-in-class roles across India. Its 100% live courses — SEO, performance marketing, content, brand basics, and more — are co-created with industry thought leaders and are structured to marry AI-led strategies with hands-on execution. What sets Kraftshala truly apart is its "do real work" approach wherein students are working on real projects with real budgets under supervision. With fee refund tied to placements and one of the best support systems in edtech, Kraftshala ensures that not just do students learn, but also start their careers sans hesitation.

Testbook

Testbook, a leading Indian EdTech company in Gurgaon, Haryana, is dedicated to enabling students to pass competitive exams through quality and affordable education. With a focus on accessibility, the portal assists learners to study anywhere and at any time to prepare for over 640 exams with more than 52,000 successful placements. Testbook offers online classes, study guides, and complete test series for exams like Civil Services, Banking, and SSC, all mentored by expert faculty committed to student success. Their technology-based approach offers accessible education to a large section of Indians.

EduGorilla

EduGorilla, founded by Rohit Manglik in 2019 in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, has emerged as one of India's leading EdTech brands with over four crore students and 50,000+ teachers reached. It supports students and educators with three key verticals: EduGorilla Publications, offering prep books and study notes; EduGorilla Online Test Series, featuring high-quality test series with an 81% strike rate as well as e-books and live classes; and Gibbon, a whitelabel product helping teachers create their online presence. With over 1 lakh online quizzes for 1,600+ exams and books on 1,000+ exams, EduGorilla is committed to providing price-sensitive quality content, especially to students and educators in Tier II and III cities, education democratization throughout India.

These five EdTech pioneers collectively are not just transforming education — they are making education more democratic, enhancing learning of skills, and preparing learners and educators for tomorrow. While India's EdTech sector strides towards a USD 10.4-billion milestone, these companies exemplify how innovation, accessibility, and measurable impact are building the future of education, not just in India but globally.