Getting kids ready for school in India.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Delhi-based Indian edtech nonprofit founded in 2017 that helps low-income families build school readiness at home through Talk, Care, Play interventions delivered via phonecasts, WhatsApp, and community/government partnerships; public headcount figures vary across sources.
Primary product
Talk, Care, Play early-childhood parenting support platform (phonecasts, WhatsApp nudges, and community programs)
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Saket Salcon Rasvilas, Saket District Centre, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi, Delhi 110017, India
Team size
20-30 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Education Administration Programs
Sub-industry
Early childhood development / edtech nonprofit
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Seed / grant-backed nonprofit
Total raised
$638.2K
Latest round
Grant · Dec 2024
Latest amount
$100K
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder, Board Chair
Co-Founder, Chief Technology & Product Officer
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Education Lead; Content & Program Design Lead
Investors
Mission-driven, research-led, collaborative, and outcomes-oriented; the company emphasizes high autonomy, cross-functional ownership, continuous experimentation, and empathetic builders.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job postings suggest a benefits-heavy nonprofit package. Signals include flexible / work-from-anywhere arrangements, strong leave policy, health insurance, wellness and home-office stipends, team retreats, and a historical engineering-lead salary signal of roughly Rs. 18–24 LPA in a 2023 posting.
Benefits
Pricing
Free for families; nonprofit, grant-, foundation-, donation-, and government-partnership-funded delivery
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$0.9M-$1.1M
Estimated monthly visits
2K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
The Agency Fund described Dost's randomized controlled trial as a null result for child-level learning outcomes despite strong caregiver engagement, prompting program redesign toward more community-supported, outcome-specific modules.
SourceLinkedIn post · Jun 2026
Dost said it renewed its partnership with Uttarakhand’s Women Empowerment and Child Development Department to expand ECCE support across 13 districts.
Business News This Week · Mar 2026
Covers Dost's Talk, Care, Play convening, its early-learning framing, and claims of reach across 5.5 lakh families in 9 states.
LinkedIn post · Mar 2026
Announces collaboration with LEGO Group and frames play as a core lever for curiosity, creativity, and early learning.
Dost Education blog · Nov 2025
Details a Tech + Touch study in Uttarakhand, father engagement findings, and the Parvarish/Bol Saathi program model.
The Agency Fund · May 2025
Explains a null child-level outcome in Dost's RCT, the implications for the program, and the move toward narrower modules plus more community support.