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App-based fuel delivery start-up, The Fuel Delivery eyes business worth INR 250 crores from real estate in FY21-22

Jul 6, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Founder & CEO, #Mr Rakshit Mathur, #The Fuel Delivery

New Delhi: App-based door-to-door fuel delivery service provider, The Fuel Delivery, is eyeing business worth INR 250 crores in FY 2021-22 from real estate alone. Real estate projects, whether completed and under-construction, require fuel for an uninterrupted power supply. The app-based fuel delivery helps them save time and hassle of long queues at fuel-filling stations.

“Real Estate sector is one of our key sectors from a business perspective. According to a recent Anarock report, real estate has witnessed 93% gaining sales in Q1 of 2021. The sector has gained back momentum, and we are targeting business worth INR 250 crores from real estate in FY21-22. We certainly foresee a robust demand in this segment due to the revival of consumer sentiment and the policy push by the government,” said Mr Rakshit Mathur, Founder & CEO, The Fuel Delivery.

Founded in 2020, The Fuel Delivery is presently operational in Delhi-NCR and launched in Mumbai operations as well in 2021. It is further eyeing expansion in a phased manner in key markets like Bengaluru Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai and Kolkata in the next 10 to 12 months.

The Fuel Deliver’s services are available 24X7 through an on-demand app based on a pre-set delivery timing and location preference. Customer places an order through the mobile or web app, while the fuel is delivered with customer details like name, mobile number, quantity, address and time of delivery. All the company’s bowsers that are compliant with the Petroleum and explosives Safety Organization (PESO) standards will bring it to the set destination. The company has leveraged the potential of IoT (Internet of Things), new technology for developing and deploying the mobile app. All the delivery vehicles are enabled with an IoT solution that enables monitoring and tracking in real-time while managing logistics better by reducing order fulfilment time.

The Fuel Delivery has also signed an ‘All India Business Agreement’ with state-owned oil major, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). The service level agreement allows The Fuel Delivery to offer doorstep delivery of diesel anywhere in India. With the company’s service offerings and IOCL’s footprint across the length and breadth of the country, The Fuel Delivery aims further to expand the IOCL’s rich legacy in fuel retail.

Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in Delhi have also come forward to ensure the uninterrupted doorstep delivery of fuel amid COVID-19. All Dwarka Residents Federation (ADRF) supports The Fuel delivery to provide 24X7 doorstep fuel delivery in West Delhi. According to an India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) report, the residential real estate sector is expected to witness traction in FY22. Moreover, the overall floor space sale is likely to increase by 30% year-on-year in FY22, after a 34% year-on-year decline in FY21.

The COVID-19 pandemic has also accelerated digitisation and given a fillip to e-commerce. People are increasingly relying on doorstep delivery of products such as grocery, clothing and now even fuel. Doorstep fuel delivery has become a necessity amid these unprecedented times. According to reports on the preliminary sales data of state-owned fuel retailers, diesel consumption has soared by 75% to 1.93 million tonnes in the first half of May 2021, as compared to April 2021.

Education, News

Leverage Edu crosses 500 partners…now empowers Study Abroad Consultants across 110 cities of India

Jul 3, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Akshay Chaturvedi, #Founder & CEO

New Delhi: Leverage Edu, India’s Largest University Admission Platform, announced that it crossed 500 regional study abroad consultants spread across key markets in North, West and South India. Called “Leverage Partners”, this network is spread across 110 cities and towns in India including major non-metro markets like Chandigarh, Cochin, Vadodara and Jalandhar. The shopify-like Leverage Partner Program enables the small and medium study abroad consultants with access to the 200+ strong university partner network of Leverage Edu which increases the success rate of their students, serving as a Master Agent. Through its proprietary ‘Partner dashboard’ and ‘AI Course Finder’, it empowers partners with world-class-tech that helps them give student-first data-backed advice plus also optimizes their daily management of student applications, including options to verify marksheets, check for plagiarism, give direct access to Universities via UniConnect events et al. Partners can also offer students IELTS classes via LeverageLive, as well as other value added services like help on education loan, forex and accommodation.

