Vedantu Charts A Comeback, Cracking The Egg Code & More

Vedantu Charts A Comeback

Vedantu appears to have pulled off a remarkable turnaround. A far cry from piling massive losses worth INR 696 Crin FY22, the edtech startup has been cash flow positive in the first two quarters of CY25 and is even mulling an IPO. So, how did Vedantu manage to turn it all around when giants like BYJU’S and Unacademy couldn’t?

A Strategic Pivot To Hybrid Model: As schools reopened after the pandemic waned, Vedantu quickly adapted to market demands by pivoting to a hybrid model from a pure online learning one. Rather than burning cash on building physical centres like competitors, Vedantu smartly acquired a profitable offline player, Deeksha, for $40 Mn in 2022. Deeksha contributed 55-60% of the startup’s revenue in FY25.

Aggressive Cost Management: Vedantu also implemented a strict cost discipline to fix its unit economics. It slashed its workforce from 3,500 in FY22 to under 1,000 employees by FY23-end and pruned variable expenses (sales and marketing expenditures and teacher delivery costs) to stabilise its contribution margin.

On the back of these factors, Vedantu claims to have grown its revenue to INR 232 Cr in FY25, from INR 184.5 Cr in FY24 and INR 152.5 Cr in FY23.

IPO On The Cards: With revenue scaling and two consecutive quarters of positive cash flow in its pocket, Vedantu is now gearing up for a $100 Mn (nearly INR 870 Cr) IPO in the next two years. The startup plans to list when it hits INR 800 Cr in annualised revenue run rate.

All in all, Vedantu may have plugged its leaks, at least from the very looks of it, but the bigger question is: How long will its revival last?

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