Edtech startup that skills India's students for government work receives new funding

Testbook, India-based EdTech startup that aims to help skill student for gorvernment-related exams, has recently taken in Indian edtech startup Testbook, which prepares students for government exams raised US$8.4 million in Series B round of funding from Iron Pillar — a venture capital growth investor.

The round saw participation from existing investors — Matrix Partners India, Better Capital, AngelList India and Vikas Choudhury, President of Reliance Jio.

The five-year-old startup founded by a team of IIT graduates is an online assessment platform which helps students practice and prepare for recruitment exams. The government exams it covers include SBI PO, SSC CGL, IBPS PO and Railways through its mock test series and learning modules.

“With this growth capital, Testbook will aim to scale its live courses and mock tests from the current 100 exams to 400 exams. Content partnerships with reputed institutions, on top of our in-house content production capability, will provide extra mileage,” said Ashutosh Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO of Testbook.

The online platform acts as a full-stack portal to prepare for employment.

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