LeverageEdu today serves students in two formats: via its completely online channel (where it last month added students from over 630 towns and cities), & via its Leverage Partner Network aka the shopify-like omnichannel approach (covering 110 towns & 500+ partners now). It’s platform gets over 15Mn visitors annually & the company does 50,0000+ counsellings every single month.

Doubling down on the company’s ambition to grow further into these key regions, Founder & CEO, Akshay Chaturvedi commented, ”I am super pumped with the success of our Leverage Partner Program! As we aggressively grow our network, the bigger focus right now is to go much deeper with everyone onboard today, and be true champions to their business & impact dreams. We want to equip every small / medium scale study abroad consultant in India with technology that’s 5 years ahead of today, that eases their application management process, and helps them live the mission of changing lives to the fullest!”

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Bada Business’ record-breaking webinar on ‘Business Yoga with Bhagavad Gita’ witnesses 1.9 Mn+ live views

Jun 22, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Bada Business, #Dr Vivek Bindra, #Founder & CEO, #ISKCON

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India – Continuing its feat of conducting record-breaking business skill training webinars across the world, Indian-born Ed-tech start-up Bada Business, successfully concluded another live webinar on ‘Business Yoga with Bhagavad Gita’ today. The session witnessed a whopping 1.9Mn+ live views in total, along with an aggregate live watch-time of 407,640 hours. The webinar was delivered by the eminent motivational speaker, business coach and Founder & CEO of Bada Business, Dr. Vivek Bindra in association with ISKCON.

The webinar imparted scientific and practical wisdom, extrapolated from the shlokas of Bhagavad Gita; to help budding Entrepreneurs, Solopreneurs and Wantepreneurs solve day-to-day life challenges and lead their businesses, even amidst the ongoing economic turbulences.

This milestone comes at a time when the country is witnessing a strong zeal towards entrepreneurship, especially with the aggravated unemployment situation, rendered by the second wave of Covid-19. DPIIT recognized 50,000 start-ups, spread across 623 districts, creating about 1.7 lakh jobs in 2020-2021, under the Government’s flagship Start-up India initiative. And it is all the more essential for these start-ups to be equipped with effective leadership trainings like these, in order that they can fare through the current and any such future crises with tact and resilience.

Commenting on the momentous occasion, Dr. Vivek Bindra, Founder & CEO, Bada Business said, “We are overwhelmed to witness the highest number of participants in the webinar from India and globally. With this, Bada Business also becomes the first Indian Ed-Tech company to be able to create, yet another benchmark in the domain of niche entrepreneurship training, entirely free-of-cost. We believe that aspiring entrepreneurs, with the right mentorship and training, can collectively form a promising start-up community, which will help in bringing the country out of the Covid-induced economic depression. Therefore, despite having the most affordable subscription based app platform, we extend these free-of-cost webinars from time to time, to ensure last mile business-skill training.”

“The highlight of this webinar were the lessons that were deduced from Bhagavad Gita to create real-life resonance. The webinar explained many important lessons including leadership models like MCD model, Kirkpatrick model, ABCD model, How to build Focus on one’s Goal; The ways to choose the right direction – right path; How to face adversities in life; How to respect and treat every soul; How to remain equipoised in good or bad situations; How to Lead a team; How to deal with competitors; What is the ultimate goal and what is the highest level of knowledge.” he added.

Prior to this, Bada Business has garnered 5 Guinness World Records to its name; World’s largest online business lesson (April 24 2020); world’s largest online sales lesson (May 31 2020); world’s largest online lesson on strategy management (June 27 2020); world’s largest online event on ‘How to Start up’ (Aug 15 2020) and world’s largest online lesson on retail management (Sept 27 2020). The company has grown phenomenally in recent months, reaching 1lakh paid subscribers on its app platform.

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Housejoy and Tata Steel Nest-In join hands to provide modular housing solutions in Bengaluru

Jun 15, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Founder & CEO, #Housejoy, #MrSanchit Gaurav

Bengaluru: Housejoy.in, a leading tech-driven Construction, Renovation, Interiors and Home Maintenance company catering to all home related needs of Indian consumers,has joined hands with Tata Steel Nest-In as the solutions partner for their Nestudio concept. Under the partnership, Housejoy will enable in buildingsteel-intensive modular homes in Bengaluru with Tata Steel’s prefabricated construction solutions.

