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CollegeDekho
End-to-end Admission Process Simplified
About CollegeDekho
Founded in 2015, CollegeDekho is an education technology company operating as a comprehensive ecosystem for higher education in India. The company was established by Ruchir Arora, Saurabh Jain, and Rohit Saha, who were friends from their engineering college days. The founding was motivated by CEO Ruchir Arora's personal struggles in accessing higher education information, a challenge he aimed to solve for others. Arora holds a B.Tech from VNIT Nagpur and an MBA from the Indian School of Business, with prior leadership experience at HT Media, IBM, and other tech companies. Co-founder Saurabh Jain, also a VNIT Nagpur alumnus, brings operational expertise from his time at Cognizant and Volkswagen, where he managed large-scale projects. Rohit Saha, another VNIT Nagpur graduate, oversees sales and revenue, leveraging his experience from roles at Videocon and Bharti Airtel.
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CollegeDekho operates on a dual business model, serving both students (B2C) and educational institutions (B2B). For students, the platform offers a free-to-use college discovery engine with a database of over 35,000 colleges, personalized counseling, and a Common Application Form (CAF) that simplifies applying to multiple institutions. Additional student-centric services include assistance with education loans, scholarship information, and study abroad programs. The company's revenue is primarily generated through partnerships with colleges and universities, which pay a fee for successful student enrollments facilitated by the platform. CollegeDekho also earns from advertising and promotional services for institutions and premium, paid services for students seeking enhanced guidance.
The platform's core offering is a technology-driven, end-to-end guidance system for the entire college admission process. It employs a hybrid approach, combining a vast digital repository of information with one-on-one expert counseling to provide tailored recommendations. A key feature is the 'CollegeDekho Assured' program, which partners with colleges to offer industry-relevant skills alongside traditional degree courses, enhancing student employability. Since its inception, the company has expanded its services through strategic acquisitions, including GetMyUni, IELTSMaterial, and PrepBytes, to broaden its offerings in test preparation and coding education. The company has reported significant growth, with revenue reaching ₹216 crore in FY24, a 32% increase from the previous fiscal year.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Gurgaon, India
- Employees
- 1,463
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 66.0/100
- Industry
- Education
- Sub-industry
- Education Providers, Learning Tools and Resources
- Sector
- Edtech, Higher Education, Admissions and Enrollment Platforms
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 4 companies, latest Oct 2023
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATE VCOther financing | Dec 2025 | $10M | $175M | CarDekho | ↗ |
| DEBTDebt | Apr 2025 | $4.7M | — | Recur Club | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for CollegeDekho is 1M monthly website visits, down 41.2% over the last three months. CollegeDekho's team declined 5.9% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
ImaginXPPune, IndiaA curriculum company with a focus on training and certification in UX Design and Design Thinking
$6Mvaluation
PrepBytesGurugram, IndiaTaking college students to their Dream Job in IT/Software/Analytics
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GetMyUniBengaluru, IndiaGetMyUni is site where you can get fees, placements, admissions, reviews, exams, scholarships information from over 11000 colleges in India
$1.9Mvaluation
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$1Mvaluation
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed1 investor entered at this stage
GirnarSoft
Series A7 investors entered at this stage
Man Capital
Rockstone Ventures- CACalega
- RCRajeev Chaba
ADQ
ETS Strategic Capital
Winter Capital Partners
Series B and later3 investors entered at this stage
Recur Club
Lighthouse Canton
CarDekho
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