upGrad
Career-focused higher education and upskilling
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What it does
What the AI actually does — A recent AI mentor/assistant and AI-skilling programs; the core remains cohort-based, mentor-supported degree/bootcamp delivery.
Why it was built — Formal, outcome-linked higher education and career upskilling online for working professionals.
Who built it
- Company
- upGrad Education Pvt Ltd
- Founders
- Ronnie Screwvala · Mayank Kumar · Phalgun Kompalli · Ravijot Chugh
- HQ / origin
- Mumbai, India
- Founded
- 2015
- Model
- B2C / B2B
- Languages
- English
- Pricing
- Per-program (degrees, bootcamps)
We record durable facts only — no funding-raised or user-count figures. Unverified fields are marked [TBD] rather than guessed.
Where it sits
upGrad is on the EdTech AI 100 map, in higher-ed, skilling & professional, built in India.
Related & alternatives
- SimplilearnProfessional certification and bootcamps
- CourseraUniversity courses with the Coursera Coach AI