The prefabricated building market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 8.5% between 2021 and 2026. The entry of prefabricated homes has paved the way for innovative and technologically advanced construction and design methods in India.

Nestudio is a designer grade, modular home extension solution from the house of Tata Steel. It combines the construction convenience of prefab homes with the design elements of a carefully planned brick-and-mortar home. The construction is 3-times quicker than a traditional brick-and-mortar housing and can be completed in just six weeks. The houses are also 15 times lighter;resistant to weather and seismic disturbances;and can be dismantled and relocated. The Nestudio technology has been proven and has been widely used in the Delhi NCR region.

Mr Sanchit Gaurav, Founder & CEO, Housejoy,
Sanchit Gaurav, Founder and CEO, Housejoy

Speaking about this, Mr Sanchit Gaurav, Founder & CEO, Housejoy, said, “We are excited to partner with Tata Steel Nest-In for theirNestudio concept. Space is a major constraint in urban areas today which makes it imperative to utilize what we have optimally. This is where our partnership will prove to be a gamechanger at a time when the concept of modular houses is picking up pace in India. It will bring together Housejoy’s capabilities and Tata Steel’s best-in-class offerings to provide customers with viable home solutions. Housejoy will support Nest-In with an entire gamut of activities under this partnership including marketing and lead generation.”

Under the partnership, houses will be constructed under the brand name of Tata Steel, Nest-In. Housejoy will be the point of contact for customers from enquiry to handover of the project. Nest-In will support with initial design development, manufacturing (steel components and panels), and supply chain management. The company will also join the Housejoy team during project monitoring, and quality assurance and control.

As an end-to-end service provider, Housejoy will handle various aspects under the partnership including customer visits, layout development, estimation and negotiation, marketing, erection of structures, and project monitoring. Nestudiopricing starts at INR 2200 per square feet.

Housejoy’s in-house team adheres to the highest quality standards with complete visibility for the customer in terms of monitoring the project while receiving continuous status updates. The team has a combined experience of over 40 years and has delivered 100+ projects. Going forward, Housejoy plans to scale up its construction business in the known cities across the country, apart from Bengaluru. The brand’s overall goal is to become the largest tech-enabled construction and home services platform in India.

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Zebu introduces Z-pay wallet exclusively for Authorized Persons to credit commission instantly

Jun 8, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Founder & CEO, #V Vijayakumar, #Zebu

Chennai: Zebu Share and Wealth Managements Pvt Ltd, a leading financial services solution provider in India, in a first of its kind initiative are introducing same day commission credit into Authorized Persons’ (AP) accounts. The commission that generally takes a month to reach APs, now will be credited on a daily basis in their exclusive Z-pay wallet.

Since an Authorized Person’s income is heavily dependent on commissions, it is essential for them to choose the right partner. Zebu has always looked at mutually beneficial partnerships that lead to satisfaction of all stakeholders.

Keeping this in mind, Zebu has pioneered and introduced an industry first initiative by providing APs access to their daily commissions; which comes in handy especially given the current pandemic situation. Z-pay digital wallet, exclusively for APs, enables them to withdraw their commission instantly and in a hassle free manner as per their needs.

V Vijayakumar, Founder & CEO, Zebu said, “After the introduction of Govt of India’s ‘Digital India initiative’, we have seen robust digital transformation across industries. This digital transformation has also given rise to a plethora of easy to use investment based apps that give the common Indian man access to markets; to which he earlier had no entry point. Today one can start investing with a single click on various digital platforms that empower people to trade stocks online or using simple apps. At Zebu, we are always looking to push the envelope and stay ahead of the curve. Owing to this, we have also recently launched our in-house hybrid mobile app Zebull, Web application and APIs for our customers to seamlessly manage their investment and trading on the go.”

