UpKraft

UpKraft is an AI-powered extracurricular learning platform co-founded in July 2025 by Tejasvi Singh Kushwah, Varun Mangal, and Kritika Varandani. It delivers structured, level-based programmes (including music and other skills) at home, in residential communities, and in schools through verified expert tutors, with AI Practice Companion and Progress Insights so parents see real progress, not just attendance. The Bengaluru-based startup has partnered with residential communities across Bengaluru and Gurugram. In 2026 it raised ₹1.6 crore pre-seed led by PedalStart (plus angels) to accelerate AI product development, expand city presence, and build product, growth, and tutor-operations teams. UpKraft brings the after-school category the same AI practice-and-progress loop that academic edtech popularised, for skills parents actually care about beyond board exams.