- Sortmyprep has raised $350,000 in pre-seed funding to enhance its vertical AI platform for school exam preparation.
- The funding round saw participation from Boman Irani, Sameer Mehta, and other notable angel investors.
- Sortmyprep received early institutional backing from PIEDS, the startup incubator at BITS Pilani.
- Sortmyprep is focused on building a vertical AI platform for school exam preparation.
- The startup's flagship product, Sorty, is a curriculum-aligned conversational AI tutor that offers personalised learning and adaptive study plans.
- Sortmyprep currently serves students in more than 15 countries and has built a proprietary academic dataset comprising over one million human-generated learning data points.
- The company plans to expand its offerings beyond international curricula such as IB and IGCSE into CBSE, ICSE, and other major global education boards.
Sortmyprep, an AI edtech startup backed by BITS Pilani, has successfully raised $350,000 in a pre-seed funding round. This funding will be utilized to enhance its vertical AI platform, which focuses on school exam preparation, and to expand its curriculum offerings both in India and internationally.1346
Founded by Ananya, Aryaman, and Naman under ZKAP Edtech Service Pvt Ltd, Sortmyprep aims to address the persistent challenge of translating learning into exam performance. The startup's flagship product, Sorty, is a curriculum-aligned conversational AI tutor that provides personalized learning experiences, adaptive study plans, and 24x7 doubt resolution.5
The funding round attracted notable investors, including Boman Irani, chairman of Rustomjee Group, and Sameer Mehta, co-founder of boAt. The company has also received institutional backing from PIEDS, the startup incubator at BITS Pilani.2
Sortmyprep currently serves students in over 15 countries and has developed a proprietary academic dataset comprising over one million human-generated learning data points. Impressively, 71% of its users have been acquired through referrals and word-of-mouth, demonstrating strong organic growth without reliance on paid marketing.
The startup plans to expand its focus beyond international curricula such as IB and IGCSE to include CBSE, ICSE, and other major global education boards. The founders stated, "This capital allows us to strengthen our vertical AI platform, accelerate product development, and expand into new curricula while remaining focused on accuracy and student outcomes."7
“Investors including boAt cofounder Sameer Mehta participated in the round, noting that 71% of Sortmyprep's users came through word-of-mouth without paid marketing. The platform currently serves students across more than 15 countries and has built a dataset of over one million human-generated learning data points.”
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