“Now, to ensure peace of mind for our business partners as well, we have introduced the Z-pay wallet, an industry first initiative that enables our APs to gain access to their daily commission as opposed to the industry standard of monthly access to commission funds. Authorized Persons are an integral part of the Indian capital market and we believe Z-pay will benefit existing as well as prospective APs across the country by providing them access to their funds as per their convenience and commitments. In addition, given that the next generation of APs belong to GenZ who are keener on convenience and digital solutions we feel Z-Pay is going to be a game changer for us when it comes to AP partnerships moving forward.” Added, Mr. Vijaykumar.

Like any other digital wallet, Authorized Persons can access Z-pay wallet at any given time to withdraw their money. Currently Zebu has 1000+ authorized person and Z-pay gaining good traction among them. With the official launch of Z-Pay, the company is expecting an exponential surge in on boarding of the digitally perceptive APs.

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Global personal commerce frontrunner, QuickSell, raises $2 million in Pre-Series A round from InfoEdge Venture Fund & BEENEXT

Jun 8, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Deepak Bhagchandani, #Founder & CEO, #QuickSell

Mumbai, India, June 8th 2021: QuickSell, a mobile-first commerce suite, today raised $2 million as a part of their Pre-Series A round from InfoEdge Venture Fund and BEENEXT. This investment will primarily be used for scaling the business, team expansion, and product enhancements.

QuickSell is the world’s first personal commerce platform that’s designed to enable small businesses owners to sell online and offline faster by giving them an ability to curate catalogues as well as live track user behavior, thereby enhancing a customer’s overall experience in real-time. QuickSell is winning with 600k+ organic users across 100+ countries through their industry-first and one-of-a-kind personal commerce suite.

“As omnichannel becomes a norm, we expect trade partners like wholesalers, stockists and resellers to embrace digital platforms and continue to play a vital part in supply chains. QuickSell’s mobile-first platform focuses on specific requirements of this target segment and as these B2 B merchants start using digital tools to manage their day to day business, they become an attractive market opportunity for DIY platforms like Quicksell to pursue.” says Amit Behl, Partner, InfoEdge Venture Fund

“As a VC, we are always looking to work with founders who are focused on product-led transformation in their target segments. QuickSell is bridging the missing link in the SMB story. What stands out most about QuickSell is their focus on improving retention through building a great user experience for their end customers. This approach is empowering small biz owners to engage their customers like never before by giving them enterprise-level capabilities through personalised catalogues at hyper-scale. We believe that in the digitisation journey of commerce for SMBs, QuickSell will define new standards for user engagement and retention for millions of businesses across the world.” said Chinmaya Saxena, Venture Partner, BEENEXT

“We are a design-focused company and through QuickSell we want to bring great design to tools that SMBs can use every day to run their business. When merchants see our product for the first time, they feel like it’s made specially for them. When a product is able to evoke strong positive emotions from people, word of mouth follows naturally – which has led us to have a global customer base in 100+ countries without any marketing spend! Using QuickSell, our users are able to grow, engage, retain, and monetise their customer base effectively through the ease of their mobile phone. We are grateful to have partners like InfoEdge and BEENEXT who believe in our vision to fundamentally change the way SMBs do business.” said Deepak Bhagchandani, Founder & CEO, QuickSell.

The pandemic severely affected several SMBs and a large portion of them were eager or compelled to make the transition to selling online. Being a mobile-focused suite with a desktop extension, QuickSell has been able to help small biz owners sustain their business amidst recent market disruptions. It primarily caters to SMBs selling different types of visual and design-oriented products like jewellery, clothing, handicrafts, home decor, etc. enabling owners to sell via their mobile.

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Savaari Car Rentals Gears Up To Meet Growing Demand For Vaccine And Covid Related Medical Emergencies

Jun 3, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Founder & CEO, #Gaurav Aggarwal, #Savaari Car Rentals

New Delhi: At a time when the country is reeling under the ravaging second wave of
COVID-19 pandemic and a quantum jump in the number of people visiting vaccination centers and hospitals for COVID tests and related emergencies, Savaari Car Rentals, India’s leading chauffeur-driven car rental company has geared up to cater to this burgeoning demand in all its 2000+ cities and towns where its services are available.

