Edtech startup SiglQ.ai has raised $9.5 million in a seed funding round co-led by The House Fund and GSV Ventures, with participation from Duolingo, General Catalyst India (Venture Highway), Peak XV Partners, Calibrate Ventures, and a group of angel investors including Perplexity co-founder Andy Konwinski, Christian Storm, Trevor Darrell, Jitendra Malik, Srini Devadas, Sharad Malik, among others.
The funds will be used to accelerate hiring top talent, enhance its AI models, and scale its platforms to educational systems worldwide, SiglQ.ai said in a press release.
Founded in 2023 by Karttikeya Mangalam and Kurt Keutzer, SiglQ.ai develops AI-powered learning tools that offer personalized education at scale. Its flagship products, PadhAI and EverTutor.ai, currently serve hundreds of thousands of students globally, with a mission to transform the future of education.
After 18 months in stealth mode, the company has emerged with two live products—PadhAI and EverTutor.ai—targeting the U.S. and Indian higher education markets. Notably, the company claims that PadhAI Tutor ranked #1 nationally in the live UPSC 2024 Civil Service Exam, outperforming over 1.3 million human candidates and surpassing AI systems such as ChatGPT and Claude.
SiglQ.ai also states that PadhAI has rapidly gained momentum, attracting over 200,000 UPSC aspirants in India. Meanwhile, EverTutor.ai, tailored for GRE preparation, has drawn more than 10,000 users within just three months of launch.
Looking ahead, SiglQ.ai plans to further expand EverTutor’s reach, supporting GRE aspirants through the upcoming spring and fall exam cycles. The company is also set to showcase the latest advancements in EverTutor and PadhAI at ASU+GSV, reinforcing its position as a leader in AI-driven education.