Teachmint, a Bangalore, India-based edtech startup, has secured $3.5 million in a seed funding round backed by Lightspeed India, with participation from Titan Capital and Better Capital.
Founded in May, Teachmint is a one-stop solution for the tutors who have had to use Facebook Live, Zoom or Google Meet in teaching to take classes online.
Apart from English, it also provides services in 10 Indian languages. The company said it has more than 120,000 tutors across 1,000 cities on its platform.
“Teachers are at the center of a great education experience, and this is what will truly unleash the power of edtech. Our mission is to enable millions of outstanding tutors in India to take their classes online by leveraging Teachmint as their tech backbone,” said Mihir Gupta, Teachmint co-founder and CEO.
The startup said it will utilise funds to develop products, reach more tutors and launch new offerings.