With time being the most critical factor during medical emergencies, more so during COVID, cabs booked for hospital visits or vaccination centers in any of the 2000+ cities, will be made available at customers’ doorstep within 90 minutes. Since April 2021, Savaari has catered to 25,000 customers for medical emergencies with maximum demand in Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. In addition to this, Savaari is also offering a 15% discount for bookings made to vaccination centers of hospitals. This initiative is among a host of initiatives that Savaari Car Rentals has put in place since the onset of the first wave of the pandemic in 2020. Introduction of COVID-19 insurance package for driver partners and customers, expansion of one-way service to cater to emergency travels during lockdowns, partnerships with other players in the travel industry to offer the best deals to its customers are among other initiatives to ensure safe and secure commuting of people.

Speaking about this initiative, Gaurav Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Savaari Car Rentals says “the second wave of the pandemic has emerged more dangerous and deadlier than the first wave. Visits to hospitals for tests, other COVID related emergencies and vaccinations has been on the rise since the onset of the second wave. Safe commuting is of paramount importance at a time when mental stress is at an all-time high and medical expenses running sky high. This small gesture by Savaari is a reassurance of our commitment to be the most preferred partner for safe commuting. Safety and security of customers is etched in the philosophy of Savaari”.

Since the advent of the second wave of the pandemic, Savaari Car Rentals has successfully helped 25,000+ people with emergency travel in the major metros of the country.

Savaari Car Rentals commitment to offering safe and reliable cars for travel and commuting is evident from its specially trained drivers on 30-point checklist for COVID safety and hygiene. All cabs are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized everyday for maximum safety. Every cab is also equipped with sanitizers for use by customers. Driver partners are trained to follow maximum hygiene and safety norms while driving passengers, especially to hospitals and vaccination centers.

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Kaizzen Ranked as 4th Fastest Growing PR Agency Globally by PRovoke

Jun 1, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Founder & CEO, #Kaizzen, #Vineet Handa

New Delhi: Kaizzen, India’s leading independent PR and Digital Agency,hasfor the second consecutive year bagged the prestigious top spot as the fastest growing PR Agency in India, as per the PRovoke Global PR Agency Rankings – Fast Movers 2021.

Even during a difficult year like 2020, Kaizzen clocked an impressive 64% growth, earning it the 4th spot in the global listand 2nd position in the overall Asia-Pacific listof fastest growing PR agencies,up from 7th position Globally and 3rd position in Asia-Pacific last year. Interestingly, Kaizzen is the only Indian agency in the global list.

Celebrating the accomplishment, Vineet Handa, Founder & CEO, Kaizzen said,“We at Kaizzen arebeyond ecstatic to be among the fastest-growing PR agencies in the world and the fastest in India. It is a privilege to be a part of the PRovoke Fast Movers list for the second time in a row.The feat is a testimony of our constant hard work and passion to be the best in our endeavors even during the pandemic. We are at number 4 this year and motivated to be on the top spot globally very soon. This achievement has come at a time when we needthe mostencouragementas the world continues to brave the pandemic.”

“I would like to wholeheartedly thank my colleagues, all the existing and new clientsand an ever-expanding Kaizzen family, without whom this wouldn’t have been possible.”Vineet added.

Previously known as the Holmes Report, PRovoke Media is one of the most credible platforms for the Global PR industry. In addition to their rankings, they are also known for World’s largest and most sought after public relations competition – the SABRE Awards, that recognizes Superior Achievement in Branding and Reputation in North America, EMEA and the Asia-Pacific region. For the complete PRovoke Global PR Agency Rankings – Fast Movers 2021, click on:https://www.provokemedia.com/ranking-and-data/global-pr-agency-rankings/2021-pr-agency-rankings/fast-movers

2020 Ranking Link: https://www.provokemedia.com/ranking-and-data/global-pr-agency-rankings/2020-pr-agency-rankings/fast-movers

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ASM Technologies partners with Netherlands-based EclecticIQ for new Cybersecurity Managed Services offering

May 28, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #ASM Technologies Ltd., #EclecticIQ, #Founder & CEO, #Managing Director, #Mr. Joep Gommers, #Mr. Rabindra Srikantan

Bengaluru: ASM Technologies Ltd, a global engineering services provider, today announced a significant Managed Service Provider (MSP) agreement with the Netherlands-based EclecticIQ, a world-leading threat intelligence, hunting and response technology company, for EclecticIQ Endpoint Response, an Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) technology. This enables ASM Technologies to foray into the Cybersecurity Managed Services space with a robust new EDR offering.

