An initiative by IIT-D & XLRI Alumni to promote Coding Skills & STEM education among young minds Tinkerly was founded Sharad Bansal, O.P. Godara, Kapil Arya, and  Vivek Pathak.

It cultivates future innovators by providing a unique initiative of mixing consists of superior pedagogy, blended learning, and a play-based curriculum to enable interactive learning for the students of grades 1-12. 

Tinkerly cultivates future innovators by providing a unique initiative of mixing the fun and hands-on learning experience in live AI, Robotics, IoT coding classes for students of age 6 to 16.Tinkerly's STEM Learning & Coding courses are based on superior pedagogy, blended learning, and a play-based course curriculum infused with interactive STEM learning kits.

The courses are divided into 4-grade levels like grade 1-3, grade 4-6, grade 7-8, and grade 8+. Each grade level offers 3 class packages- Explorer, Learner, and Achiever. All the course content is curated by a team of IITians and experienced educators. Both content and kits have received accreditations from US-based STEM.org.

 The infusion of STEM learning kits as a part of a play-based curriculum is one of the most unique features of Tinkerly. With the help of these STEM learning kits, children will experience the thrill of hands-on coding, and they will say goodbye to unproductive screen time by almost 50 percent. They will learn how to build next-generation projects that are capable of solving real-life problems. Discretionary online learning has just started. 

The early success of coding classes across the world is the first evidence, and this will see massive growth as schools reopen and cumulative screen time of children decreases, allowing more space for after-school courses.   

The market is worth $12 Billion in India alone, where Tinkerly's offerings complemented with STEM toys are positioned to:  

• Advance kids' existing coding skills with applications on Robots, controllers, and sensors.   
• Become an alternative and more engaging way to develop logical skills for first-time learners.   

Funding Details

• Raised Rs. 41L in Sept 2015 from RAIN 
• Raised Rs. 2.6cr in Sept 2018 from SucSEED, Keiretsu Forum, and Gray Matters Capital 
• Raised Rs. 0.7cr (bridge) in Jan 2020 from existing investors - SucSEED, Keiretsu
• Raised Rs. 6.5 crores in Sep 2021 from Navneet Education Limited and other Existing investors  

About Sharad Bansal

Sharad, an alumnus of IIT Delhi, is the co-founder & CEO of Tinkerly, a leading EdTech company for STEM learning. He has led Tinkerly to grow multifold in 6 years and is backed by marquee edtech investors including India's leading publication group Navneet Education Limited. Tinkerly helps school-age kids by preparing them for futuristic skills in technology. The company has benefitted 150,000+ students across India, Middle East, and North America for which Forbes has featured Sharad as Education Evangelist of India in 2019.

As for his personal growth journey, he believes in giving back to the ecosystem by various means including angel investments in early-stage startups and accelerators. He regularly mentors startup founders, has taken guest workshops at various incubators. He speaks regularly on public or media forums such as Business Today, Times of India, Forbes, Josh Talks, Rajasthan Startup Fest, TBCY, SGEF, IEEE, and others.