Bengaluru-based edtech startup Corizo Edutech aims to bridge the gap between university curriculum and industry expectations and make students job-ready with online upskilling courses in domains such as computer science, data science, electronics, mechanical engineering, digital marketing, management, human resources, business and finance, and medicine. Courses are offered in three learning modules—self-paced, mentor-led, and professional—priced between INR 4,000 and INR 25,000 with lifetime access and internships, with a Golden Pass for access to all courses for INR 11,999. Corizo collaborates with companies for mentoring, internships, and aptitude tests tailored for placement exams and exams conducted by leading IT firms. The startup has so far catered to over 70,000 students this year.
Despite 70% of academic institutions believing their graduates are well-equipped for the corporate world, only 16% of the surveyed companies believe so, as per a report by recruitment automation firm HirePro.
Corizo provides practical knowledge through hands-on projects and industry expert mentorship, lifetime access to course content, and real-world internships to make students job-ready. It is founded by engineers Sourav Kamboj, Himanshu Singh, Vivek Agarwal and Hemant Ingle.
The startup provides tailored courses to suit current industry needs in various domains such as computer science, data science, electronics, mechanical engineering and web development.
Offering courses in the upskilling space, MyCaptain and Teachnook are seen as Corizo's competitors.
Corizo plans to expand in FY25 to Pune and establish a vision to earn a revenue of INR 120 crore in the next five years while opening offices in Hyderabad and Kochi.
Corizo's bootstrapped company has offices in Gurugram and Bengaluru.
Indian edtech sector projected to grow by 25.8% at CAGR to touch $29bn by 2030.
India's upskilling market is estimated at $7.5bn. Corizo has so far registered a revenue of INR 7 crore in FY24.
Catering to more than 70,000 students this year, 80% of its users are students while the rest are professionals.