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Primebook is bridging India’s digital divide with affordable laptops for students
- Delhi-based affordable laptop maker, Primebook, has created laptops tailored to the unique requirements of students in India to help bridge the ongoing digital divide in the country.
- According to the Union Education Ministry's Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) 2023-24 report, only 57% of schools in India have functional computers, and 53% have internet access.
- Primebook’s flagship laptop runs on PrimeOS, an Android-based operating system optimised for multitasking and compatible with over 200,000 educational apps.
- Primebook’s laptops are priced at INR 12,990 and INR 14,990 which is tailor-made to tackle challenges of digital education use in India
- The startup has sold over 50,000 units of their laptop to students since it was started two year back.
- For the following year, Primebook has its eyes set on expanding into new markets as it targets sales of double the revenue that the company generated in the last quarter.
- The startup plans to launch three new models, including the Primebook 2.0 Wi-Fi model priced at around INR 13,990 to INR 14,990 and Primebook 2.0 4G model priced at INR 16,990 in April 2025.
- Primebook will also introduce a detachable model similar to the Microsoft Surface Book, with a detachable keyboard. It will be priced between INR 18,000 and INR 19,000.
- In August, it secured Rs 75 lakh in funding from Shark Tank India. It received individual offers from Vineeta Singh, Aman Gupta, Peyush Bansal, and Anupam Mittal, as well as a combined offer from all five sharks.
- The startup also plans to expand into international markets at a later stage.
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