SchoolMate secures funding from Chennai Fund
Schoolmate an education startup incubated at BITS Pilani has secured funding from Chennai Fund (started by TiE Chapter and comprises of RamaRaj of Sequoia, KBC, Gopal Srinivasan (TVS), Raghu Rajagopal (Energeate) and Ram Mohan (Afilias)).
SchoolMATE (stands for School Mobile Assisted Teacher) is a two-way platform where parents get information about their children (daily routine/conduct/fee reminders etc) and institutes are offered the product as a Managed Service in the SaaS model and serves as a (minimal) CRM + ERP product for schools.
Schoolmate provides software to manage information like class/section management, library management, attendance management etc. and has reporting capabilities like student performance, teacher performance, analysis of financial information, staff payroll, timetable, attendance etc.
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Cool .. interesting startup … best of luck to the team
Interesting. A good example of how even basic problems still have the potential in Indian scenario.
We have already discussed !!! India mein nahi chalega- I bet.
But all the best for the efforts.
Students in India bear a lot of study pressure, thrusted on them by their parents. This application can result in schools sending too much feedback to parents and thereby adding to parental pressures. I wish this is not just an advance student monitoring tool (from a students perspective).
Sir,
I am writing on behalf of Cardinal Padiyara Public School and Junior College Manimal P.O Kottayam Dt. Kerala State South India.
This school is owned and operated by Cardinal Padiyara Educational Trust. This School was started in 2000 to commemorate H E
Antony Cardinal Padiyara who was the first Major Archbishop of Syro Malabar Church.
Now we have up to +2 level class . We are giving quality education for the surrounding students without any discrimination of cast or creed.
Sir we have to construct new building for K G section which is estimated to Rs.2000,000/- (Two hundred lakhs of Indian Rupees)
Can your esteemed organization do anything for this humble institution.
I do expect a favourable reply from you.
Thanking you ,
Sincerely,
Basil Jose Padiyara,
Manager , Cardinal Padiyara Public School and Junior College ,