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MUMBAI, India, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    LEAD [https://leadschool.in/], a pioneer in tech-enabled education, has

been transforming conventional schooling in India since its inception in 2012

with its innovative full-stack School EdTech solution. Today, LEAD is

transforming the lives of close to 1 million students across 2500+ partner

schools in India.

    At Global VC Fund GSV Ventures' Summit - 'The Global K12 Disruption';

Sumeet Mehta, LEAD Co-founder & CEO was joined by Ari De Sa Neto, Arco

Educacao's Founder & CEO to discuss how they are improving the quality of

education and driving student success at scale for low and middle income

students. The session was moderated by Michael Horn, Senior Strategist, Guild

Education.

    Sharing his childhood journey in a small town with a regular school, Sumeet

spoke about how his father who was a teacher, got him interested in the

education space and highlighted how LEAD is using technology and innovation to

transform schools for low and middle income students.

    Mr. Mehta explained, "Learning and development cannot depend on one's place

of birth. Just because a child is born in a small town, he or she should not be

deprived of quality education. Parents spend a significant part of their

monthly incomes on their children's schooling in the hope that it will be a

stepping stone to a bright future. LEAD is sparing no effort in fulfilling

these parental aspirations, by transforming schools through its disruptive

School EdTech system."

    In April 2021, GSV Ventures invested in LEAD, marking its first investment

in the Indian School EdTech space. LEAD raised $30 million as part of this

Series D funding round led by GSV Ventures, along with WestBridge Capital.

    GSV has been investing in the $7-trillion global education market and

features in Insider magazine's inaugural list of top 100 seed investors. It

partners with the most significant companies in the 'Pre-K to Gray' digital

learning sector, investing in exceptional entrepreneurs driving massive digital

disruption, such as LEAD.

    Deborah Quazzo, Managing Partner, GSV Ventures, said, "GSV seeks to invest

in global EdTtech companies driving the highest Return on Education ("ROE") -

lowering cost, increasing access, improving learning outcomes and leveraging

teachers - and LEAD epitomizes the delivery of the highest ROE to its students,

parents, teachers and school partners. We are very proud to be aligned with

this world-class team of entrepreneurs and educators."

    LEAD's model is firmly rooted within the school system. It partners with

schools, and using its proprietary integrated school system, transforms

schooling & delivers visibly better learning outcomes to students, in the

classroom, via the teachers. LEAD's integrated school system provides

everything that a school needs - courseware, software, hardware and a school

kit with teaching learning material. It covers the entire breadth of schooling

- from pre-primary through to 10th grade.

    Thanks to LEAD, schools and children have received a rare opportunity to

recoup learning losses, infuse digital technology into pedagogy, and revise

curricula to maximize high-quality learning.

    LEAD aims to reach out to 60,000 schools and 25 million school-going

children in India by 2026, and transform the K-12 education sector with its

superior technology solutions.

    About LEAD

    LEAD is India's foremost player in the School EdTech category promoted by

Leadership Boulevard. LEAD was started in 2012 by Sumeet Mehta and Smita

Deorah, with the mission to transform school education in India. It combines

technology, curriculum and pedagogy into an integrated system of teaching and

learning, thus improving student learning outcomes and teacher performance in

schools across the country. Today, LEAD serves 2000+ schools across 400+

cities, and reaches 8 Lakh plus students and empowers 10k plus teachers. LEAD's

innovative and highly-effective Integrated Learning System significantly

strengthens the role of schools, teachers, and parents in advancing the overall

growth and development of every child by providing highest quality education.

    Website - https://leadschool.in/

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    Source: LEAD