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Feb 2024Founder announced a pivot to a remote-friendly full online school meant to replace conventional schooling; the founder described the launch as 10 years in the making.
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Overview
StayQrious is a Bengaluru-based Y Combinator-backed edtech company operating StayQrious NeoSchool, a remote, Cambridge-accredited virtual school for Grades 3–8 built around 8-member pods, project-based learning, and learning coaches rather than conventional lectures.
Primary product
StayQrious NeoSchool
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Team size
58
Work style
Remote
Industry
Education Technology
Sub-industry
Virtual K–12 schooling / online school
Offices
KHB Colony, 5th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
United States
Business model
Tuition-based full-time online schooling
Admission fee plus annual tuition
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.1M
Latest round
Seed · Sep 2020
Latest amount
$2M
People & investors
Leadership
CEO and lead instructor
Chief Product Officer
Co-Founder
Head of Customer Delight
Founders
Co-founder and Chief Content Officer
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer
Work & culture
Public-facing content emphasizes a learning-science-led, coach-driven culture: small pods, project-based work, frequent feedback, and a playful hiring voice that leans into curiosity, collaboration, and student-centered learning.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public job ads show India-based coaching roles around 3.6–5.5 LPA + ESOPs and senior STEM coach roles around 7–10 LPA + ESOPs, with remote/WFH and standard benefits called out in listings.
Benefits
Work from home / remote-friendly roles
ESOPs
Health insurance
Provident fund (PF)
Paid leaves
Training on learning science, behavior science, and facilitation skills
Product & market
Pricing
Admission fee plus annual tuition; public fee listings and third-party school directories describe a paid school model rather than a free product.
Differentiators
- —Cambridge-accredited IGCSE pathway
- —100% project-based learning
- —8-member pods
- —Remote-first full school model
- —Learning coaches instead of conventional teachers
- —4 hours/day instructional model
- —Focus on durable skills such as communication, collaboration, emotional intelligence, financial literacy, and critical thinking
- —Y Combinator-backed
Technology
Java
YouTube
AWS RDS
AWS Lambda
WhatsApp
Celery
PostgreSQL
Redis
Docker
JavaScript
Canva
Slack
Django
Zoho
Customers
Families and parents in India and the Gulf
Grades 3–8 students
Families seeking a full-time alternative to conventional schooling
Competitors
PlanetSpark
Vedantu
Unacademy
Toppr
Meritnation
Khan Academy
WhiteHat Jr
MasterClass
Dreambox Learning
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Under $1M; FY25 revenue reported at roughly ₹2.3 Cr
Estimated monthly visits
7.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Signals & risks
Other
Mar 2025FY25 revenue was reported at roughly ₹2.3 Cr, down from ₹5.6 Cr in FY24, indicating a sharp year-over-year decline.
SourceLatest news
Geo.sig.ai · Apr 2026
Third-party 2026 profile summarizes the company as an accredited virtual school, reports headcount and revenue estimates, and describes the late-2023-to-mid-2024 pivot to a full-time online school.
The Company Check · Feb 2026
Corporate profile shows FY25 revenue filings, incorporation date, and a workforce estimate, reinforcing the company’s Bengaluru base and financial profile.
LinkedIn · Feb 2024
Aanand Srinivas announced the launch of the remote-friendly NeoSchool model and said it had been in the making for years.
Lavni Ventures · Jan 2024
Founder write-up describing the pivot from after-school to a full online school, the rationale behind the change, and the company’s 2024 progress, including an award mention and parent response.
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