Commenting on the development, Mr. Rabindra Srikantan, Managing Director, ASM Technologies Ltd. said, “This is another feather in the cap for the continuous growth journey of ASM Technologies and our constant endeavour to stay ahead of the technology curve in the best interests of our clients. EclecticIQ has done phenomenal work in the cybersecurity space in a the very short span of time and it gives me great pleasure and a sense of pride in partnering with them. I am sure that through this partnership our customers will greatly benefit by being able to comprehensively pre-empt and neutralise any threat to their network security and thereby ensuring crucial business continuity.”

Also sharing his views on the Agreement was Mr. Joep Gommers, Founder & CEO, EclecticIQ, when he shared, “Endpoint security is today a business imperative for organizations and one of the fastest-growing services in the cybersecurity space, particularly given the advancement, frequency and scale of cyberattacks happening around the world. We are excited to partner with ASM Technologies in the space and are confident that given their vast global credentials and experience in Engineering and Technology security services, together we will deliver this game-changing capability to new customers.”

The new offering promises to be complementary to the product engineering services offering in the Security domain, which ASM has been associated for several years.

“Endpoint Assessment” is the need of the hour for every business. This assessment helps customers unearth risks that have remained invisible to the existing toolsets & customer support staff by providing deep visibility into organization’s endpoint network and the deviation each endpoint has from a desired and secure baseline profile. It assists customers to understand both the business and technical risks that should be prioritized for mitigation and treatment. Thus it helps customers getting ready to deal with any possible cybersecurity incident.

Education, News

Leverage Edu launches India’s Largest Study Abroad Scholarship Worth ₹5,00,00,000

May 24, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Akshay Chaturvedi, #Founder & CEO, #Leverage Edu

New Delhi: Leverage Edu announced today the launch of India’s Largest Study Abroad Scholarship for Indian students who are planning to study overseas for the upcoming academic intakes. As part of the initiative, students can apply by submitting an application that asks them why they deserve the scholarship. This democratises access to students in any corner of India, to get waivers on their tuition fees, living expenses, win laptops, waiver on costs to cover excursions, and a lot more at-campus stuff – which would get them closer to their dream of being a global citizen in a borderless world. The scholarship of ₹5,00,00,000 is expected to benefit hundreds of students.

“As a student-first platform, it is our religion to enable students’ dreams in every possible way. Over time, we have worked on widening out access to the right career advice, which would help every student punch above their weight. Understanding that outcomes here are linked to ‘what a student does post university’, we have used our pedagogy to work with students on first doing what they are uniquely best at, and then linking it to post graduation jobs. Our matching algorithms, virtual fair platform, and multiple other features are all built with the same vision of making the student win. Hence, the next logical step here was understanding that ‘financial consideration is also a limiting factor’ for some. This became more apparent as our customer base has grown to be over 60 percent from non metro parts of India, where a little help can go a long way. The Leverage Edu scholarship program is meant to ease pressure on students, and is going to see some landing up offers that will bring down their tuition fees, while for others it will indirectly cover their other at-campus expenses, that can help them be successful at University,” said Akshay Chaturvedi, Founder & CEO, Leverage Edu while announcing the Scholarship and cutting the virtual ribbons at https://leverageedu.com/scholarships

The scholarship has a rolling application and the winners will be announced every fortnight. When asked about how students would be judged for the scholarship, Akshay commented, “We are looking for really driven students who believe in their hearts that the opportunity to go abroad can level up their lives and consequently of their families. They would be judged on merit of their answers and profile; winners will be chosen by a jury of academia and senior professionals that we’ve put together”.

The scholarship is open for all students applying through the Leverage Edu platform. Further information can be accessed at https://leverageedu.com/scholarships