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ISN Exclusive: Edtech is back! Kunal Shah-backed Mesa School of Business kicks off funding round

  • January 31, 2026
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Gone are the times when the Edtech sector had a default and connected unfavourable connotation within the Indian startup ecosystem. Mesa Faculty of Enterprise, a supplier of full-time,

ISN Exclusive: Edtech is back! Kunal Shah-backed Mesa School of Business kicks off funding round


Gone are the times when the Edtech sector had a default and connected unfavourable connotation within the Indian startup ecosystem.

Mesa Faculty of Enterprise, a supplier of full-time, residential packages targeted on startup management and enterprise, has initiated talks to boost as a lot as $8-$10 million in funding from current backer Elevation Capital and others, individuals aware about confidential data advised ISN. 

This would be the largest spherical at Mesa, which was began by former City Firm government Ankit Agarwal and Amazon government Varun Limaye.

Elevation Capital selected to not reply to ISN. Mesa didn’t supply feedback for the story.

Mesa, which has a mannequin much like Masters Union, is selecting up tempo in keeping with different edtechs which buyers are loving, too. 

At Mesa, the agency goals to make the most of the raised capital to construct a cutting-edge, hands-on, and application-based curriculum designed and delivered in partnership with startup leaders and potential future employers for a founding cohort of simply 60 hand-picked college students.

Emversity, a startup which trains professionals for specific industries, not too long ago raised cash from Premji Make investments and different marquee backers, exhibiting rising optimistic investor sentiment.

Mukul Arora, Managing Associate, Elevation Capital, had stated in 2023 when Mesa had raised a brand new spherical: “We imagine there’s a clear alternative to construct new age, outcome-focused higher-ed institutes in India.”