Aakash Chaudhry, cofounder of Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), has secured US$4 million in seed funding for his new online tutoring platform, Sparkl Edventure.

The funding was led by Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal and Zerodha cofounder Nithin Kamath, among others.

Launched in October 2024, Sparkl offers personalized tutoring for students, leveraging internationally certified teachers and AI-based teaching methods.