Leverage Edu
Investors

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VCs/ Institutions & Family Offices

Tom Dretler

Tom Dretler

Co-founder & CEO, Shorelight

“Akshay and team have put in place strong...

“Akshay and team have put in place strong frameworks for building a large, long-term company in this first year of our partnership. The scale of the overseas education opportunity set is even more massive than we initially imagined and the pace at which the team has executed has meant that we are happy to see ourselves co-leading a second round with DSG into an early breakout from fund III.”

Amit Sevak

Amit Sevak

CEO, ETS

“Akshay and team have put in place strong...

“Akshay and team have put in place strong frameworks for building a large, long-term company in this first year of our partnership. The scale of the overseas education opportunity set is even more massive than we initially imagined and the pace at which the team has executed has meant that we are happy to see ourselves co-leading a second round with DSG into an early breakout from fund III.”

Karthik Reddy

Karthik Reddy

Co-founder & Managing Partner at Blume Ventures

“Akshay and team have put in place strong...

“Akshay and team have put in place strong frameworks for building a large, long-term company in this first year of our partnership. The scale of the overseas education opportunity set is even more massive than we initially imagined and the pace at which the team has executed has meant that we are happy to see ourselves co-leading a second round with DSG into an early breakout from fund III.”

Sandeep Aneja

Sandeep Aneja

Founder And Managing Partner, Kaizenvest

“We have been looking at various companies in the Overseas...

“We have been looking at various companies in the Overseas Student Mobility space and are happy to have partnered with Leverage Edu, a company with the right product positioning, traction & stage to work together with on the growth journey. Leverage Edu checks the boxes of our education framework of Access (opportunities for students to study abroad), Quality (complete student services and university matching), and Relevance (multi country and cultural awareness)."

Aditi Kothari

Aditi Kothari

Vice Chairperson of DSP

“I invest in entrepreneurs: their integrity, positive and...

“I invest in entrepreneurs: their integrity, positive and abundant energy, and ability to have an open mind and adapt. I saw this in Akshay in addition to of course the vast opportunity in the area in which he is playing and is a sizeable player. I am excited to help as we build this out to market domination.”

Deepak Shahdadpuri

Deepak Shahdadpuri

Founder & Managing Director at DSG Consumer Partners

“DSGCP first invested in Leverage Edu and...

“DSGCP first invested in Leverage Edu and partnered with Akshay a year ago. In that short period, Akshay and his team have demonstrated very strong execution capabilities and have positioned Leverage Edu as a leading emergent higher education and career advisory brand. We are very excited about the next phase of growth as Leverage Edu expands into becoming a full stack service provider and expands operations to more Indian cities.”

Anirudh Damani

Anirudh Damani

CEO & Managing Director Artha Group

“The end to end financing piece of Leverage Edu, which I believe...

“The end-to-end financing piece of Leverage Edu, which I believe is still in pilot, is a game-changer. While solving a massive problem for students & parents, the financial services is in itself a multi-billion dollar opportunity for Leverage Edu & the initial traction has been beyond our wildest expectations!”

Rohini Prakash

Rohini Prakash

Founder & CEO at Tomorrow Capital

“We believe it is inevitable that the next stellar bra...

“We believe it is inevitable that the next stellar brand in the global cross-border education space will be a home-grown one. We have a great belief in Akshay as a founder — he has a fantastic roadmap for scaling the business and the passion to build a truly global Indian edtech brand — and are excited about working with the Leverage Edu team on this journey.”

Ryan Pinto

Ryan Pinto

CEO at Ryan Group of Institutions

“I wholeheartedly endorse Akshay's mission to democra...

“I wholeheartedly endorse Akshay's mission to democratize access to quality education and truly believe in their vision.”

Raja Ganapathy

Raja Ganapathy

Founding partner at Spring Marketing Capital

“Akshay is a powerhouse of energy and a visit to his off...

“Akshay is a powerhouse of energy and a visit to his office will leave you touched and positively impacted by the constant buzz on the shop floor. I absolutely love the can-do spirit in the Leverage team- they are immersed in the category, quick to take decisions and action oriented in their approach.”

Individual Operators

Binny Bansal

Binny Bansal

Flipkart

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Paytm

Kunal Shah

Kunal Shah

CRED

Ashish Hemrajani

Ashish Hemrajani

BookMyShow

Haresh Chawla

Haresh Chawla

True North

Peyush Bansal

Peyush Bansal

Lenskart

Farid Ahsan

Farid Ahsan

ShareChat

Ankur Warikoo

Ankur Warikoo

Entrepreneur and Author

Sandeep Aggarwal

Sandeep Aggarwal

Droom

Vishal Gondal

Vishal Gondal

GOQii

Ash Lilani

Ash Lilani

Saama Capital

Amrish Rau

Amrish Rau

Pine Labs