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The edLABS Initiative

edLABS is Gray Matters Capital’s investment initiative that provides early-stage funding to ‘visionary edu-preneurs’ to help them build breakthrough solutions for the Indian mass market.

We focus on solutions that address education gaps, 21st-century skills and the future of work.

In line with our India mission of providing quality education, edLABS will be committing $8 million over the next 3 years and will be looking to make 12 new investments every twelve months.

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edLABS Portfolio

Since its inception in March 2017, edLABS has made 5 diverse investments in enterprises focused on behaviour architecture, tuition platform that is AI supported, developing an AR/VR curriculum and vernacular MOOCs besides a 21st Century Skill Learning platform and Creativity Olympiads for K-10 students.

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Your education startup could well be the next!

How Your Venture Can Qualify for edLABS Funding?

At Gray Matters Capital, we are laser focused on investor capital playing a catalytic role in changing the way India learns and skills itself for the future by engendering innovation in India’s education sector.

We deeply care about

  • Disruption
  • Impact
  • Scale
  • Collaboration
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Our edLABS initiative is aimed at visionary edu-preneurs who are:

  • image Helming Early Stage For-Profit Education enterprises
  • image At least 1 year in operation and in the post revenue stage
  • image Mission-driven to solve the toughest problems facing India’s education and employability sector with solutions that are disruptive
  • image Can also be established Education enterprises looking for Business Line Innovation to create solutions for India's mass market
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Get the edLABS Advantage

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Product Testing and Research

Investees of edLABS can test their new product offering in schools and get direct feedback on what works and what doesn’t

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Global Perspective, Access to Market & Networks

Reap the benefits of Gray Matters Capital’s global perspective, advisory support through domain specific expertise and access to a high impact network to help you achieve scale.

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Funding Quantum

Funding upto $ 150,000 or Rs. 1 crore disbursed in tranches based on milestones achieved using innovative flexible financing structures

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Advisory /Post Investment Support

Get advice on Revenue and Business model optimization, Product strategy and a lot more

 

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We’ve Stopped Accepting Applications for Funding

We will update you whenever we re-open applications

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Any Queries?

Connect with our portfolio manager – Srinita Mitra on smitra@graymatterscap.com