As visa-supply and diplomatic tensions hinder traditional study-proposal paths, India EDU leverage It helps students repeat their dreams – from Canada to Germany and from India to Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. This flexibility attributes: the start has doubled its revenue, became profitable and is now expanding its global footprint.
In recent months, students in all emerging markets have faced the growing uncertainty about international college imports. Displacement of visa rules and diplomatic tensions – from 2023-2024 Strength between India and Canada to new Executives in India-US ties ultra invoices and migratory policy – They have disturbed applications and eligibility for thousands. Countries like Canada and Australia have introduced stricter student visa policiescatching many families outside the guard. Even long-term local councilors and study companies have struggled to adapt. Meantime, Leverage -The launch behind the platform of the EDU Study-Defense Study-responded by helping students identify alternative destinations and adapt quickly, keeping their plans on track despite the disorder.
The eight-year-old start quickly responded to responding when India-Canada’s relations dug, helping Indian students recreate in Germany and help Canadian universities in hiring from Nigeria-to rescue their two-year-olds. It now applies the same Playbook amidst US-India executives.
While leverage continues to send students to the US, a growing share of this demand now comes from countries such as Brazil and Vietnam – where interest in US universities remains strong, founder and CEO Akshay Chaturvedi said in an interview.
This ability to shift quickly to all geographical areas is now central to the strategy of developing leverage. In the last two months, the start has expanded to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Vietnam and Malaysia – emerging markets with an increasing number of students seeking to study abroad, but with limited access to structured import support. With this impulse, leverage now operates in 16 countries where it hires students, helping them apply to universities in 11 countries of destination.
In addition to the applications, the Noida-based start-up, a technological hub on the outskirts of New Delhi-is directed as a full-service platform for international education, helping students design, fund and manage their travels. Its tools include a mobile application, a AI -powered course search engine, a uniconned university match tool called Uniconnect and a newly established Saas Suite for World Universities within the Brand of Univalley.ai.
The start has also been extended to adjacent categories, with offers such as MBBS leverage for medical candidates under EDU leverage, as well as for education loan financing, student homes and other leverage and compass services.
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Leverage now places over 10,000 students a year, from about 1,500 just a few years ago. Much of this development has come through organic demand, with 60% of students’ acquisitions demanding zero cost of customer acquisition, according to Chaturvedi.
“Our gap has diminished with most of our world competitors, who were either large listed companies or had increased some of these large rounds,” he told TechCrunch.
Economically, leverage has seen intense growth – and became profitable for the first time this year, a rarity in the field of Edtech. The start ended in the financial year 2025 with over 1.8 billion (about $ 20 million) in revenue, doubling the previous 900 million (about $ 10 million). Between April and September, in the first half of the financial year 2026, it created more than $ 2 billion (about $ 23 million) and is on the right track to end 3.7-₹ billion revenue (about $ 45 million).
On the front of profitability, leverage raised ₹ 120-130 million (about $ 1.4-1.5 million) in profit after tax and expects to exceed $ 250 million ($ 2.8 million) by the end of the financial year 2026-million.
The start generates about 25% of its revenue from the platform businesses, which support students beyond imports-added imports, including loans, money remittances, housing and assistance to provide internships or first jobs. The remaining 75% of revenue comes from basic training companies – the installation and providing student advice services. Within this, about 20% comes directly from students and 55% from universities to supplies, Chaturvedi told TechCrunch.
India remains the largest source of leverage, representing 58% of its overall student base. Inside the country, the start focuses on states such as Prandis, Kerala and Punjab – areas that are consistently sending a large number of students to universities abroad.
In terms of destinations, the United Kingdom remains the largest leverage market, representing 52% of students’ positions, followed by Germany at 22%. Italy-The fastest growing market this summer is also attracting.
North America today represents less than 5% of total leverage positions, reflecting strict visa rules and diplomatic heads in recent years. The start expects that this share will increase as its presence expands throughout Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
India iPO in plans, probably for 2026
With revenue increase and expansive global footprint, starting now weighs a possible IPO in India since next year and investment bankers have already made early stadiums, people who are familiar with the issue told TechCrunch.
The founder and CEO of Chaturvedi did not refuse public entry, but said that leverage would decide to seek an iPO or increase outpatient capital after the $ 100 million landmark was hit, which the company expects to reach 20.
So far, leverage has raised shares less than $ 50 million. The company operates in 27 countries through over 50 offices and has a staff of about 800 people.
