EnglishYaari, a platform focused on helping professionals improve their English communication skills, has raised ₹1 crore in funding at a valuation of ₹10 crore from a group of high-net-worth individual (HNI) investors based in Mumbai.
This investment acknowledges the strong growth and revenue traction achieved by the founders and team with minimal external capital and will further support the startup’s mission to make confident English communication accessible to millions, particularly young professionals in India and overseas.
Notably, EnglishYaari stands among the limited number of startups originating from Bihar that have successfully raised funding from outside the state. Founded by Bihar-born entrepreneurs Vikas Gupta, Piyush Shekhar, and Sandeep Kumar Singh, the company emerged from the founders’ time as engineering graduates at Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology between 2019 and 2023, one of Bihar’s leading government engineering institutions.
Today, the company operates out of Gurugram, India’s prominent startup hub, while continuing to stay closely aligned with its Bihar roots and founding vision. Starting modestly from a college dormitory, EnglishYaari has scaled rapidly to serve over 100,000 registered users across India and international markets, while achieving ₹5 crore in annual recurring revenue in under three years.
Looking ahead, the founders aim to scale the business to ₹50 crore ARR by 2027 by expanding operations, entering new geographies, and introducing AI-based self-learning technologies.
Speaking on the occasion, Vikas Kumar, Founder and CEO, said, “Spoken English improvement is a massive market opportunity. The global English learning market stands at $26–$28 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach $60–$90+ billion by 2030–2033. The India market alone is projected to hit $10.87 billion by 2029, growing at ~17.3% CAGR—driven by globalization, career mobility, and digital-first jobs. EnglishYaari is well positioned to capture a decent share of this market given its ease of use, customer focus, and low-priced offerings.”
Highlighting the brand’s community strength, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer Piyush Shekhar said, “We have built a strong community of English learners with over 75,000+ YouTube subscribers, 32,000+ Instagram followers, and 11,000+ followers on LinkedIn. This gives us a very high reference source and low cost of acquisition (CAC) and also keeps the community highly engaged with the brand.”
Reflecting on financial performance, Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer Sandeep Kumar Singh said, “Our financial growth started with the Bihar Startup Seed Fund, and we saw high month-on-month growth in subscribers, users, and revenue since then. In FY’24, we delivered ₹2.3 cr in revenue, up 4x from FY ’23 revenue. This year we are at ₹5 cr ARR and expect to grow nearly 3X in absolute revenue terms.”
Further outlining expansion plans, Vikas Kumar shared that the company plans to deploy the funds toward international expansion, launching an AI-plus-live tutoring ecosystem, and growing the team. “We already see about 10% of users from countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Canada, the US, and the UK, and with focused efforts we can grow this significantly,” he added.
In parallel, EnglishYaari has built a scalable, tutor-first model, where more than 75% of tutors are women who leverage flexible, work-from-home opportunities to earn up to ₹65,000 per month. As demand grows, the company plans to onboard over 1,000 English tutors in 2026, thereby strengthening delivery capacity while creating sustainable income opportunities for educators nationwide.
Currently, EnglishYaari operates as a 1-on-1 live English conversation practice platform designed to help working professionals speak confidently during meetings, presentations, interviews, and client interactions. At scale, the platform supports over 100 active tutors who conduct more than 700 live sessions daily, while the app has crossed 100,000 downloads, maintains a 4.8/5 rating, and records a 95% learner satisfaction rate.
Additionally, EnglishYaari operates as an incubatee of CIMP, Patna, and receives mentorship from noted Bihar startup investor and mentor Arvind Jha of Mithila Angel Network.
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