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ELI - 433 | Jairaj Bhattacharya (Cofounder of ConveGenius - EdTech Startup)
In this episode of ELI (Entrepreneur Lounge of India), we sit down with Jairaj Bhattacharya, Co-founder & CEO of ConveGenius, a social EdTech enterprise driving educational transformation in India. Jairaj shares his inspiring journey of building solutions that have reached 75+ million learners across 40% of India’s schools through platforms like SwiftChat and personalized learning tools.
From starting in a garage in Mathura to building one of India’s largest AI-driven educational platforms, Jairaj discusses how innovation, WhatsApp integration, and a “fail-fast” mindset have shaped their growth.
đź“Ś Key Takeaways:
• How ConveGenius disrupted education during COVID with WhatsApp bots
• The journey from 500K users in 7 years to 500K users in just 3 days!
• Insights on building AI-powered platforms like SwiftChat to solve real-world problems
🎧 Listen to the full story for practical insights on EdTech, innovation at scale, and what it takes to make an impact at the grassroots level.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to the episode
00:03 - Welcome Jairaj Bhattacharya (ConveGenius Co-founder & CEO)
00:43 - Jairaj’s background: From research in Singapore to Indian education
03:15 - The inspiration: Solving the education equity problem
04:34 - What is ConveGenius? Mission to reach 100 million children
05:10 - First product: Adaptive learning software in schools
07:01 - The impact of COVID: A moment of challenge and reinvention
08:49 - Acquiring Gray Matters India: Adding assessment capabilities
10:03 - How a simple WhatsApp bot became a game-changer
11:56 - Scaling: 500K users in 3 days and breaking WhatsApp!
13:09 - Building SwiftChat: A scalable messaging platform for education
15:09 - SwiftChat today: 150M profiles, 75M unique users, 800K+ schools
17:09 - Future vision: AI for good, solving grassroots problems
18:25 - The future of EdTech: Learning outcomes as the key metric
20:25 - Lessons from entrepreneurship: Keep learning and stay curious
21:39 - Creative destruction: Continuously innovating and staying relevant
22:56 - The role of failures: Fail fast, learn, and adapt
24:03 - Closing thoughts: Solving real problems and creating impact
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By Priya Ranjan MohantyIn this episode of ELI (Entrepreneur Lounge of India), we sit down with Jairaj Bhattacharya, Co-founder & CEO of ConveGenius, a social EdTech enterprise driving educational transformation in India. Jairaj shares his inspiring journey of building solutions that have reached 75+ million learners across 40% of India’s schools through platforms like SwiftChat and personalized learning tools.
From starting in a garage in Mathura to building one of India’s largest AI-driven educational platforms, Jairaj discusses how innovation, WhatsApp integration, and a “fail-fast” mindset have shaped their growth.
đź“Ś Key Takeaways:
• How ConveGenius disrupted education during COVID with WhatsApp bots
• The journey from 500K users in 7 years to 500K users in just 3 days!
• Insights on building AI-powered platforms like SwiftChat to solve real-world problems
🎧 Listen to the full story for practical insights on EdTech, innovation at scale, and what it takes to make an impact at the grassroots level.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to the episode
00:03 - Welcome Jairaj Bhattacharya (ConveGenius Co-founder & CEO)
00:43 - Jairaj’s background: From research in Singapore to Indian education
03:15 - The inspiration: Solving the education equity problem
04:34 - What is ConveGenius? Mission to reach 100 million children
05:10 - First product: Adaptive learning software in schools
07:01 - The impact of COVID: A moment of challenge and reinvention
08:49 - Acquiring Gray Matters India: Adding assessment capabilities
10:03 - How a simple WhatsApp bot became a game-changer
11:56 - Scaling: 500K users in 3 days and breaking WhatsApp!
13:09 - Building SwiftChat: A scalable messaging platform for education
15:09 - SwiftChat today: 150M profiles, 75M unique users, 800K+ schools
17:09 - Future vision: AI for good, solving grassroots problems
18:25 - The future of EdTech: Learning outcomes as the key metric
20:25 - Lessons from entrepreneurship: Keep learning and stay curious
21:39 - Creative destruction: Continuously innovating and staying relevant
22:56 - The role of failures: Fail fast, learn, and adapt
24:03 - Closing thoughts: Solving real problems and creating impact