Newton School is a technology company.
Newton School has raised $31.1M across 4 funding rounds.
Newton School has raised $31.1M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Newton School is an edtech company founded in 2019 in Bengaluru, India, that provides outcome-oriented, AI-powered courses in software development, data science, artificial intelligence, and full-stack engineering, requiring no prior coding experience.[1][3][5] It serves aspiring tech professionals through an income-sharing model—zero upfront fees, with payment starting only after securing a job—offering lifetime placement support, interview preparation, and access to 800+ hiring partners, resulting in over 4,500 placements with a highest salary of 50 LPA.[2][3][5] The company has raised ₹234.58 Cr in funding, employs around 1,229 people, and demonstrates strong growth, including 93% of its second-year undergraduate CS & AI students landing internships at firms like Razorpay and DRDO as of April 2025.[1][2]
Newton School operates as a "neo-university," blending online training with Newton School of Technology (NST) at Rishihood University, emphasizing real-world projects and early internships to bridge the skill gap between education and industry needs.[1][3]
Newton School was co-founded in 2019 by Siddharth Maheshwari and Nishant Chandra, IIT Roorkee batchmates, after they identified a critical mismatch between Indian engineering graduates' skills and tech industry demands.[3] Maheshwari, a serial entrepreneur, previously built Flicksup (a content discovery social network) and co-founded Bolo, a video-based Q&A platform for education.[3] Chandra, with edtech experience as Category Head and Product Manager at Unacademy since 2017, partnered on Bolo, where user interactions revealed the need for practical, job-ready training.[3]
The idea emerged from this insight during Bolo's operation, leading them to launch Newton School as an income-sharing platform inspired by Lambda School, focusing on placements in top startups and organizations.[2][3][5] Early traction came quickly, with over 1,500 placements in 600+ companies within two years, scaling via interactive tech like Dyte for live lectures.[4]
Newton School rides the global edtech boom and India's developer shortage, where millions of engineers graduate annually but lack practical skills for AI, data science, and software roles amid a projected need for 1 million+ developers by 2026.[1][3] Its timing aligns with post-pandemic remote learning acceleration and India's rise as a tech talent hub, fueled by startups like Razorpay and Sarvam AI demanding job-ready hires.[1] Market forces favoring it include rising VC interest in outcome-based edtech (₹234 Cr raised) and government pushes like DRDO internships, positioning Newton to supply skilled talent to fintech, AI, and defense sectors.[1][2]
By redefining engineering education through NST's hands-on model, it influences the ecosystem, upskilling non-coders into high-paying roles and challenging traditional colleges' outdated curricula.[1][3]
Newton School is poised to expand its neo-university model, potentially scaling NST campuses and globalizing its pay-after-placement approach as India's tech talent demand surges with AI adoption.[1][3] Trends like interactive video tech and skill-based hiring will boost it, though competition from upskilling giants could pressure margins. Its influence may evolve toward corporate training partnerships, solidifying India as a developer powerhouse—directly fulfilling its mission to close the skill gap that sparked its founding.[3]
Newton School has raised $31.1M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Newton School's investors include RTP Global, Gaurav Munjal, SeedPlus, Gokul Rajaram, Roman Saini.
Newton School has raised $31.1M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $25.0M Series B in April 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2022 | $25.0M Series B | RTP Global, Gaurav Munjal | |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $5.0M Series A | RTP Global, SeedPlus, Gaurav Munjal, Gokul Rajaram, Roman Saini | |
| Sep 1, 2020 | $650K Seed | Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini | |
| May 1, 2019 | $430K Seed | Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini |