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Oliphans Capital invests in e-learning platform Sigrid Education

Sigrid partners with world class educational institutes and teachers to bring their teaching pedagogy and academic expertise to one and all

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BS Reporter Mumbai
Oliphans Capital, has invested an undisclosed amount in Sigrid Education, an e-learning platform founded by Ajit Maheswari, Atul Kasaundhan and Aakash Aggarwal. Sigrid is Oliphans’ eight investment in the startup space.

Sigrid partners with world class educational institutes and teachers to bring their teaching pedagogy and academic expertise to one and all, beyond the boundaries of a classroom.

Oliphans typically invests in the range of $0.5-3.0 million and is unique in its ability to provide both equity and debt capital to its investee companies.

Sigrid enables teachers to bring their courseware, testing material and insights online, allowing them to reach out to students across the country, and allowing students to benefit from the ability of these great teachers.
 
Sigrid team aims to create and introduce courses in the 50 most prominent test-prep and K12 curriculum areas over the next six months. Courseware and teaching content is recorded using Sigrid’s proprietary platform Sigrid Notes platform, and it provides a one-on-one teaching experience to the students.

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First Published: Jun 24 2015 | 8:10 PM IST

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