Jairaj Bhattacharya dipped his toes in the education sector back in 2009.
As a project officer at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, he was leading a cross-country team that was tasked with developing a
low-cost tablet ($70 apiece) tailored for
rural education in India.
Later, they would go on to collaborate with the ‘826 Los Angeles’ Book Project to create software for delivering learning content and pedagogy in Indian villages.
After
Jairaj realised that companies working in this segment were mostly
non-profits like Khan Academy, and others.
Jairaj Bhattacharya, Founder and CEO, ConveGenius
“But discovery was the real issue; only free content was not enough. So,
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