Edtech startup Habitat raises Rs 5 crore in seed funding from Unitus Ventures and Whiteboard Capital

CHENNAI: Interactive social learning edtech platform for civil service aspirants Habitat has raised Rs 5 crore in seed funding from Unitus Ventures and Whiteboard Capital.
"The future of learning is co-creation," said Rohit Pande, CEO, Habitat. “The funds raised will be utilised for tech development and team strengthening. We also aim to introduce other languages on the platform in addition to Hindi and English used at present.We are creating a communication-first paradigm in both arts and science, and our focus is on building a superior product that delivers desired outcomes for our users.”
Will Poole, managing partner, Unitus Ventures, said, “Edtech is a burgeoning sector, with mobile-first learning leading the growth. Habitat engages learners like no other, producing measurable outcomes that play a profound role in motivating competitive aspirants. We are excited for the future this sector is bringing in and are pleased to support innovative edtech solutions like Habitat that keep up with the ever-evolving learning patterns.”
Habitat serves information-heavy exam segments (UPSC, State PCS, RBI, etc.) using machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) for interactive learning. Habitat also has plans to foray into the concept-heavy competitive exam segment – JEE, PMT and others. Habitat’s collaborative and social platform of a communication-first pedagogy will play a significant role in redefining how students prepare for these exams. Close to 60% of the registered users of Habitat are from tier-2 and tier-3 cities.