Education
Bob Chopra named India’s youngest entrepreneur at Edu Nation
NEW DELHI: Age, it seems, is no measure of ambition. Bob Chopra, founder and CEO of IvySchool.ai, has been felicitated as India’s youngest entrepreneur at the Edu Nation Summit 2025, held at IIT Guwahati, marking a standout moment at the national education forum.
The recognition places Chopra firmly in the spotlight as a new-age education leader who is rethinking how children learn technology. Organised by Veecap Edventures Pvt. Ltd., the summit brought together educators, policymakers and industry voices to debate the future of learning, innovation and youth-led change.
Accepting the honour, Chopra said his mission is to help children feel confident about shaping the future. Through IvySchool.ai, he aims to turn young learners into creators rather than passive consumers of technology, starting early and thinking long term.
That philosophy has struck a chord. IvySchool.ai has quickly gained attention for its age-appropriate programmes in coding, robotics, artificial intelligence and core computer science skills, designed to make complex ideas accessible and engaging for children.
The felicitation formed part of the summit’s broader focus on youth-driven innovation and the Neir 2026 5E for Success campaign, which champions education, employment, entrepreneurship, exposure and empathy as pillars of national progress.
Veecap Edventures founder and director Siddhartha Dutta, said Chopra’s journey reflects the power of early exposure to emerging technologies and its ability to create future-ready leaders.
Beyond awards and applause, the moment signals a wider shift in India’s education landscape, where impact matters more than age and young founders are helping shape how the next generation learns, thinks and builds.
Education
Scaler appoints new heads for its online and offline businesses
Amar Srivastava becomes chief executive of the online business and group chief product officer; Vidit Jain takes charge of the offline schools
BENGALURU: Scaler is shuffling its top deck as the AI skilling race heats up. The Bengaluru-based tech education company has elevated two senior executives to lead its online and offline businesses, signalling a sharper push into an AI-driven market.
Amar Srivastava, previously senior vice president for product and business, has been appointed chief executive of the online business and group chief product officer. Vidit Jain has been elevated to senior vice president and head of Scaler School, taking charge of the company’s offline education units, the Scaler School of Business and the Scaler School of Technology.
The company has also recently appointed Ratnakar Reddy as head of enterprise for India and the Middle East and North Africa, with a brief to drive partnerships with governments and enterprises for AI-led skilling programmes.
Abhimanyu Saxena, co-founder of Scaler, said the promotions reflect the company’s confidence in both leaders and the direction it is heading. “Amar and Vidit have been central to Scaler’s journey, and their elevations reflect our conviction in their leadership and the direction we are shaping as a company,” he said. “With leadership now in place across the business, we remain focused on building engineers the world’s best companies want to hire. In an AI-first economy, that mission is more urgent and more achievable than ever. Our next chapter is centred on building an AI-native workforce from India, equipped to compete in a technology-driven global economy.”
Srivastava brings over a decade of experience building education-focused ventures. He previously founded Intellify and was part of the early team at Doubtnut. At Scaler, he will lead the online business with a focus on growth, profitability and expansion into new segments, while strengthening the product ecosystem across the group. He is blunt about what the AI economy actually needs. “The AI economy does not have a shortage of tools. It has a shortage of engineers who can think clearly, build reliably, and keep learning as the ground shifts. That is what we are building toward,” he said.
Jain brings more than 15 years of experience across startups and consulting, including stints at MPL and McKinsey and Company. He will oversee growth and profitability of Scaler’s offline business. His priorities are immediate and unambiguous. “The offline experience is where depth gets built, and that depth is critical in the AI era. Over the next 12 months, our focus will be on consistent growth, stronger unit economics, and delivering outcomes for students while building long-term employer partnerships,” he said.
Founded in 2019, Scaler is valued at $710 million and backed by Peak XV Partners, Tiger Global and Lightrock India. Its parent firm, InterviewBit, has featured on the Financial Times’ Asia Pacific High Growth Companies rankings every year from 2021 to 2025. On average, Scaler’s learners see a 4.5x return on investment and a salary increase of around 126 per cent.
With leadership locked in across every business unit, Scaler is betting that the next wave of global tech hiring will be won or lost on the quality of engineers coming out of India. It is a big bet. But the numbers, and the promotions, suggest the company is in no mood to hedge.
