Eckovation
| Founder | Ritesh Singh, Akshat Goel |
|---|---|
| Founded at | India |
| Headquarters | Delhi, India |
| Website |
www |
Eckovation is a social learning platform used by schools, coaching institutions and universities across India.[1] Eckovation allows teachers to send notifications to their student group, coaching institutions to facilitate virtual learning sessions, and Universities to form learning communities based on course content or extra-curricular interests. The platform is used by 100,000 students and is active across all states in India.[2]
Background
Eckovation was cofounded in 2015 by IIT Delhi classmates Ritesh Singh and Akshat Goel. After graduating from IIT Delhi in 2012, Ritesh worked for Bosch as a senior engineer where he had two patent applications, and was awarded ‘Employee of the Year’. Akshat was with DeNA in Tokyo, Japan, where he worked on machine learning, and crunched terabytes of data generated every day by the Mobage gaming platform used in games such as ‘Final Fantasy Record Keeper’ .[3]
While at IIT, Ritesh started SARAS (Society for Advancement of Research in Arts and Science) in 2011. SARAS was aimed at spreading educational audio-visual content from premier institutions among the students at second and third tier Indian cities. The startup failed, but it led to the realization that localized content generation, peer support network and bottoms up approach are key to success in improving quality of education. In 2015, Ritesh and Akshat cofounded Eckovation to bridge the gap between teachers with quality content generated to suit the local needs and students in need of guidance and access to educational material.[4]
Educational Impact
Eckovation has been fulfilling the need of attaining quality mentorship and guidance in education – both motivational and subject related across all 29 states of India. The platform has more than 100,000 users as of July 2016.[5] Ritesh Singh, CEO at Eckovation was recognized with the 'Impact Entrepreneurs and Change-makers 2016' award for outstanding work in the field of education. Eckovation was also accredited the ‘App of the Day’ recognition by Navbharat Times on May 4, 2016. Navbharat Times is a part of India’s largest publishing group – Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. Eckovation is the first education-technology app to have been bestowed with this recognition.
Funding
Eckovation completed the seed round in 2015 with investments from Mihir Somaiya, Surface Commercial Channel Lead - Asia, Microsoft; Rohit Chadha, Head - Global Consulting Services Practice Center of Excellence at Bain & Company; and Chandigarh Angels Network.[6]
References
- ↑ "Eckovation | Social Learning Platform". eckovation.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "MY STORY: How a Homemaker is Teaching 800 Students in Bihar, Sitting 900 km Away from Them". The Better India. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Breaking Down Small Town Barriers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Eckovation to build a full-blown social learning platform". Business Standard. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ "Eckovation to build a full-blown social learning platform". Business Standard. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ "India Funding Roundup: Eckovation". NDTV. Retrieved 2015-12-15.